Meet Our Blau Fellows
Renowned clinician and 1963 Rutgers graduate, Dr. Allan Blau has dedicated his life to helping young adults and adolescents. With four decades of experience in special education, he has served as the founding director of the Cornerstone Day School in Cranford, New Jersey, and the co-founding director of Effective School Solutions, providing mental health services to more than 80 schools and 45 districts across the region.
To help train a much-needed new generation of mental health clinicians, Dr. Blau has generously bestowed an endowment, creating an interdisciplinary graduate fellowship program at Rutgers
Liezl Bosch, Psy.M.
Liezl Bosch (PsyM) is a Blau Fellow and clinical psychology doctoral student in the Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. She received her Masters in Theological Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and has leadership experience in non-profit organizations that provide services to vulnerable populations locally.
Zina Ogunnaya
Zina Ogunnaya is a third-year doctoral student in clinical psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. Her community-based research focuses on mental health treatment for high-needs youth who are at risk of suicide.
Nyla Rock-Vanloo, LCSW
Nyla Rock-Vanloo, LCSW, is a trauma-informed psychotherapist and Organizational Development leader working across New York’s non-profit sector and private practice. She brings over a decade of experience in culturally affirming anti-oppressive care and workforce development.