Comer has given us a language of school reform that has become a universal language.” Comer’s work is transformational work that has touched lives of children and families in thousands of schools across the United States,” said Norris Haynes, PhD, retired associate clinical professor.
His school-based intervention method, known as the “Comer School Development Program,” was initially introduced in two underserved elementary schools in New Haven, but has become adopted nationwide.
His work has changed lives across the country. Comer himself would go on to earn 49 honorary degrees. Despite this, he and his siblings all attended college and collectively earned 13 degrees among them. His family had very little money-his father had only a sixth-grade education, while his mother’s education was even more minimal. Comer was raised alongside four siblings by migrant parents in East Chicago. The motivation for Comer’s work stems not only from the children he has worked with throughout his career, but also his own background. “Those who walk through the doors will see it and see Dr. Brown, MD, Jean and David Wallace Dean of the School of Medicine and C.N.H. Comer and his family, but for us, for the Child Study Center, and the school,” said Nancy J.
“The unveiling of this portrait is a significant milestone not just for Dr. The unveiling honored his commitment to children, child development, and education, and also celebrated his position as the first African American tenured professor at the university. For more than 50 years, Comer’s pioneering work has revolutionized school systems and lifted up their most vulnerable children. Members of the Yale community gathered at the Yale Child Study Center on May 24 for the unveiling of a portrait of James Comer, MD, MPH, Maurice Falk Professor in the Child Study Center.
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