Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, Psy.D.

Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, PsyD, is a GSAPP alum (Clinical ’98) and a Teaching

Professor for the Department of Clinical Psychology. She is currently appointed as

the Associate Vice Provost for the transition of the Division of Continuing Studies at

Rutgers University–New Brunswick, (AVP-DOCS). At GSAPP, within the Clinical Psy.D.

program, she has served as the Director for Clinical Training, Clinical Department (2018

– 2025), Program Director (January 2025-July 2025), the Director of Clinical

Psychopharmacology Collaborations and the Assistant Director for Clinical Training

(2017 – 2018).

Dr. Diaz-Martinez comes to us with extensive clinical and administrative

experience across a range of settings. Prior to her appointment at GSAPP she was the

Senior VP for Operations for CPNJ, a non-profit agency serving developmentally

disabled children and adults. Past appointments include, being the Chief Psychologist

and Director of Training for an APA-accredited psychology pre-doctoral internship

program, the psychiatry residents and the masters and bachelor-level externship

programs at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Dr. Diaz-Martinez served as an

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where she

supervised psychiatry residents, taught medical students and was an integral part of the

research team for various NIH-funded projects. She also served as an Assistant

Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University, directing the Master of Arts in

Clinical Psychology for Spanish/English Bilinguals Concentration for part of her time.

Dr. Diaz-Martinez has multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and has

presented at national conferences. She has also served as a guest expert on the

Telemundo network concerning mental health topics impacting the Latino community.

She is the Chair of the Medical Review Panel for the State of New Jersey Civil Services

Commission and has served as a consultant for the College Board, the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).

Dr. Diaz-Martinez serves as a mentor for the APA’s Minority Fellowship Program and

APA’s Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP). She was awarded the

Professor of the Year for Excellence in Teaching (2025), the Martha Bernal Award for

the Advancement of Diversity Training and Education in Clinical Psychology by The

Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (2024) and the Distinguished

Career Achievement Award by the GSAPP Alumni Organization (2022). Dr. Diaz-

Martinez has served as a Commissioner on APA’s Commission on Accreditation

(CoA) and is a member of the APA Task Force to Update Psychology Licensure

Legislation.

She maintains a private practice, in which her clinical work has been

primarily with individuals who suffer from mood and/or anxiety disorders, behavioral

medicine and work with Veterans.

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