Byron Hargrove, PhD
Director, Division of General Education
Division of General Education
Social Sciences Faculty, Interview Resources, Continuing Education
Interview Topics
Human Relations in the Workplace, Mentoring and Career Development, Career Counseling and Assessment, Teaching and Learning, Stress Management, Positive Psychology, Student Achievement and Scholarship, Positive Psychology
Media Contact
Please contact Kelly Depsee, Senior Director, Communications and External Relations, at 973-200-1099 or KME@BerkeleyCollege.edu to interview Berkeley College staff or for more information.
Education
BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
MA, PhD, University of Maryland
Professional and Teaching Experience
- Director, Division of General Education, September 2024
- Director, Honors Program, Berkeley College, July 2012 – 2024
- Faculty, Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Liberal Arts, Berkeley College, July 2008 – present
- Adjunct Faculty, The Graduate School – Division of Human Services, College of New Rochelle, September 2007 – present
- Adjunct Faculty, The Public Policy Program, Saint Peter’s University, September 2007 – present
- Adjunct Faculty, Dover Business College, July 2009
- Adjunct Faculty, Humanities and Social Sciences, Berkeley College, July 2003 – June 2005
- Associate Dean, Student Development and Campus Life, Berkeley College, July 2005 – June 2008
- Program Coordinator, 1199 SEIU Training Fund/1199 SEIU Nursing Home, September 2004 – June 2005
- Academic/Career Counselor, Admissions and Counseling, Training & Upgrading Fund, 1199 SEIU/League, Employment, Training, & Job Security Fund, July 2002 – June 2004
Presentations, Publications, Research
- “How to Be a Rock Star at Work – Human Relations in the Workplace,” Berkeley College Alumni Reunion Weekend, 2013
- “Some Like It Hot: Healthy Relationships and More,” ACPA Annual Convention, 2010
- “Family interaction patterns, career planning attitudes, and vocational identity of high school adolescents,” Journal of Career Development, Volume 31, Issue 4, 2005
- “Students and program faculty perceptions of multicultural training in marriage and family therapy programs and its relation to student perceptions of multicultural competence”, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Volume 30, Issue 3, 2004
- “Multicultural counseling competencies in career counseling,” Handbook of Multicultural Counseling Competencies, Sage Publications, 2003
- “Family interaction patterns as predictors of vocational identity and career decision-making self-efficacy,” Journal of Vocational Behavior, Volume 61, 2002
- “Gender and its implications on help-seeking,” The Eastern Psychological Association, 2002
- “Perceptions of career barriers among counseling and psychology graduate students,” The American Psychological Association Annual Conference, 2002
Awards and Recognitions
- Associate of the Year Award for Innovation, Honorable Mention, Berkeley College, 2014
- Faculty of the Year, School of Liberal Arts, Berkeley College, 2011
- Associate of the Year for Student-Centered, Honorable Mention, Berkeley College, 2012 and 2007
- Associate of the Year for Innovation, Honorable Mention, Berkeley College, 2005
- Teaching Fellow, Professional Psychology and Family Therapy, Seton Hall University, 1997- 2002
- Recognition of Service Award, Educational Opportunity Program, Seton Hall University, 2000
Professional Affiliations
- Leadership Berkeley, Class of 2014
- Dissertation Chair and Committee Member, EdD in Executive Leadership Program, St. John Fischer College 2012 - present
- Editorial Reviewer, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
- Graduate, Leadership Westchester, United Way of Putnam/Westchester County, June 2006 - May 2007
Other Skills and Interests
- Dr. Hargrove hopes to complete a psychological self-help book titled “The Five Mindsets.”
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