UNC Charlotte has been an exceptional advocate and champion of the VPA initiative. The university’s commitment to advancing research, education, and meaningful community impact has been instrumental in sustaining and growing this program.
University Partners
VPA teams are emerging across the United States, working collaboratively and in coordination to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery. Below is a list of our active university partners (in alphabetical order).
Baruch College (New York, NY)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrea Bazzoli Andrea.Bazzoli@baruch.cuny.edu
Student Leader: Lia Crowley lcrowley@gradcenter.cuny.edu; Ava Morgan amorgan1@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Website: https://weissman.baruch.cuny.edu/weissman-academic-departments/the-department-of-psychology/
George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Seth Kaplan skaplan1@gmu.edu
Student Leader: Emi Shannon eshanno@gmu.edu
Website: https://io.gmu.edu/vpa
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Robert Keating rkeating1@iit.edu
Website: https://www.iit.edu/
Illinois State University (Normal, IL)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kimberly Schneider ktschne@ilstu.edu
Website: https://psychology.illinoisstate.edu/
Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Finkelstein lisaf@niu.edu
Student Leaders: Selena Heinlein Z1896124@students.niu.edu; Vyctoria (Tori) Brooks Z1903280@students.niu.edu
Website: https://niu.edu/psychology/academics/graduate/social/volunteer-program-assessment.shtml
Rice University (Houston, TX)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eden King eden.b.king@rice.edu
Student Leader: Alyssa Lee al305@rice.edu
Website: https://iopsychology.rice.edu/riopa/vpa/
San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Kath lisa.kath@sdsu.edu
Student Leaders: Shreya Cho scho6390@sdsu.edu; MaKayla Ojeah mojeah6234@sdsu.edu
Website: https://www.sdsu.edu/
University of Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lixin Jiang l.jiang@auckland.ac.nz
Website: https://www.oohi.auckland.ac.nz/vpa/
University of Georgia (Athens, GA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brian Frost frostb@uga.edu
Student Leaders: Meredith Mayson Meredith.Mayson@uga.edu; Lexi Saphos alexia.saphos@gmail.com
Website: https://psychology.uga.edu/vpa-consulting
University of Houston (Houston, TX)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Denise Reyes dlreyes@central.uh.edu
Student Leader: Nandini Mehta nmmehta@CougarNet.UH.EDU; Elaine Waier ewaier@CougarNet.UH.EDU
Website: https://uh.edu/class//psychology/io-psych/volunteer-program-assessment/index.php
Wright State University (Fairborn, OH)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nathan Baker nathanbakerm@gmail.com
Website: https://science-math.wright.edu/psychology/volunteer-program-assessment