Faculty Directory
Penny Haney
Professor of the Practice
Penny Haney
Ph.D.
Contact
Campion Hall Room 305B
Telephone: 617-552-4245
Email: margaret.haney@bc.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago
- M.A., Loyola University Chicago
- B.A., Loyola Marymount University
Courses
Issues of Life Span Development
Psychology of Child Trauma
Research Interests
Child maltreatment, trauma and exposure to violence; child and adolescent development and psychopathology; intervention and advocacy with children and families (particularly typically underserved populations); family and community systems (including consultation and systems interventions); forensic evaluations, consultation, and advocacy (including juvenile delinquency, child protection, sexual abuse, and custody/visitation issues)
Expertise
- Cognitive and Social Development
- Equity and Social Justice
- Gender & Sexual Orientation
- Health and Well Being
- Social & Emotional Development
Dr. Haney is not currently accepting Ph.D. students.
Department
Profile
Penny Haney is a licensed psychologist with a background in clinical and forensic psychology. Over the past 25 years, she has worked as a clinician, consultant, professor, trainer, and court expert. Dr. Haney鈥檚 work focuses on understanding and evaluating the complex individual, systemic, and ecological challenges facing children and families who have experienced adverse circumstances, and on intervening and advocating for pathways to well-being. She approaches her work through a social justice lens.
As Professor of the Practice in counseling psychology in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Dr. Haney brings her expertise and experience to her teaching and advising of graduate students earning counseling and other psychology and related degrees. Dr. Haney coordinates the Certificates in Child and Family Mental Health and Well-Being and Traumatic Stress Studies and Intervention, co-coordinates a clinical speaker series each semester, and serves as a core faculty member in the master鈥檚 in mental health counseling program. Dr. Haney has been with the Lynch School since 2009.
In addition to her role at Boston College, Dr. Haney maintains a clinical practice in which she conducts clinical and forensic evaluations and consultations; provides expert consultation and testimony to courts; develops and delivers professional trainings for attorneys, mental health clinicians, schools, and other agencies; and offers supervision and consultation to mental health clinicians. Dr. Haney鈥檚 clinical practice has also included evaluation, treatment, and consultation to children, families, and professionals in school, court, outpatient clinic, and hospital settings. She is routinely sought out as a trainer and expert witness in her areas of expertise, and is a Certified Juvenile Court Clinician (Level II) in Massachusetts. She is the author of a number of publications, including in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse and the Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma.
SELECT TRAININGS & PRESENTATIONS:
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- Haney, P. (2024). Child Maltreatment. Instructor, 5-week hybrid certificate course. Child and Family Forensics Certificate, William James College, Newton, MA.
- Haney, P. (2023). Child Sexual Abuse (CSA): An Overview. 5-module lecture Series. Child and Family Forensics Certificate, William James College, Newton, MA.
- Haney, P. (2022). Adolescent Development and Strategies for Working with Adolescents. Training Video, Attorney Certification Training, Child and Family Law Division of Committee for Public Counsel Services. Boston, MA.
- Haney, P. (2021) Child Development for the CAFL Attorney: Understanding and Communicating with Your Child Clients. Training video, Attorney Certification Training, Child and Family Law Division of Committee for Public Counsel Services. Boston, MA.
- Haney, P. (2020).听The Impact of Trauma on Court-Involved Emerging Adults.听 Training for the Alternative to Incarceration/Emerging Adult Project @ Columbia Justice Lab.听 New York, NY
- Haney, P. (2020). Supporting Families and Fostering Resilience After Domestic Violence. Training for Transition House, Cambridge MA
- Haney, P. (2018). Fostering Resilience and Wellness in At-Risk Teens: What Brain and Developmental Science Tells Us. Presentation, Boston Asian Youth Essential Services, Boston, MA.
- Haney, P. (2014). Diagnosis and the DSM-V in Forensic Settings. Committee for Public Counsel Services training for social workers and social services advocates. Worcester, MA.
- Haney, P. (2013). The Development of the Adolescent Brain. Presentation, Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA.
- Haney, P. & Flood, S. (2010). Understanding psychological testing: A primer for juvenile attorneys. Training provided for juvenile public defenders in Suffolk and Worcester counties, MA.
- Haney, P. (2010). The Effects of Shackling on Youth. Panel Presentation, 鈥淭he New Massachusetts Shackling Policy: Implementation and Impact.鈥� Other panel presenters included Justice Michael Edgerton, Honorable Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, Joshua Dohan, Esq., Marie Osborne, Esq., and Professor Kim McLaurin, Esq. Annual Juvenile Justice Center Children on Trial Conference, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA.
- Haney, P. (2006). Children Exposed to Violence 鈥� Beyond Adverse Effects. Conference Workshop, Niagara Falls Child Advocacy Center Annual Conference. Niagara Falls, NY.
(see CV for full list of trainings)