Joseph Ferrari

BA, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York, 1978.

Major: Psychology, magna cum laude

 

MS, SUNY, College of Cortland, Cortland, New York, 1981.

Major: Experimental Psychology

 

MA, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 1985.

Major: General Psychology

 

PhD, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 1989.

Featured Media

Professors Joseph Ferrari and Leonard Jason discuss their stories coming from two different backgrounds.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0PkfMLsoK4

Professor Joseph Ferrari's Procrastination Podcasts

• Chronic Procrastination
• Impostor Phenomena
• Self-Handicapping & Attribution
• Attitude Change & Persuasion
• Community-based Service-Learning & Volunteerism
• Community Building & Sense of Community
• Recovery from Addiction
• Health Psychology and Program Evaluation
• Behavior Analysis in the Community

Vincent de Paul Professor, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 2006-present.
Professor of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 2003-present.
Associate Professor with Tenure, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 2001-2003.
Associate Professor, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 1998-2001.
Visiting Assistant Professor, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 1994-1998.
Research Scientist, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 1993-1994. 

Assistant Professor & Director of Psychology, Center for Life Studies, Cazenovia College, Cazonovia, NY, 1990-1993.

Assistant Professor, Psychology & Human Services, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, 1985-1988.
Teaching/Research Assistant, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, 1983-1985.
Instructor, Psychology & Sociology, Elizabeth Seton College, Yonkers, NY, 1980-1983.
Research Assistant, SUNY, College at Cortland, Cortland, NY, 1978-1980.
Undergraduate Department Assistant, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY, 1976-1978. 

National Institute of Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse, NIH; July, 2000- June 2006.
"An evaluation of the Oxford House model," 5-year project, $2,533,675
Co-Principal Investigator

National Institute of Drug Abuse, NIH; September, 2000- June 2007.
"Abstinence and social support in Oxford House," 4-year project, $2,070,042
Co-Principal Investigator

U.S. Department of Labor
"Welfare-to-Work Employment Training Project"
October, 1999 $10,000

Grant Developer/Consultant: IL Department of Public Aid, IDPA
"African-American Women with Children Recovering from
Substance Abuse" June, 1997 $10,000

"University Research Council-Competitive Research Grant"
DePaul University, Chicago, IL 1993, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2007

Grant Proposal Reviewer, "Cognitive Processing and Procrastination"
Scientific Grant Agency, Ministry of Education and Slovak
Academy of Science, Slovak Republic, Europe
July, 1997

DePaul U., Office of Mission & Values "Vincentian Mission Fellows" Program
Research Consultant/Program Evaluator January 2007-Present $50,000

Western Illinois University, "Faculty Grant Mentor Program"
External Expert-Mentor for Dr. K. Kelly September 2005- June 2007 $3,500

NSF, Dept. of Education: Institute of Education Sciences: "Algebra Connections: Teacher Education in Clear Instruction & Responsiveness Assessment of Student Learning of Algebra Patterns & Problem Solving"
Design Consultant & Research Coordinator September 2005- June 2008 $115,00

National YMCA, "Sense of Community among Healthy Seekers"
Research Consultant to Gulick Cooperative December 2005- December 2006 $10,000

DePaul U., Executive Offices & Hays Gift, "The University Mission & Values Projects-Students/Staff"
Principal Investigator September 2001- June 2004 $155,000

Psi Chi National Honor in Psychology 'Thelma Hunt Research Grant Award' Jan, 2004 $3,000

Midwestern Regional Coordinator, Div. 27 SCRA (1993 - 1996)
Program Evaluator, Fifth Biennial SCRA Conference (1995, June)
Volunteers Coordinator, Midwestern Psychological Association (2000-present).
Program Committee Representative, Social-Personality Psychology
Eastern Psychological Association 1997 - 2000 Div 2/APA Liaison, Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Eastern Psychological Association 1998 - 2000 "Distinguished Student-Service Award" - Psi Chi / Psychology Club
DePaul University, Chicago, IL 1996 "Iverson Award for Outstanding Social Psychology Research"
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 1986 + 1989

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