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Ni Gao,PHD

Department : Psychiatric Rehabilitation And Counseling Professions
Program/Division : Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Academic Title: Professor
Administrative Title(s): Director

Office Address:
40 East Laurel Road
UEC, S-EUC-2105
Stratford , NJ 08084
Phone: (856) 566-2770

Email: ni.gao.phd@rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
MSW	Syracuse University	1991
PHD	UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions	2008

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
The relationship between hope and symptoms	Waynor, W. R., Gao, N., Dolce, J. N., Haytas, L., & Reilly, A.	Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. Vol. 35 (4): 345-348 (2012 )
Building Human Capital to Increase Earning Power among People Living with Mental Illnesses	Gao, N., Schmidt, L. T., Gill, K., & Pratt, C. W.	Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. Vol. 35(2): 117-124 (2011 )
The application of human capital theory in vocational rehabilitation for individuals with mental illness	Gao, N, Gill, K. J., Schmidt, L. T., & Pratt, C. W.	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, . Vol. 32 (1): 25-33 (2010 )
A case illustration of strategies to improve employment outcomes among individuals receiving ACT services	Gao, N. & Dolce, J. N.	American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Vol. 13 (2): 75-88 (2010 )
One-Stop Career Center customer satisfaction questionnaire: Psychometric properties of an instrument that can be used by individuals with and without disabilities	Gervey, R., & Gao, N.	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. Vol. 30 (1): 21-29 (2009 )
Creating organizational commitment to change: Key to consumer employment success in a supportive housing agency.	Gao, N., Waynor, W. R., O Donnell, S.	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. Vol. 31(1): 45-50 (2009 )
Person-centered employment planning teams: a demonstration project to enhance employment and training outcomes for persons with disabilities accessing the One-Stop Career Center system.	Gervey, R., Gao, N., Tillman, D., Dickel, K., & Kneubuehl, J.	Journal of Rehabilitation, 75(2), 43-49.. Vol. 75(2): 43-49 (2009 )
Gloucester County One-Stop Project: Results of staff training on customer satisfaction and employment outcomes for person with disabilities	Gervey, R., Costello, L. & Gao, N	Journal of Rehabilitation. Vol. 73 (3): 10-17 (2007 )
Diversity and Cultural Competence. In M.S. Salzer (Ed.), Psychiatric rehabilitation skills in practice: A CPRP preparation and skills workbook	Rogers, J., Restrepo-Toro, M. E. & Gao, N.	Vol. : 387-440 (2006 )
Gloucester County One Stop Project: Baseline level of Access and Satisfaction of One Stop Center Customers with Disability	Gervey, R., Gao, N. & Rizzo, D.	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. Vol. 21: 103-115 (2004 )

Awards
Award	Year
Excellence in Research of SHRP	2011
Doctoral Student Scholarship Award	2004-2005
Distinguished Service Award	1997

Research
Research Interests
Factors such as education attainment associated with employment success among individuals with psychiatric disability; Cultural issues in psychiatric services

Research Grants
Title	Sponsor	Effective Dates	Role
Evaluating the Impact of Employment Services in Supportive Housing	NIDRR, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services	2013 - Ongoing	PI
The Impact of Self-Help Center Characteristics on the Satisfaction and Empowerment of People with Serious Mental Illness	UMDNJ Foundation	2009 - Present	principle investgator

BioSketch
Title	Details
Associate Professor	Ni Gao, Ph.D., LCSW is an assistant professor at the Integrated Employment Institute in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions at UMDNJ, where she provides consultation and technical assistance related to the development and delivery of evidence-based practice employment services. Previously Ms. Gao worked in the community mental health field in New York and New Jersey. She has worked in case management, partial care and outpatient programs and held management positions for over ten years. She has presented workshops and trainings in New Jersey and at national conferences. Her research interests include enhancing employment services and outcomes among people with mental illness and improving mental health services for ethnic minority groups. Ms. Gao is a co-author of several articles on employment issues for people with psychiatric disabilities

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