Professor Emeritus of Counseling and School Psychology
Office Location: Reeves Hall
Email: mhass@chapman.edu
Biography
Michael Hass came to Chapman University in 1997 and served as program coordinator
of the graduate program in School Psychology for more than 20 years. He teaches classes
in assessment, counseling and mental health interventions. He is proud that Chapman
University became the first private institution of higher education in California
to earn approval by the National Association of School Psychologists in 2005. In 2012,
Chapman also became the only program in California to earn accreditation by the International
School Psychology Association.
Dr. Hass received his school psychology training from the California State University, Northridge, and earned an interdisciplinary doctorate in social relations from the University of California, Irvine. He worked in public schools as a school psychologist for more than 25 years. As a practitioner, his interests include school-based assessment and treatment of mental health problems and working with bilingual-bicultural youth.
Dr. Hass is currently chair of the board of executives of the Consortium to Advance School Psychology in Vietnam (CASP-V). Since 2009, he has traveled to Vietnam eight times to teach and conduct research. In 2015, he traveled to Vietnam to work at the Vietnam National University, University of Education, Hanoi as a Fulbright Specialist. In 2016, he earned the California Association of School Psychologists’ Sandra Goff Memorial Award for exemplary contributions to the profession of school psychology in California and the nation.
In addition to serving as editor in chief of the journal Contemporary School Psychology, Dr. Hass is the author of Interviewing for Assessment: A Practical Guide for School Psychologists and School Counselors and co-author, with Dr. Jeanne Anne Carriere, of Writing Useful, Accessible, and Legally Defensible Psychoeducational Reports. Dr. Hass’ third book, co-authored with Dr. Amy Ardell, is Student Mental Health in the Classroom: Essentials for Teachers will be published in 2021.
Dr. Hass received his school psychology training from the California State University, Northridge, and earned an interdisciplinary doctorate in social relations from the University of California, Irvine. He worked in public schools as a school psychologist for more than 25 years. As a practitioner, his interests include school-based assessment and treatment of mental health problems and working with bilingual-bicultural youth.
Dr. Hass is currently chair of the board of executives of the Consortium to Advance School Psychology in Vietnam (CASP-V). Since 2009, he has traveled to Vietnam eight times to teach and conduct research. In 2015, he traveled to Vietnam to work at the Vietnam National University, University of Education, Hanoi as a Fulbright Specialist. In 2016, he earned the California Association of School Psychologists’ Sandra Goff Memorial Award for exemplary contributions to the profession of school psychology in California and the nation.
In addition to serving as editor in chief of the journal Contemporary School Psychology, Dr. Hass is the author of Interviewing for Assessment: A Practical Guide for School Psychologists and School Counselors and co-author, with Dr. Jeanne Anne Carriere, of Writing Useful, Accessible, and Legally Defensible Psychoeducational Reports. Dr. Hass’ third book, co-authored with Dr. Amy Ardell, is Student Mental Health in the Classroom: Essentials for Teachers will be published in 2021.