Meghan P. McCormick
16 East 34th St. 19th Floor New York, NY 10016
[email protected]
201-572-1613
Employment
2015 – present
MDRC
Research Associate II, Families & Children Policy Area
New York, NY
Education
2007 – 2015
PhD, New York University
New York, NY
Department of Applied Psychology
Concentration in Quantitative Analysis
Dissertation committee: Drs. Elise Cappella (Chair), Jennifer Hill, Sandee
McClowry, Erin O’Connor
2003 - 2007
AB, Princeton University, cum laude
Princeton, NJ
Major: Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs
Certificate: Spanish Language Studies
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Douglas Massey
Honors, Awards & Fellowships
2015
2014 – 2015
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Nominee, Outstanding IES Fellow Award (to be decided in December 2015)
National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship ($25,000)
NYU Institute of Education Sciences PIRT Senior Fellow ($1,000)
Nominated for Outstanding Dissertation Award, New York University
Lead author, Carol Weinstein Best Paper Award at 2015 AERA Annual Meeting
Society for Research on Child Development Travel Award ($300)
Steinhardt Doctoral Student Travel Fund Award (Post-dissertation) ($500)
Society for Research on Child Development Dissertation Funding ($2,000)
American Psychological Foundation Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Graduate
Fellowship in Child Psychology ($25,000)
New York Community Trust Fahs-Beck Fund Doctoral Dissertation Grant ($2,750)
Global Research Initiative Summer Dissertation Fellow at NYU Florence campus
Institute of Education Sciences Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training
Fellowship Award, NYU ($120,000 plus tuition and fees)
Mitchell Leaska Dissertation Research Award, NYU Steinhardt ($5000)
Co-author, Carol Weinstein Best Paper Award at 2014 AERA Annual Meeting
Emerging Education Policy Scholar, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Raymond A. Weiss Endowment Scholarship, New York University ($500)
Steinhardt Doctoral Fellowship Proposal Summer Development Award ($2000)
Steinhardt Doctoral Student Travel Fund Award (Pre-dissertation) ($500)
Association for Public Policy & Management Poster Contest, Second Place
Society for Prevention Research Travel Award ($250)
Psychology & Social Intervention Professional Development Funding ($750)
Department of Applied Psychology Professional Development Funding ($2000/year)
Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service in NYU’s Wagner School
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Research Funding
Co-Principal Investigator. Does Early Intervention Benefit Social-Emotional & Academic Development in
Middle School?: A Follow-up Study of INSIGHTS, Institute of Education Sciences. Grant under
review, 1.1 million requested (PI: O’Connor).
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O’Connor, E.E., & McClowry, S.G. (in press). Social-emotional learning
and academic achievement: Using causal methods to explore classroom-level mechanisms in early
elementary school. AERA Open.
Cappella, E., O’Connor, E. E., McCormick, M.P., Turbeville, A., Collins, A., & McClowry, S. G. (in press).
Classwide efficacy of INSIGHTS: Observed student behaviors and teacher practices in kindergarten and
first grade. The Elementary School Journal.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O’Connor, E.E., & McClowry, S.G. (2015). Context matters for socialemotional learning in early elementary school: Examining variation in program impact by
dimensions of school climate. American Journal of Community Psychology, 56(1-2), 101-110. doi:
10.1007/s10464-015-9733-z.
McCormick, M. P., O’Connor, E. E., Cappella, E., & McClowry, S. G. (2015). Getting a good start in school:
Effects of INSIGHTS on children with high maintenance temperaments in kindergarten and first
grade. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 30, 128-139. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.10.006
McCormick, M.P., & O’Connor, E.E. (2015). Teacher-child relationship quality and academic achievement
in elementary school: Does gender matter? Journal of Educational Psychology, 107(2), 502-516.doi:
10.1037/a0037457.
McCormick, M.P. & Cappella, E. (2015). Conceptualizing academic norms in middle school: A social network
perspective. Journal of Early Adolescence, 35(4), 441 – 466. doi: 10.1177/027243161453509.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., Hughes, D.L., & Gallagher, E.K. (2014). Feasible, rigorous, and relevant:
Developing a measure of friendship homophily for diverse elementary school classrooms. Journal of
Early Adolescence. Advanced online publication: doi: 10.1177/0272431614547051.
