Faculty: Sejal Prajapati, PsyD

Sejal Prajapati, PsyD

Sejal Prajapati, PsyD

Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department

Faculty, Asian Mental Health Concentration

Faculty, Children and Families of Adversity and Resilience Concentration

Email
sejal_prajapati@williamjames.edu
Pronouns
she/her
Degree Major/Emphasis Institution
PsyD Combined Clinical and School Psychology Kean University
MA Educational Psychology Kean University
MA Experimental Psychology Seton Hall University
BA Psychology and Biology Boston University

Courses

  • Statistics
  • Lifespan Development
  • Adult Psychopathology

Research and Practice Interests

  • Self-compassion and other resiliency factors
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Development and implementation of culturally appropriate education programs to improve mental health awareness and skills for the South Asian Diaspora population
  • Development and implementation of psychoeducational interventions in academic settings to promote student mental health as well as academic retention and achievement
  • Development and implementation of programming to support maternal mental health

Publications and Presentations

  • Brahmbhatt, A., Richardson, L., and Prajapati, S. (2021). Identifying and Managing Anxiety  Disorders in Primary Care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(1), 18-25.
  • Shortway, K. M., Prajapati, S., Donald, B., and Onge, S. S. (2018). A preliminary investigation of the effects of one yoga session for service recipients in a behavioral health intensive outpatient program. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.
  • Brahmbhatt, S., Varon, S., McCarthy, C., Wood, A., Marks, D. (October, 2016). Moderation of  the Relationship Between the Behavioral Inhibition System and Anxiety. Poster accepted to be presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, New York.
  • Varon, S., Brahmbhatt, S., McCarthy, C., Wood, A., Marks, D. (October, 2016). Depressive  Symptoms and Emotional Biases: An Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure Study of Responses to Emotion Words. Poster accepted to be presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, New York.
  • Shortway, K., Brahmbhatt, S., Donald, B., St Onge, S. (June, 2016) A Preliminary Investigation  of the Effects of Yoga on Mindfulness and Mood for Patients in a Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program. Poster presented at Morristown Medical Center’s Research Day, Morristown, NJ.
  • Brahmbhatt, S., Varon, S., McCarthy, C., Marks, D. (November, 2015). Emotional Learning  Processes Associated with Worry: An Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure Study of Responses to Emotion. Poster presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Brahmbhatt, S., Benedicks, J., Liotta, L., Ostrowski-Hilton, M., Block-Lerner, J., Garro., A. (November, 2015). Coping and Mindfulness as Predictors of Life Satisfaction for Parents of Children with Special Needs. Poster presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, , Chicago, Illinois.
  • Benedicks, J., Brahmbhatt, S., Ostrowski-Hilton, M., Liotta, L., Hochster, A., Block-Lerner, J.  (November, 2014). Parental Experiential Avoidance in families and children with special needs. Poster presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
    Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Brady-Amoon, P., Keefe-Cooperman, K., Brahmbhatt, S. (April, 2013). Self-Beliefs, hope, and  adjustment: Supporting : “at-risk” middle school boy’s academic performance. Poster presented at American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Brady-Amoon, P., Keefe-Cooperman, K., Brahmbhatt, S. (April, 2013). An exploration of the  influence of cultural identity development, academic self-beliefs, hope, and adjustment on at-risk middle school students’ cognitive and academic performance. Talk presented at Petersheim Academic Exposition at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
  • Brahmbhatt, S., and Buckner, J. (March, 2013). Mindset memory: The impact of theories of  intelligence on narratives about academic successes and failures. Poster presented at Eastern Psychological Association, New York City, NY.
  • Brady-Amoon, P., Keefe-Cooperman, K., Brahmbhatt, S. (March, 2013). An exploration of the  influence of cultural identity development, academic self-beliefs, hope, and adjustment on at-risk middle school students’ cognitive and academic performance. Talk presented at Eastern Psychological Association, New York City, NY.
  • Brahmbhatt, S., and Buckner, J. (April, 2012). Mindset memory: The impact of theories of intelligence on narratives about academic successes and failures. Talk presented at  Petersheim Academic Exposition at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
  • Brahmbhatt, S., and Buckner, J. (April, 2012).Mindset memory: The impact of theories of  intelligence on narratives about academic successes and failures. Talk presented at New Jersey Academy of Science at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
  • Brahmbhatt, S., and Buckner, J. (October, 2011). Mindset memory: The impact of theories of  intelligence on narratives about academic successes and failures. Talk presented at Psychology Talk at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.

Professional Affiliations

  • The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies