Psy.D., Rutgers
Dr. Charles A. Maher is professor of psychology at GSAPP and is
associated as a faculty member with the Center of Alcohol Studies. He
is founder and director of the Sport Psychology Concentration and is in
charge of the Sport Psychology Institute, which is associated with the
Center of Applied Psychology. He is a licensed psychologist, a diplomat
of the American Board of Sport Psychology, and a fellow of many
societies including the American Psychological Association and the
American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology as well as
the Academy of Learning and Developmental Disorders. He also is
credentialed as a chief school administrator, school psychologist,
learning consultant, principal, and teacher of the handicapped.
Dr. Maher teaches courses in the Planning and Evaluation of Human
Services Programs; Program Evaluation for Clinical Psychologists; Sport
Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice; and Assessment and
Intervention in Sport Psychology. He supervises projects and related
experiences of students in all three programs in these areas as well as
student dissertation research. His research and program development
interests span a range of domains including: evaluation of special
education programs and services; incorporating planning and evaluation
services into decision-making routines of profit and not for profit
organizations; work team development; enhancement of the performance of
athletes and coaches in sport settings; performance enhancement of
executives, managers, and supervisors in organizational settings; and
professional self management.
Charlie has a range of
publications in professional and scientific journals and he is the
author and editor of numerous books in the above areas. He is editor of
the Journal of Applied School Psychology and the executive editor of the Sport and Sport Psychology book series (Haworth Press). He sits on the board of directors of numerous agencies and foundations.
He has served as a consultant, nationally and internationally, for over
25 years to many and diverse profit and not- for-profit organizations
including those in professional sports, large urban public schools,
manufacturing organizations, protective services, public utilities, and
government agencies. He also works with professional athletes in many
sports as sport psychologist. Before coming to GSAPP, Charlie served as
a teacher and administrator of programs for emotionally disturbed
adolescents, school psychologist, director of special services, and
assistant school superintendent as well as functioning as a high school
and college coach in football, basketball, and baseball.