O'Connor, E.E., Cappella, E., McCormick, M.P., & McClowry, S.G. (2014). Enhancing academic
development of shy children in kindergarten and first grade: A test of the efficacy of INSIGHTS.
School Psychology Review, 43(3), 239 - 259.
**Meets What Works Clearinghouse evidence standards without reservations
McCormick, M.P., Turbeville, A., Barnes, S.P., & McClowry, S.G. (2014). Challenging temperament,
student-teacher relationships, and behavior problems in low-income children: A longitudinal
examination of goodness of fit. Early Education and Development, 25(8), 1198-1218.
doi: 10.1080/10409289.2014.915676.
O’Connor, E., Scott, M., McCormick, M.P., & Weinberg, S. (2014). Maternal attachment and behavior
problems. The role of the subsequent caregiving environment in middle childhood. Attachment and
Human Development, 16(6), 590 – 612. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2014.937817.
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O’Connor, E.E., Cappella, E., McCormick, M.P., & McClowry. S. (2014). An examination of the efficacy
of INSIGHTS in enhancing the academic and behavioral development of children in early grades.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 106(4), 1156-1169. doi: 10.1037/a0036615.
McCormick, M.P., O'Connor, E.E., Cappella, E., & McClowry, S.G. (2013). Teacher-child relationships
and academic achievement in kindergarten and first grade: A multilevel propensity score model
approach. Journal of School Psychology, 51(5), 611 - 624. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2013.05.001.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O'Connor, E.E., & McClowry, S.G. (2013). Parent involvement, emotional
support, and behavior problems in kindergarten: An ecological approach. The Elementary School
Journal, 114(2), 277 - 300. doi: 10.1086/673200.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Under Review
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O’Connor, E.E., Hill, J., & McClowry, S.G. (under advanced review).
Does intervention for parents add value to social-emotional learning programs? Evidence from the
randomized trial of INSIGHTS. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.
McCormick, M.P., O’Connor, E.E., & Barnes, S.P. (under advanced review). Maternal attachment styles
and math and literacy skill development in middle childhood: Exploring longitudinal mechanisms in
a national sample. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Cappella, E., Hughes, D.L., & McCormick, M.P. (revise & resubmit). Cross-race friendships at the
transition to middle school: The role of classroom composition and teacher support. Journal of Early
Adolescence.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles in Preparation
McCormick, M.P., Berg, J., Molano, A.M., & Torrente, C. (in preparation). But how did it work?
Using causal methods to identify mechanisms in Social-Emotional Learning programs. Monographs
for the Society for Research on Child Development.
McCormick, M.P. & O’Connor, E.E. (in preparation). Teacher-child relationships and academic
achievement in elementary school: The role of socioeconomic status. To be submitted to the
American Education Research Journal.
Reports, Policy Briefs, and Other Publications
McCormick, M.P. (2013). Targeting teacher-child relationships to improve math achievement. Article in
the AERA Social Emotional Learning Special Interest Group newsletter.
Nathanson, L., McCormick, M.P., & Kemple, J. (2013, May). Strengthening the NYC school survey: A
research-practice partnership in action. Brief prepared by the Research Alliance for New York City
Schools.
Nathanson, L., Micha, S., Cole, R., Lent, J., McCormick, M.P. & Kemple, J. (2013). NYC school survey
2008 - 2010: Descriptive report. Report prepared by the Research Alliance for New York City
Schools.
Miller, J., Knox, V., Alderson, D., Fletcher, K., Dalton, C. & McCormick, M. (2010). If you build it, will
they come? Early lessons from a relationship and marriage skills program for low-income couples.
MDRC, New York.
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Hsueh, J., Alderson, D., Lundquist, E., Michalopoulos, C., Gubits, D., & Fein, D. with Altman, N., Faucetta,
K., Harris, J., Lowenstein, A., McCormick, M., McDonough, L. & Taub, A. (2012). The Supporting
Healthy Marriage Evaluation: Early impacts on low-income families, technical supplement.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
Invited Presentations
McClowry, S. G., McCormick, M.P., O’Connor, E.E. & Cappella, E. (November, 2014). Developing,
testing, and culturally adapting structured temperament-based interventions. Invited symposium at
the 20th Occasional Temperament Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska.
McCormick, M.P. (2014). Practical application of research in intervention and policy. Presented at the
New York University Psychology & Social Intervention Visitor Day. New York, NY.
