PAUANNUAL REPORT

2014

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Dear PAU Community,As I re�ect back on the 2013-2014 academic year, I am greatly encouraged by what the Palo Alto University community has done to make "engaging minds, improving lives" a reality.

This year, the Gronowski Center saw continued growth in its services, as well as the addition of speci�c assistance for those clients who are Spanish-speaking. I am very proud of what the center has become and what it o�ers to the people of Palo Alto and other nearby communities.

In December 2013, PAU was able to send help to the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, as our faculty member, Lynn Waelde, left her family and home at Christmas to travel to the Philippines and help lead the Philippine mental health professionals in their e�orts to assist the people to cope with the e�ects of the storm.

This year saw a group of students travel to Rwanda with PAU’s Provost, Bill Froming. They studied genocide, they saw the mental health framework in the country, and they learned ways to make a di�erence as mental health professionals.

When I see the deeds you perform every year, time and time again, I am reminded of the golden rule “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” You are a community of people who care, and care actively with both your hearts and your minds.

If we want to live in a world where people care about us, we need to care about others. And we do.

Thank you for making 2013-2014 another milestone year in Palo Alto University's history. I am grateful to be here with you.

Blessings,

Allen D. Calvin, Ph.D.PresidentPalo Alto University

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During the 2014 summer, PAU’s Provost, Dr. Bill Froming, three clinical psychologists (Drs. Karen Froming, Amanda Gregory and Allison Thomp-son) and nine Palo Alto University PhD students traveled to Rwanda to learn more about the 1994 genocide, visit mental health facilities, give presenta-tions at a jointly sponsored conference on mental health in Rwanda, and exchange ideas with Rwandese mental health professionals. The students described their experience in Rwanda as ‘life-changing’, ‘once in a lifetime’, and felt that it strengthened them as gradu-ate students, future clinical psycholo-gists, and human beings.

PAU in Rwanda:

The group visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and the Murambi Genocide Memorial. Each of the memori-als have educational material about the 1994 genocide, as well as other genocides around the world in the 20th century, to help visitors understand that this is a human problem, has occurred around the world, and continues to happen. Dr. Bill Froming gave context to the evolution of genocide from prejudice and stereo-typing, dehumanization, and ultimately, murder.

The trip also included a visit to Butaro hospital, which is a collaborative e�ort between the government of Rwanda and Partners in Health; a Harvard a�liated non-pro�t global health organization. The hospital is beginning to o�er mental health services and the students were able to see what those services look like in a developing country.

The students also participated in the �rst mental health conference to examine mental health issues 20 years after the genocide. Along with Rwandan colleagues, they presented papers on empirically supported interventions that could be of use with genocide survivors who continue to experience trauma. Much of the focus of these techniques was on self-help as well as group interventions. The trip was emotionally intense, informative and transformative. It provided the PAU students with a new frame of reference for what they thought they knew about culture and new options for how they might spend their professional careers.

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CLEAR Accomplishments in 2014

CLEAR team member Ry Testa continues to move the Gender, Youth and Family Program forward. In 2013-2014

Book: Youth Suicide and Bullying: Challenges and Strategies for Prevention and Intervention was published in November 2014 by Oxford University Press. University of Illinois professor Dorothy Espelage joined CLEAR Co- Director, Peter Goldblum and CLEAR contributors Joyce Chu and Bruce Bongar as co-editors.

CLEAR Co-Directors Kimberly Balsam and Peter Goldblum partnered with members of the Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control to conduct the Survey of LGB Service Members. This is a “study to understand the health and mental well-being of lesbian, gay, and bisexual service members. It is being conducted by Palo Alto University’s Center for LGBTQ Evidence-based Applied Research (CLEAR) and the U.S. Naval Center for Combat & Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC). PAU Associate Professor Kimberly Balsam, Ph.D. is the principle investigator and Professor Peter Goldblum, Ph.D. and NCCOSC Director Capt. Scott Johnston are co-investigators.”

Dr. Balsam and Dr. Goldblum partnered with Ilan Meyer, senior fellow at the Williams Institute of UCLAS in a DoD grant: Stress, Psychological Health, and Well-Being in LGB Military Service Members. This research proposal, a collaboration between civilian researchers and military mental health providers, aims to help in developing e�ective prevention and interventions to maximize performance and well-being of LGB personnel throughout the deployment cycle. The proposed applied research will provide a foundation for evidence-based clinical applications that will help provide an understanding of ways to reduce negative behavioral health outcomes, “to determine support needs during transition periods/deployment as well as inclusion and isolation issues, and inform prevention approaches aimed at addressing unique needs related to psychological health issues (e.g., sexual harassment/assault, suicide)” of LGB service members.

CLEAR team member Janice Habarth published her paper on the Development of the Heteronormative Attitudes and Beliefs scale. We are currently exploring ways to use this Scale to measure changes in heteronormative attitudes among mental health providers and chaplains within the military.

CLEAR signed a contract with New Harbinger Press to publish our Gender Quest Workbook to address mental health issues and support resilience in youth who are transgender, gender nonconforming, or gender questioning. The workbook is structured as both a self-help resource, and a tool for use in psychotherapy. Dr. Testa and his team continue to gather input from expert psychologists and community members in preparing the �nal draft, due in February 2015. The workbook also served as a basis for submitting a grant proposal to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, to evaluate the utility of these resources for addressing one of the most concerning issues in this population.

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A Few Highlights

Palo Alto University’s master‘s programs have experienced signi�cant growth in 2013-14. There were 114 new students across all master’s programs, including eight internal Palo Alto University transfers in Fall of 2013. This represents a 63% enrollment increase from Fall 2012. The M.A Counseling and M.A. Counseling Psychology programs enrolled an additional 48 students during Winter, Spring and Summer of the 2013-14 academic year.

The M.A. Counseling and M.A. Counseling Psychology programs are planning to seek CACPREP accreditation during the 2014-15 academic year. The programs’ core faculty have been conducting a self-study to ensure that all curriculum and program requirements meet the CACREP Standards. The online counseling programs are thriving with students attending from 14 states outside of California, as well as students in Argentina, Uruguay, Turkey, France, Germany, India, and a student body of 38 in China.

Faculty AwardsGraduate faculty member Alinne Barrera, Ph.D. received the Samuel M. Turner Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology from APA’s Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12). This award, given once per year, honors an early career psychologist who has made exemplary contributions to diversity within the �eld. This award is well deserved, and PAU is very proud of her achievement.

Dr. Moses joined the PAU Faculty in the Fall of 2002 as a part-time faculty member. He currently leads several neuropsychology research groups and teaches courses in the areas of intellec-tual assessment, neuropsycholo-gy and personality assessment at PAU. His primary research interests include neuropsychiat-ric di�erential diagnosis, construct and psychometric validation of cognitive and personality tests, and experimental design.

The Larry Beutler Award went to Dr. Jim Moses.

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A Few Highlights

Palo Alto University’s master‘s programs have experienced signi�cant growth in 2013-14. There were 114 new students across all master’s programs, including eight internal Palo Alto University transfers in Fall of 2013. This represents a 63% enrollment increase from Fall 2012. The M.A Counseling and M.A. Counseling Psychology programs enrolled an additional 48 students during Winter, Spring and Summer of the 2013-14 academic year.

The M.A. Counseling and M.A. Counseling Psychology programs are planning to seek CACPREP accreditation during the 2014-15 academic year. The programs’ core faculty have been conducting a self-study to ensure that all curriculum and program requirements meet the CACREP Standards. The online counseling programs are thriving with students attending from 14 states outside of California, as well as students in Argentina, Uruguay, Turkey, France, Germany, India, and a student body of 38 in China.

Faculty AwardsGraduate faculty member Alinne Barrera, Ph.D. received the Samuel M. Turner Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology from APA’s Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12). This award, given once per year, honors an early career psychologist who has made exemplary contributions to diversity within the �eld. This award is well deserved, and PAU is very proud of her achievement.

Dr. Moses joined the PAU Faculty in the Fall of 2002 as a part-time faculty member. He currently leads several neuropsychology research groups and teaches courses in the areas of intellec-tual assessment, neuropsycholo-gy and personality assessment at PAU. His primary research interests include neuropsychiat-ric di�erential diagnosis, construct and psychometric validation of cognitive and personality tests, and experimental design.

The Larry Beutler Award went to Dr. Jim Moses.

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PAU received the HEED Award for the second year in a row in 2014. HEED stands for Higher Education Excellence in Diversi-ty, and is given through the publication Insight Into Diversity. The HEED honor was awarded to PAU for setting national standards in Diversity Excellence. We were selected based on our institution’s exemplary diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our ability to embrace a broad de�nition of diversity on our campuses, including gender, race, ethnicity, veterans, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT community. The HEED honor was awarded to 83 colleges and universities nation-wide. PAU was one of only twenty two-time award recipients.

