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mjelias

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October 24, 2008

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October 24, 2008

A few words about me...

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D. is Professor, Psychology Department, Rutgers University, President of the international Society for Community Research and Action/Division of Community Psychology (27) of APA, Director of the Rutgers Social Emotional Learning Lab, P. I. for the NJDOE-funded Safe and Civil Schools prevention initiative (www.teachSECD.com), and Founding Member of the Leadership Team for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (www.CASEL.org).   He is also a NASP and APA Div. 16 Fellow and member of NJASP. Books include Emotionally Intelligent Parenting (2000), Bullying, Peer Harassment,and Victimization in the Schools: The Next Generation of Prevention  

(Haworth, 2003), the Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving Curricula for Elementary and Middle School Students (2006, www.researchpress.com),  The Educator’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom (Corwin, 2006), Bullying, victimization, bullying, and peer harassment:   A handbook of prevention and Intervention (Taylor & Francis, 2007), and Urban Dreams:   Stories of Hope, Character, and Resilience

(2008, Hamilton Books).   He writes a blog on Social-Emotional and Character Development (SECD) for the George Lucas Educational Foundation at www.edutopia.org.