Director of CCSAR-Center for Community and School Action Research; Chair SCSU's Department of Counseling & School Psychology; Professor of Counseling & School Psychology @ SCSU

Credentials:
B.A., M.S., College of Arts and Sciences at Plattsburg, State University of New York; Ph.D., Howard University.   

Biographical Sketch:
Norris Haynes, Ph.D. is Professor of Counseling and School Psychology at Southern Connecticut State University and Founder and Director of the Center for Community and School Action Research (CCSAR). He is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the Yale University Child Study Center and the Yale Department of Psychology. Before joining the full-time faculty at Southern Connecticut State University he was Associate Professor of Psychology, Education and Child Development at the Yale Child Study Center and Research Director of the School Development Program. He was also a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology and a faculty member of the Bush Center. Dr. Haynes contributed significantly to the SDP's training and dissemination activities. He was responsible for designing the dissemination plan and for developing and preparing grant applications in support of the SDP's national dissemination strategies.

Dr. Haynes earned a B.A. in psychology and master's degree and Advanced Certificate in Education and Counseling Psychology from the State University of New York. He earned a Ph.D. in Psychology and Education from Howard University in 1978. He also holds a Master's of Business Administration with a concentration in public health and health services administration. He completed a two-year mid-career post doctoral fellowship at Yale University.

Dr. Haynes has taught at the elementary and high school levels. He has been a professor at Howard University and adjunct professor at several other universities. He has worked as a Senior Psychologist and Associate Director of an educational and psychological research and consulting firm in Washington D.C. He has served as a consultant to many school districts, state departments of education and colleges of education. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked extensively with children and families.

He is the recipient of many honors and awards, including: Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Outstanding Young Man of America, citation in several Who's Who publications, The Crispus Attucks Award for Educational Leadership, Fulbright Scholarship, and the first Howard University Graduate School Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1994. He serves on a number of editorial boards for professional peer review journals and advisory boards for national psychological and educational research and intervention organizations and agencies. He is a member of the national expert panel on school violence. He has also been invited to serve as a member of the APA doctoral visitation and accreditation review teams.

Dr. Haynes is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and monographs. He has authored or co-authored several books including: (1)No Numbering Numbers: Math and Science Achievement Through Social and Emotional Development; (2)Critical Issues in Education African-American Children; (3)Social and Emotional Considerations in Math and Science Learning; (4)Rallying the Whole Village: The Comer Process for Reforming Education; (5)Child by Child: The Comer Process for Change in Education; (6)Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators; (7)School Reform From Behind the Scenes; (8)Changing Schools for Changing Times; (9)Early Warning Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools