Schaps founded the Developmental Studies Center to create programs that enable educators to simultaneously foster students' academic, social, and ethical growth.
[1] Previously he founded two other non-profit organizations: Alternative Inc. in Chicago IL and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in San Francisco CA.
From 2010 to 2019 he also served as Executive Consultant for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) located in Chicago IL.
[6] He was a researcher on Getting Results: Developing Safe and Healthy Kids, Update 5: Student Health, Supportive Schools, and Academic Success.
[8] Schaps received his PhD in social psychology from Northwestern University where he also did his undergraduate work.