Maurice J. Elias is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University and the Director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab (www.secdlab.org).
Professor Elias lectures nationally and internationally to educators and parents about students' emotional intelligence, school success, and social-emotional and character development. With colleagues at the College of St. Elizabeth, he is developing an online credentialing program for Direct Instruction of Social-Emotional and Character Development programs in classroom, small group, and after school settings, and for School-Focused Coordination of Social-Emotional and Character Development and School Culture and Climate (SELinSchools.org).
He is widely published and writes a blog for educators and parents for the George Lucas Educational Foundation at www.edutopia.org.
