Craig S. Bailey, PhD
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Biography
Craig S. Bailey, Ph.D., is Director of Early Childhood at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Assistant Professor at the Child Study Center in the Yale School of Medicine. As a co-developer of RULER, Dr. Bailey and his team facilitate professional development workshops and develop content for practicing and teaching emotional intelligence. As a researcher, Dr. Bailey conducts psychological, educational, and intervention research, and in general, his research explores children’s social and emotional learning in early childhood classrooms with an emphasis on how educators support and promote the development of empathy and emotion regulation.
With experience as an early childhood educator, Dr. Bailey is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice, and in Connecticut, he is the PI on several community-based researcher-to-practitioner partnerships funded by local community and family foundations. The Bridgeport Early Childhood SEL Initiative, funded by the Tauck Family Foundation, and the Hartford Early Childhood SEL Initiative, funded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, are tasked with ensuring coordinated, high-quality SEL programming and supports for the early childhood educators, young children, and families in and around.
With federal funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, Dr. Bailey is also the PI of an efficacy trial of RULER in preschool settings (#R305A180293) and Co-PI of a grant developing and validating the Social and Emotional Learning Observation Checklist for Elementary School (SELOC-ES; #R305A210262). Dr. Bailey serves as a consultant for numerous initiatives and organizations, most notably for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning. At home, Dr. Bailey is a proud father of three young children.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yale Center for Emotional IntelligenceYale University (2016)
- PhDGeorge Mason University, Applied Developmental Psychology (2014)
- BSSouth Dakota State University, Psychology (2009)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Top Reviewers for Yale University in Psychology | Publons | 2022 |
Top Reviewer | Early Education & Development | 2020 |
Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood Innovator | Promise Venture Studio | 2020 |
Top Reviewers for Yale University in Social Sciences | Publons | 2020 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate Research Award | Yale University | 2017 |
Postdoctoral Scholars Travel Fund Award | Yale University | 2015 |
Student Travel Award | Society for Research in Child Development | 2013 |
Applied Developmental Psychology Outstanding Doctoral Student Award | George Mason University | 2013 |
Graduate Fellowship | George Mason University | 2009 |
Branum Faculty Recognition Award | South Dakota State University | 2006 |
Dean’s List | South Dakota State University | 2004 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association | SIG-Early Education and Child Development | 2022 - Present |
Psychology in the Schools | Reviewer | 2022 |
Yale Child Study Center | Member, Network & Outreach Committee Meeting | 2022 - Present |
PLOS One | Reviewer | 2021 - 2022 |
Developmental Psychology | Reviewer | 2021 |
Mental Health & Prevention | Reviewer | 2021 |
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Steering Committee | 2021 - Present |
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Process Checklist Sub-committee | 2021 - Present |
Institute for Education Sciences | Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Research Scientific Review Panel | 2021 - Present |
Christian Community Action | Board Member | 2021 - Present |
Christian Community Action | Organizational Advancement Task Force | 2021 - Present |
Society for Research in Child Development Biannual Meeting | Emotions Pre-Conference | 2021 - Present |
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Demographics Sub-committee | 2020 - 2021 |
European Journal of Psychology of Education | Reviewer | 2019 |
Journal of Practitioner Research | Reviewer | 2018 |
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy | Reviewer | 2018 |
Bridgeport Early Childhood Social and Emotional Learning Initiative | Steering Committee | 2018 - Present |
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology | Reviewer | 2017 - 2020 |
Review of Educational Research | Reviewer | 2017 |
Research Advisory Board, Sesame Workshop | Member | 2017 |
Global Advisory Council, Joy Inc | http://joyinc.xyz/our-people/ | 2017 - Present |
Social Development | Reviewer | 2016 - 2021 |
Assessment Workgroup, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning | https://measuringsel.casel.org/assessment-work-group-members/ | 2016 - 2019 |
Mind, Brain, and Education | Reviewer | 2016 - 2017 |
School Psychology at Oxford University Press | Reviewer | 2016 |
International Journal of Behavioral Development | Reviewer | 2016 |
Child Development | Reviewer | 2016 |
British Journal of Educational Psychology | Reviewer | 2016 |
Emotion | Reviewer | 2015 - 2021 |
Preschool Advisory Board, GreatSchools.org | Member | 2015 - 2016 |
SAGE Open | Associate Editor | 2015 |
Early Education and Development | Reviewer | 2015 - Present |
Society for Research in Child Development Biannual Meeting | Social, Emotional, Personality Panel | 2014 - Present |
The Journal of Genetic Psychology | Reviewer | 2014 - 2016 |
NHSA Dialog: The Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field | Reviewer | 2013 - 2018 |
Psychological Assessment | Reviewer | 2012 |
Early Child Research Quarterly | Reviewer | 2012 |
Journal of School Psychology | Reviewer | 2010 - 2021 |
American Psychological Association Annual Conference | Reviewer | 2010 - 2016 |