Jessica Cerniak

Jessica

Cerniak

Jessica Cerniak

Department Faculty

  • Roles:

  • Associate Professor

  • MAP

  •  
  • Campus:
  • Online
Department
Master of Arts in Psychology
Institution
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Address Map of 325 N Wells St Chicago IL 60654
325 N Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Biography

Dr. Cerniak is a licensed clinical psychologist whose clinical experience has focused on providing psychological assessment and therapy services to children, adolescents, and their families in a wide range of settings. She first joined TCSPP in 2006, initially working as the associate director and then director of training for the Clinical Psy.D. program in Chicago. Dr. Cerniak transitioned into a core faculty Associate Professor position in the MAP program in 2011. Dr. Cerniak has more than 12 years of experience teaching at the master's and doctoral levels, both online and on campus. She has taught a wide variety of classes, most often in the areas of lifespan development, diversity, child and adolescent treatment, and family systems and family therapy. Dr. Cerniak also completed certificates in Global Education for the 21st Century at the UN Mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica, and in Maternal Mental Health through PSI and 2020mom.org.

In addition to teaching and conducting research, she is active in her local community, co-chairing and representing health professionals as a voting member on a county board focused on maternal, child and adolescent health, and volunteering at local schools. Dr. Cerniak also serves on the review board for the Online Learning Journal and for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)

Education History
Degree Institution
Psy.D. Clinical Psychology University of Denver, Denver, CO
M.A. Clinical Psychology University of Denver, Denver, CO
M.A. Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage & Family Therapy Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
B.A. Psychology & Communication Studies University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Professional Memberships
Role Organization
Member American Psychological Association (APA)
Member Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)
Registrant National Register of Health Service Psychologists
Member California Psychological Association (CPA)
Mentor Million Women Mentors
Licenses
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Illinois
Community Involvement
Role Organization
Co-Chair, Health Professional Representative, and Voting Board Member County Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Advisory Board
Review Board Member, Peer and Ad Hoc Online Learning Journal (OLJ)
CPA Grassroots Stakeholder Team Member California Psychological Association
Volunteer Spanish immersion reading program
Faculty Mentor Society for the Teaching of Psychology - APA Division 2
Former Peer Faculty Mentor National Center for Teaching and Learning, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise
Child & Adolescent Development Adolescence
Social Development
Marriage & Family Family Therapy
Psychology Subdisciplines - Clinical Psychology
Therapeutic/Theoretical Orientation Constructivist/Narrative Theory
Family Systems Theory
Presentations
Title Location Date
Teaching lifespan psychology online American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA 8/2018
Students’ successful completion of graduate psychology programs. 30th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI 8/2014
The 21st century classroom: Using social media. Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA 10/2013
Training to train: Learning the role and responsibilities of an academic director of training. National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP), San Juan, Puerto Rico 1/2011
Putting the puzzle together: The path to a successful internship match National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP), San Juan, Puerto Rico 1/2011
Publications
Chapters

Cerniak, J. (2018). Leveraging the features of learning management systems (LMSs) in psychology courses. In R. J. Harnish, K. R. Bridges, D. N. Sattler, M. L. Signorella, & M. Munson (Ed.) The use of technology in teaching and learning (pp. 128-141). Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) website https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/useoftech: .

Journals

Newhouse, N., & Cerniak, J. (2016). Student success factors in graduate psychology programs. Online Learning Journal, 20 (1), 70-92.

Professional Skills
life span psychology, online learning at the graduate level, social media in the classroom, clinical training, clinical psychology, introduction to diversity and psychology