Milton Fuentes Awarded the Peterson Prize
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Milton Fuentes, professor in the , has been awarded the Peterson Prize by Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (G.S.A.P.P.) for outstanding contributions to professional psychology. Â The association will present him with the award at a tribute luncheon in November.
The Peterson Prize is named after Donald R. Peterson, the first dean of G.S.A.P.P. It is given to an alumna/alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to professional psychology. With the recognition, a travel scholarship given to support a student traveling to a national conference to present research.
Fuentes graduated from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University with a PsyD in clinical psychology. His research focuses on Latina/o and multicultural psychology, child/ family psychology, pedagogy and motivational interviewing. He is a founding member and former president of the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey and the 2012 President of the National Latina/o Psychological Association. He serves as a consultant to several programs, including the Puerto Rican Family Institute and the Violence Prevention Office of the American Psychological Association, where he directs the ACT Mid-Atlantic Regional Center. Fuentes is licensed to practice psychology in New Jersey and New York.
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