George Kapalka
Psychologist, educator
Born May 11, 1957, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1972; son of Boleslaw and Irena (Jaworowska).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1979, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1980, Manhattan School of Music, New York City; Master of Arts (M.A.) (in psychology), Kean College, Union (NJ), 1986; Ph.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck (NJ), 1989.
Career: in New Jersey - staff member, Department of Psychology, Essex County Hospital Center, Cedar Grove, 1986-87, faculty member, Department of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck and Rutherford, 1986-91, staff psychologist, Shore Mental Health Center, Lakewood, 1987-88, adjunct faculty member, Department of Psychology, Kean College of New Jersey, Union, and Department of Social Science, Ocean County College, Toms River, 1987-90, program supervisor, staff psychologist, Jersey Shore Medical Center's Community Mental Health Center, 1989-91, assistant adjunct prof., Department of Graduate Education, Rider College, Lawrenceville, 1989 -, president, clinical director, Center for Behavior Modification, Brick, Lakehurst, Toms River, 1989 -, advisory committee member, Employee Assistance Program Training, School of Social Work, Rutgers University, Piscataway, 1990-92, assistant adjunct prof., Department of Nursing, Stockton State College, Pomona, 1991-92.
Author: scientific papers and articles in professional psychological journals.
Member of: American Psychological Association (APA); National Register of Health Providers in Psychology; Eastern Psychological Association; New Jersey Psychological Association; Monmouth - Ocean County Psychological Association; Society for Personality Assessment; Socirty for Computer in Psychology; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); American Psychological Society; New Jersey Academy of Psychology.
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; Kappa Delta Pi; Psi Hi; awards, Polish Cultural Arts Foundation, Polish Youth Association, Association of Poles in America, New York League of Teachers Association, 1989.
Language: Polish, English.
Office: Center for Behavior Modification, PO. Box 1659, Brick, NJ 08723.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996