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Daniel L. Clay, PhD, MBA

Dean

Current Positions

  • Professor of Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
  • Interim Director, UI WILD

College of Education Affiliations

Education

  • Psychology in Psychology, College of Saint Scholastica
  • Educational & Counseling Psychology in Educational & Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri
  • Counseling Psychology (APA Approved) in Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri
  • Business Administration in Business Administration, University of Missouri

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Leader of Change, Network for Change and Continuous Innovation: Higher Education’s Network for Change Leadership, 2014
  • 100th Anniversary Top 100 Alumni, College of Saint Scholastica, 2013
  • Fellow, American Educational Research Association, 2008
  • Book of the Year in the Public Health Category, American Journal of Nursing, 2005
  • Fellow, APA Division 54, 2005
  • APA Division 22 Early Career Research Award, APA Division 22, 2004
  • Presidential Alumni Award, College of Saint Scholastica, 2002
  • Sister Timothy Kirby Benedictine Spirit Award, College of Saint Scholastica, 2001
  • The 1997 Award for Research Excellence, American Psychological Association Division 22, 1997
  • Allis T. Clarke Faculty Mentor Program, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, 1994

Selected Publications

  • Clay, D. L., Hagberg, R. & Lohnberg, J. (2008). Childhood Chronic Illness. In E. Altmaier & B. Johnson (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Counseling. pp. 76-78. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Clay, D., Farris, K., McCarthy, A. M., Kelly, M. W. & Howarth, R. (2008). Family perceptions of medication administration at school: errors, risk factors, and consequences. The Journal of school nursing 24 (2) 95–102.
  • Doobay, A. & Clay, D. L. (2008). School Bullying. In E. Altmaier & B. Johnson (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Counseling. pp. 55-57. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Champion, K. M. & Clay, D. L. (2007). Individual differences in responses to provocation and frequent victimization by peers. Child Psychiatry and Human Development 37 (3) 205–220.
  • Clay, D. L. (2007). Culturally competent interventions in schools for children with physical health problems. Psychology in the Schools 44 (4) 389–396.
  • Clay, D. L. & Stern, M. (2005). Pediatric Psychology in Primary Care. In L.E. James & R.A. Folen (Eds.) Primary Care Clinical Health Psychology: A Model for the Next Frontier. pp. 155-172. Washington, D.C: American Psychological Association.
  • Maloney, R., Clay, D. L. & Robinson, J. (2005). Sociocultural issues in pediatric transplantation: A conceptual model. Journal of pediatric psychology 30 (3) 235–246.
  • Robinson, J. H. & Clay, D. L. (2005). Potential school violence: Relationship between teacher anxiety and warning-sign identification. Psychology in the Schools 42 (6) 623–635.
  • Gross, J. N., Clay, D. L., Harper, D. C., Stockman, A., Van Voorhis, B. & Syrop, C. (2004). Assisted reproductive technology: Counseling and disclosure with children. Children’s Health Care 33 (2) 123–131.
  • Clay, D. L. (2004). Helping Schoolchildren with Chronic Health Conditions: A Practical Guide. New York, NY: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Selected Presentations

  • Clay, D. L. & Good, J. (2009, April) Organizational effectiveness and data-based administrative decision making in colleges of education.. Meeting presented at The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
  • Clay, D. L. & Good, J. (2009, February) Data based decision making in Colleges of Education.. Symposium presented at the 61st annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Villaume, S. & Clay, D. L. (2009, February) Leadership demands and development for education associate deans: Pros, perils, and possibilities.. Symposium presented at the 61st meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Clay, D. L. & Hoffman, R. (2008, April) Psychologist as Administrator: Pros and Perils.. Roundtable presented at National Child Health Conference, Miami, Florida.
  • Clay, D. L., McCarthy, A. & Cortina, S. (2007, August) Parent-child cognitive processes in adjustment to type I diabetes. Poster presented at 114th annual conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.
  • Gross, J. & Clay, D. L. (2006, April) Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis: Parents’ Experiences in the Diagnosis Disclosure Interview. Poster presented at National Child Health Conference, Gainsville, Florida.
  • McKibbin, K., Hochhausen, N. & Clay, D. L. (2005, August) Health professionals’ attitudes and consequent interactional style with diverse patients. Paper presented at The 112th annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
  • Eisbach, S., MacConnell, J., Hoyle, J., Montgomery, L., Craft-Rosenberg, M. & Clay, D. L. (2005, April) Coping Support for Siblings of Dying Children. Paper presented at The 29th Annual MNRS Research Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Clay, D. L. (2005, January) Use of Health & Behavior CPT Codes and 3rd party payment. Panel presented at The 112th annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
  • Woodard, T., Clay, D. L. & Cortina, S. (2004, October) Age and sex effects on youth bully status, internalizing symptoms, and psychosomatic symptoms. Poster presented at Kansas Conference in Child Clinical Psychology: Translating research into practice, Lawrence, Kansas.