Student Awards

Ph.D. student Lainie Posecion was selected as a Student Poster Award winner by the Society for Clinical Neuropsy-chology (SCN/APA Division 40) Awards Committee. Every year, the Awards Committee independently reviews the top rated Division 40 abstract submissions for scienti�c merit

and impact, selecting a submission from student authors that represent the "cream of the crop." Her abstract entitled "Aging Moderating the E�ect of Depression Diagnosis on Verbal Memory" was among the top rated student abstracts and has been selected to receive this honor at the annual APA convention in Washington DC.

Stefany Fuentes, a student in the M.A. Counseling Psychology program, received twohonors this year. She was invited to present her work at the AAMFT California Division Conference. She was also selected to participate in the APAGS Ambassador Program at the 2014 APA Convention in

Washington, D.C. She has done excellent work to represent Masters’ students at Palo Alto University.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS). She also represented PAU as a recipient of the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program, a service-oriented scholarship program for scholars of Native Hawaiian descent being educated in the health care �eld.

Ph.D. student Kahanaaloha Kuikahi was selected by the Training Advisory Committee of the APA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) for a very prestigious fellowship award under the Minority Fellowship Program Pre-doctoral

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In Summer 2014, Dr. Matthew Skinta took over the Sexual and Gender Identi-ties Clinic (from Peter Goldblum) and we have a steady stream of clients.

The Center’s electronic medical �le system (TED) has been up and running since summer 2014, and it has streamlined the students’ ability to document their clinical work and facilitates greater oversight of student/supervisor work.

The Gronowski Center supported the following ongoing research projects: o Larry Beutler, Ph.D. (PAU faculty): Enhancing psychotherapy training with the use of STS/Inner life feedback in supervision at the Gronowski Center. o Lea Williams, Ph.D. (Stanford faculty): Neural dimensions of threat reactivity and regulation for understanding anxiety (RAD: Research on anxiety and depression)

The Center o�ered a number of clinical forums for students. During these trainings, a speaker presents on a particular topic for which students have been assigned a reading. The trainings resemble case-related discussions aimed at providing much needed information and psychology-based context to help students in their clinical experience. o Some examples of these forums include subjects like compassion- focused therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, transgender and gender nonconforming clients, and parent-child interaction therapy.

The Gronowski Center:

La Clinica Latina:

Palo Alto University is very proud of the important services that the Gronowski Center o�ers to the community at large, as well as the unique and specialized training opportunities that it provides to students. Some updates that took place during the 2013-2014 academic year include:

In June 2014, The Gronowski Center established a Latino specialty clinic to provide Spanish-language services for the Latino/a community. Student therapists are trained to conduct both individual and group psychotherapy and assessment in Spanish using evidence-based, culturally-appropriate interventions under supervision of a licensed psychologist. These students receive specialized training through individual and group supervision with bilingual and bicultural supervisors. In addition, all Gronowski practicum students and supervisors will have enhanced opportunities to attend didactic trainings on topics relevant to Latino culture and the use of evidence-based Spanish-language treatment and prevention manuals. Finally, La Clinica Latina plans to deepen its contacts with the Spanish-speaking community and agencies serving Latinos to increase the number of Spanish-speaking clients seen at the Gronowski Center, allowing for additional recruitment and training of students in Spanish-language services. PAU and the Gronowski Center are very pleased that the Clinic is start-ing to grow as the word gets out to the community.

La Clinica Latina is run by Dr. Elisabet Revilla, who came to Palo Alto University in June of 2014. Dr. Revilla is a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in multicultural and community psychology, with an emphasis in Latino immigrants. She graduated with a psychology degree in her country of origin, Argentina.Dr. Revilla’s research interests and clinical expertise are on clinical supervision and training, accultura-tion, immigrant families, depression, anxiety, and trauma within the immigration/acculturation context. PAU is very pleased to have Dr. Revilla at the Gronowski Center, and is proud of the work she is doing to provide mental health services to the Latino community.

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PAUAlumniPAU Alumni Award Dinner

The Palo Alto University’s Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner pays tribute to those alumni who have made outstand-ing contributions to their professions and community, committed themselves to advancing the values and goals of the University and ensuring improvement in the quality of life for future generations.

The 2014 Award Winners included:Janet Negley, Ph.D.,Ronald Del Castillo, Psy.D. Aimee Molina,B. S. Business Psychology.Alicea Ledbetter, B.S. Psychology & Social Action

This year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner took place on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, CA.

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Diversity Enrollment

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Number of Graduate Students enrolled

Diversity Enrollment

Number of Undergraduate Students enrolled

Number of countries represented by the PAU student body

* As of August 1, 2013

96%80,000+Hours per year of in-kind clinical services through

internships and practicum placements, including collaborations with the VA healthcare system, national center for PTSD, and El Camino Hospital

Percentage of the 2012 incoming cohorts of PAU doctoral students who are still currently enrolled

By The Numbers2013-1014Palo Alto University Key Facts*

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Diversity Enrollment

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31%

Palo Alto University Key Facts*

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Number of Graduate Students enrolled

Diversity Enrollment

Number of Undergraduate Students enrolled

Number of countries represented by the PAU student body

* As of August 1, 2013

96%80,000+Hours per year of in-kind clinical services through

internships and practicum placements, including collaborations with the VA healthcare system, national center for PTSD, and El Camino Hospital

Percentage of the 2012 incoming cohorts of PAU doctoral students who are still currently enrolled

By The Numbers2013-1014Palo Alto University Key Facts*

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92%76%

63%100+

Average California Statewide percentage of students who passed the California State Licensing exam for psychologists since 2001

2013 match percentage of PAU Doctoral students for pre-doctoral Internships (APA, APPIC and CAPIC)

Full and part-time faculty representing the foundational facets of psychology and specialized clinical interests

Percentage of PAU Doctoral students who passed the California State Licensing exam for psychologists since 2001

Number of core faculty members in both PAU Ph.D. and Psy.D. doctoral programs

19th Overall ranking of PAU Faculty for research productivity in a study of 166 APA-accredited clinical psychology Ph.D. programs by Stewart, Roberts & Roy.

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Barbara GronowskiKoret Foundation

Leonard and Sandy BeckumWilliam Froming

June and Mike KleinDavid and Karen Gronowski

Stephen GronowskiFranklin and Catherine Johnson

Professional & Educational Services International, Inc.Larry Sonsini

Amy WisniewskiWisdom 2.0 Productions LLC

Lynn Waelde and Ashok SrivastavaRichard & Marilyn Manning Lonergan

Grace FoundationDaniel and Robin Kostenbauder

Daniele V. Levy and Christopher MaxcyJennifer and Meredith Orthwein

James and Maren OtienoMichael Vartain

Pat and Ricardo F. MuñozJim and Julia Breckenridge

Dacien SimsRazoo Foundatuion

Jorge WongComerica Bank

Jose R. Llanes, Jr.Kathryn Pryor

Dean’s Circle ($25,000-$49,999)

Sage ($10,000-$24,999)

Scholar ($5,000-$9,999)

Philosopher ($2,500-$4,999)

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Peter Goldblum and Michael CarrRowena Gomez and Joseph Salazar

Megan O'MahonyJoyce Chu

Hood and Strong LLPStephen S. Pearce

Lee RossSilicon Valley Community Foundation

Financial Overview

Fiscal year 2013-14 re�ected a continued increase in enrollment and related Revenues and Expenses. Reve-nues totaling $26.6M (after discounts) were up 8% from 2012-2013. Expenses totaling $26.5M were up 8% from 2012-2013. Contribution to Net Assets for the 2013-14 year was $140K.

Allen and Dorothy Calvin Rick and Nancy Moskovitz Foundation

We wish to acknowledge the 100 individual, corporate and foundation supporters whose charitable contributions received between August 1, 2013 and July 31, 2014 helped fund scholarships, fellowships, new program initiatives and other facets of PAU’s capacity for improving lives through education, research and community service. PAU thanks everyone who gave this year to help us improve lives worldwide.

2013- 2014 Donors

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Thinker ($1,000-$2,499)

Friend ($500-$999)

Contributor ($100-$499)

Colleague ($1-$99)

Luli Emmons and Frank GraetchRoger and Tracy Becker

Martin and Jill DoddJo KemlingLes Koonce

Alan SchatzbergAllen Weiner

Michael and Wendy Kerner

Helena and Alan TingDenise Daniels

Richard and Elizabeth HiltNaz Motayar and Habib Zakerani

Aurore Mutesi Gary and Dana Shapiro

Stanley Sue

Thomas HandlanKaren FromingJanice HabarthJoyce SchmidAnonymous

Katherine TuttleJaspreet K. Johal

Barbara KirschCharles and Marcia Reed

Caroline MokAustincina Architects, P.S.

