Professor
Department of Psychology,
Chair
Marillac Hall, Room 409
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Tel (718) 990-1955
Fax (718) 990-2770
digiuser@stjohns.edu
Professor
Department of Psychology,
Chair
Marillac Hall, Room 409
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Tel (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
Post Doctoral Fellowship, 1977 Albert Ellis Institute
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 psychopathology. He has
developed standards for identifying anger diagnostic disorders. He
has published two psychological tests assessing dysfunctional
anger: the Anger Disorders Scale (ADS) for adults and the Anger
Regulation and Expression Scale (ARES) for children and
adolescents. He has also published on the development of the
theory, practice and empirical research support 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.