Professor
Department of Psychology,
Chair
Marillac, Room 409
Queens Campus
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
Phone: (718) 990-1955
Fax: (718) 990-2770
digiuser@stjohns.edu
Educational Background
B.A., 1971, Villanova University, Psychology
M.S., 1973, SUNY College at Brockport, General/Experimental
Psychology
Ph.D., 1975, Hofstra University, Psychology
Research
Areas of Specialization: School and
Clinical Psychology
Dr. DiGiuseppe has studied anger as a clinical problem and has
promoted the recognition of anger as a form of psychopathology. He
has developed standards for identifying anger disorders and the
Anger Disorders Scale. He has also published on the development of
the theory, practice and research of Rational Emotive Behavior
Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapies and their application to
children, adolescents, and families. He has also been interested in
the development of the therapeutic alliance in child and adolescent
psychotherapy. He is studying the diagnosis, assessment and
treatment of persons with anger problems.