ADEP Staff

Joe Hadge, MA, SAC, CPS

hadgej@tcnj.edu
Office Phone: (609) 771-2571

Joe is a graduate of Penn State University where he achieved All American status as a wrestler. He has a Masters Degree in Education from Springfield College in Massachusetts. Joe has worked in public education for 5 years and higher education for 6 years. He has written and received state and federal grant funding, chaired the Central NJ Consortium, and organized three state-wide peer education conferences. At TCNJ, Joe coordinates the Alcohol/ Drug Education Program (ADEP) encompassing the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) and Choices an early intervention program. Presently, he is in charge of implementing the social norms misperceptions marketing campaign.

Graduate Interns

ADEP offers a comprehensive intern training program for graduate students earning their masters degree in the addictions field. With supervision from the professional staff, interns will develop skills related to both individual and group counseling services as well as learn how a student assistance program on a college campus operates.

Undergraduate Staff

ADEP employs undergraduate students to assist with the everyday tasks required to run a successful student assistance program. The undergraduate staff participates in the development of the social norms misperceptions marketing campaign that ADEP focuses on, as well as the many other creative and challenging projects developed by ADEP and Differing Abilities.