Cliff Haynes
Clinical Associate Professor; Graduate Coordinator
Phone
352-273-4310
Address
PO BOX 117049
Gainesville,FL 32611
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About
Dr. Cliff Haynes teaches courses related to historical and contemporary issues in student affairs administration and the use of qualitative research methods in higher education administration research. He specializes in teaching online in asynchronous modalities and designs his courses to meet UF’s standards for online course quality. His scholarly interests include the residential student experience, student-faculty engagement outside the classroom, the graduate student experience, the nature of and preparation for community college student affairs work, and the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education.
Through his teaching, research, and service, “Dr. Cliff” provides opportunities and spaces for faculty, staff, and students to interact and collaborate. His courses teach students to provide similar opportunities, and his scholarship informs the field by conducting research and assessing these learning opportunities. He hopes to foster a love of learning among his students and develop future leaders and innovators in student affairs and higher education. Prior to his faculty role, he held positions in housing at the University of Florida and Texas State University-San Marcos. He has held leadership positions in NASPA, ACUHO-I, and NACURH.
Through his teaching, research, and service, “Dr. Cliff” provides opportunities and spaces for faculty, staff, and students to interact and collaborate. His courses teach students to provide similar opportunities, and his scholarship informs the field by conducting research and assessing these learning opportunities. He hopes to foster a love of learning among his students and develop future leaders and innovators in student affairs and higher education. Prior to his faculty role, he held positions in housing at the University of Florida and Texas State University-San Marcos. He has held leadership positions in NASPA, ACUHO-I, and NACURH.
Affiliations
- School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Research Interests
Community College, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Leadership Development, Narrative Inquiry, Online and Distance Education, Postsecondary Education, Professional Development, Qualitative Research
Education
- Ph.D., Higher Education Administration with a minor in Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodology - University of Florida
- M.A.Ed., Higher Education and Student Affairs - Virginia Tech
- B.A., Communication with a minor in Political Science - University of Arkansas
Professional Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor, Student Personnel in Higher Education, College of Education, University of Florida (2021-present)
- Graduate Coordinator of the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, College of Education, University of Florida (2019-present)
- Program Coordinator of online Student Personnel in Higher Education master's program, School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, College of Education, University of Florida (2015-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Student Personnel in Higher Education, College of Education,University of Florida (2015-2021)
Activities and Honors
- Member, Board of Directors, Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification (July 2024-June 2026)
- Professional Development Chair, NASPA-FL state executive board (July 2023-May 2025)
- Rosser Education Excellence Award from the University of Florida College of Education (2020)
- NASPA-FL Research Award (2019)
- Outstanding Faculty Member Award from the Graduate Student Council for support in service of Graduate Students (2019)
Selected Publications
Books / Book Chapters
- Haynes, C. (2019). Can she post that on Facebook? In M. Benjamin & J. Jessup-Anger (Eds.) (2019). Maybe I should…case studies on ethics for student affairs professionals (2nd ed., pp. 27-28). Lexington Books and ACPA
Articles
- Haynes, C. & Zhang, M.(f) (2024). Scholarship on community college student affairs: A review of 10 years of published research between 2010-2019. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 48(1), 54-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/106600000008926.2023.2189185
- Sriram, R., Weintraub, S. D., Murray, J. L., Cheatle, J., Haynes, C., & Marquart, C. P. (2020). The influence of students' academic, social, and deeper life interactions on their psychological sense of community. Journal of College Student Development, 61(5). 593-608. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/766014
- Elrod, R.*, Haynes, C., Cade, S.*, Forrest, A.*, Loch, T.*, & Schuckman, G.* (2019). No cookie cutter approach: Supervision in community college student affairs. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 43(2), 149-152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2018.1424664
- Mecoli, N. A.*, Gumbs, N.*, Ward, V.*, Willcox, A.*, & Haynes, C. (2019). Low cost but effective: Staff development activities in community college student affairs. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 43(1), 70-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2017.1397567
- Haynes, C., Bulosan, M., Citty, J., Harris, M. G., Hudson, J., & Koro-Ljungberg, M. (2012). My world is not my doctoral program…or is it?: Female students' perceptions of well-being. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 7, 1-17. http://ijds.org/Volume7/IJDSv7p001-017Haynes329.pdf