Dr. Sam Hay is an accomplished educator and researcher with extensive experience in developmental and educational psychology. As Senior Advisor for Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning on Save the Children's International Programs, Dr. Hay leads research design, evaluation, and data use across a portfolio spanning early education, school health, nutrition, and feeding, child protection and anti-trafficking, and behavior change communication, across Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America. He provides technical assistance on research, evaluation, and measurement for major awards funded by the USDA's McGovern-Dole Food for Education program and the US State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, and manages external evaluation procurement. His work includes developing strategic partnerships and contributing to proposal development to position Save the Children as a thought leader in education and child protection.
Dr. Hay teaches Research Methods for the Social Sciences and Introductory Psychology at Boston College. Previously, he served as Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs at Woods College. Dr. Hay holds a PhD in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology from the Lynch School of Education and Human Development and an MA in Theology and Ministry from the Clough School of Theology and Ministry.