Christopher BarrChuck Gearhiser

Alicia HermanJoyce Nash

Angelita M. PabrosJustine Schmollinger

Sarah P. SchoossAlexander T. Sprague

Larry ThompsonGenevieve Yirenkyi-Gaisie

Meredith Nichols FioriJay Joseph

Amazon Smiles FoundationKristina Louise Franceschi

Darline MondesirYaron Rabinowitz

Hui Qi TongRichard P Moser

Phillip KeithValerie Lopes

Rayna MacherKatrina Y. CrenshawCodie Marie Garza

Knute Ayhens-JohnsonNicole Riddle

Sari Esther Danklefs-LessardMichael D WhiteAndre BessetteFay M O'Keefe

Elizabeth McKenna

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Rita deSales French and Perrin L. FrenchShelley Howell

John Krumboltz

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Koret FoundationFranklin and Catherine Johnson*Daniel and Robin Kostenbauder*

James and Maren Otieno*

Diamond Circle ($300,000+)

Platinum Circle ($200,000-$299,999)

Gold Circle ($100,000-$199,999)

Silver Circle ($50,000-99,000)

Raquel Newman*Fred and Kathy Seddiqui*

Allen and Dorothy Calvin*

Gary and Dana Shapiro*John SperlingIngrid Tauber

Leonard and Sandy Beckum*William Froming*

June and Mike Klein*Richard & Marilyn Manning Lonergan*

Jennifer and Meredith Orthwein*Gordon Rausser*

Judith Renard

Bronze Circle ($10,000-$49,000)Larry Beutler

Bruce Bonger and Karen J. FridayJim and Julia Breckenridge*

Joyce Chu*Martin and Jill Dodd*

Nigel FieldGrace Foundation

Peter Goldblum and Michael Carr*Rowena Gomez and Joseph Salazar*

David and Karen Gronowski*Steven and Sharon HasslenHelzel Family FoundationHewlett Packer CompanyBerton and Ingrid Keith*

Michael and Wendy Kerner*Jose R. Llanes, Jr.*

Les Koonce*Steve LovettPaul Marcille

Louis Mo�ettNaz Motayar and Habib Zakerani

Israel and Noga Niv*Peter and Beverly Orthwein

Wendy PackmanRabbi Stephen Pearce

Professional and Educational Seervices, IncKathryn Pryor*

Lee Ross*Santa Clara County Mental Health Dept.

Alan Schatzberg*The Small Change Foundation

Larry SonsiniHelena and Alan Ting*Joseph and Kate Tyrrell

Michael Vartain*Lynn Waelde and Ashok Srivastava*

Amy Wisniewski*Gerald Wittenberg

Philip and Christina Zimbardo

Kurt and Barbara Gronowksi*Craig and Natalie Miller Charitable Trust

We wish to acknowledge the individual, corporate and foundation donors whose charitable contributions and pledges over the years have helped PAU provide exceptional support to its students. The contributions listed below represent a true investment in PAU’s ongoing ability to improve lives. PAU thanks everyone in this list, who has given so generously over the years.

Lifetime Donors

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over aGiving

LifetimeQuartz Circle ($5,000-$9,999)

Allison Briscoe-SmithCarolyn Cline

Comerica BankRita deSales French and Perrin L. French*

Roger Greene*Hood and Strong, LLP

Lorin LetendreDaniele Levy and Christopher Maxcy*

Martha Kanter*

Thomas MacCallaSandy Macias*

Darline MondesirPat and Ricardo F. Muñoz*

Robert ReiserRobert Russell*

Ellen Shuck and Peter Haley*Dacien and Tamara Sims*

Allen WeinerTom and Jennifer Yeh*

Granite Circle ($1,000-$4,999)Anonymous

Roger Becker*Jonathan BrownPreston Butcher

Eric ChapmanFrank Cau�eld

H. Westley ClarkDistilled Spirits Council

Denise Daniels*Luli Emmons and Frank Graetch*

Derrick Felton*Sanford Gallanter

John and Marcia GoldmanStephen and Beverley Hartman

Adrienne HornStephen Jo�eSteve Kane*

Jon and Michelle KaplanPhilip KeithJo Kemling

Christine and Roger KiddHal and Iris KorolJohn Krumboltz*

Alvin Leavitt

Ruth Love*Steve McElfresh

Joyce NashMegan O’Mahony*

Janice Pettey*San Francisco Pride Celebration Committee

Charles and Marcia ReedRichard & Barbara Rosenberg

Oded ShovalSoroptomist International

Shiela SasnowStanford University School of Medicine

Stanley Sue*Pamela J. Swales*

William and Mary SwingSwinerton Management and Consulting

Taube PhilanthropiesYvette Tazeau

Gwendolyn ToddLarry Thompson Lenard Wilson*

Ralph Wol�Jorge Wong*

* Names with an asterisk indicate a contribution received that is part of a multi-year commitment.

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