Carol E. Hays, Ph.D. — Senior Program Manager
Carol E. Hays, Ph.D., serves CSAP's Southeast CAPT as systems coordinator to SPF SIGS. In addition, she provides consultation and coaching to states and communities across the U.S. on prevention system design, development and effectiveness, and sustainability. Her consultation services emphasize data-driven decision making, strategic planning, evaluation utilization, leadership development, and strategic communications. A political scientist, Dr. Hays is an active researcher whose interests include capacity building and sustainability of human service systems, the diffusion of innovations as well as policy change. Her training, presentation and TA/coaching topic areas include: Implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework; Conducting Needs and Resources Assessment and Gaps Analysis; Strategic Prevention Planning; Leadership for Mobilization and Community Change; Planning for Policy Change; Planning for Environmental Prevention Strategies; Developing an Evaluation Dashboard for Continuous Feedback; Evaluating Local Prevention Programs; Evaluating Prevention Systems; Strategic Data Presentations; Strategic Communications Planning; and Planning for Sustainability of Prevention Outcomes. Carol holds a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Study from Georgia State University, a Master of Science in International Affairs from Florida State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from Southern Illinois University.