Danica G. Hays

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Dean, College of Education

Professor of Educational Psychology/Counselor Education

Expertise: Educator pathways and workforce development, Multicultural and social justice issues in community mental health and counselor preparation, Leadership development, Research methodology, Program evaluation

Biography

Danica G. Hays is professor and dean of the College of Education at UNLV. She has developed innovative academic programs that create diverse educator pathways, including the Paraprofessional Pathways Project. In addition, she has led the expansion of student success and retention-progression-completion initiatives, facilitated faculty affair-related activities, and increased the college's scholarship capacity through new and reactivated research labs and centers.

Hays' research interests include qualitative methodology, assessment and diagnosis, trauma and gender issues, and multicultural and social justice concerns in counselor preparation and community mental health. She has published 13 books and more than 125 journal articles and book chapters in her areas of research expertise.

She has extensive leadership history in the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. The American Counseling Association has recognized Hays nationally for her research and advocacy as a counselor educator.

Education

Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision (emphasis on multicultural research), Georgia State University
M.S., Professional Counseling, Georgia State University

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Clark County School District Partners with UNLV to Boost Special Education Staffing

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To address the shortage of special education teachers, Clark County School District (CCSD) is partnering with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Their collaboration has placed over 70 special education teachers in district classrooms through the Nevada Collaborative on Autism and STAR endorsement, a joint effort between CCSD’s Student Services Division and UNLV’s Department of Special Education.

CCSD partners with UNLV to address special education staffing around district

Clark County School District announced Friday a collaboration with UNLV to address special education staffing. This collaboration has resulted in the placement of more than 70 teachers in special education classrooms around the district. The highlight of the announcement is a new graduate certificate program called the Nevada Collaborative on Autism and STAR endorsement. This program is a partnership involving CCSD’s Student Services Division and the UNLV Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education.

UNLV's CSUN Preschool expansion to add classrooms, resources

Six preschoolers on Monday morning donned tiny yellow hard hats and picked up miniature plastic shovels while digging into a small pile of dirt outside the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center at UNLV.

UNLV plans to expand on-campus preschool, double capacity

UNLV’s College of Education held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for a new project to expand its on-campus preschool. The project is a part of the university’s commitment to meet the childcare and educational needs of families throughout Southern Nevada.