Cappella, E., Alicea, S., Kim, H. Y., & McCormick, M.P. (Invited Speakers: Alphabetical beyond
1st author; April 2013). Social network perspectives in psychology and social intervention.
Symposium presented at the NYU Psychology and Social Intervention Colloquium Series. New
York, NY.
McClowry, S.G., O’Connor, E.E., Cappella, E., & McCormick, M.P. (2013, March). Testing the efficacy of
INSIGHTS in enhancing the academic learning context. Invited paper presented at the New York
University Applied Psychology Counseling Forum, New York, NY.
McClowry, S. G., O’Connor, E.E., Cappella, E., & McCormick, M.P. (2013, January). Problems and
interventions in development. Invited paper presented at the 19th Occasional Temperament
Conference, in Salt Lake City, UT.
Conference Presentations
McCormick, M.P. McClowry, S.G., Cappella, E., & O’Connor, E.E. (2016, April). Does school climate
moderate the impacts of INSIGHTS on children's behavior and academic outcomes? Paper submitted
to the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association. Washington, DC.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O’Connor, E., & McClowry, S.G. (2016, March). Does intervention for
parents add value to social-emotional learning programs? Paper submitted to the annual meeting of
the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. Washington, DC.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O’Connor, E., & McClowry, S.G. (2015, November). Parent participation
in an early childhood program and effects on children: Evidence from a low-income urban sample.
Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Management,
Miami, FL.
McClowry, S.G., McCormick, M.P., O’Connor, E.E., & Cappella, E. (2015, April). Differential effects of
INSIGHTS on the behaviors and engagement of children with challenging temperaments. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O’Connor, E.E., & McClowry, S.G. (2015, March). Testing classroom
mechanisms linking social-emotional learning and academic development: Evidence from a
randomized trial. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child
Development, Philadelphia, PA.
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McCormick, M.P., & O’Connor, E.E. (2015, March). Teacher-child relationship quality and academic
achievement in elementary school: Does gender matter? Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research on Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Cappella, E., McCormick, M.P., & Hughes, D.L. (2015, March). Prevalence and patterns of intergroup
peer relations at lunch and recess. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research on Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
McCormick, M.P. (Chari) (2015, March). Supporting the instructional context of academic achievement:
Lessons from intervention and large-scale datasets. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of
the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O’Connor, E.E., & McClowry, S.G. (2015, March). Do intervention
impacts on academic achievement vary by school climate? Evidence from a randomized trial. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness,
Washington, DC.
McCormick, M.P., McClowry, S.G., O’Connor, E.E., & Cappella, E. (2014, April). An examination of the
efficacy of INSIGHTS in enhancing the academic and behavioral development of children in early
grades. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Philadelphia, PA.
McCormick, M.P. (2014, April). Teacher-child relationships, gender, and achievement: A within and
between child analysis. Poster presented as part of “Promising Scholarship in Education: Dissertation
Fellows and Their Research” at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Philadelphia, PA.
McCormick, M.P. Cappella, E., Gallagher, E., & Hughes, D.L. (2014, March). Cross-gender friendships
and girls’ academic development at the transition to adolescence: A cross-lagged analysis. Poster
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX.
McCormick, M.P. (Chair). (2014, March). What can we learn through replication? The role of individuallevel risk factors and implementation supports in the impact of social-emotional learning programs
on student outcomes. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on
Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
McCormick, M.P., O’Connor, E.E., Cappella, E., & McClowry, S.G. (2014, March). Getting a good start in
school: Differential effects of INSIGHTS on the behaviors and engagement of children with
challenging temperaments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on
Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., Bilodeau, E.M, Gallagher, E., Karasu, S., & Hughes, D. (2013,
May). Measuring friendship homophily in elementary school classrooms: A social network analysis
approach. Paper presented at the Annual Cross-University Collaborative Mentoring Conference,
New York, NY.
McCormick, M.P. (Chair). (2013, April). Unpacking teacher-child relationships: Multilevel risks and
mechanisms of teacher-child relationships and children’s development. Symposium presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
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McCormick, M.P. & O’Connor, E.E. (2013, April). Teacher-child relationships, teacher support, and
academic skill development: A multi-level mediation approach. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Cappella, E., McCormick, M.P., & Hughes, D. (2013, April). Cross-race friendships at the transition to
middle school: The role of classroom composition and teacher support. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
McClowry, S.G., O’Connor, E.E., Cappella, E. & McCormick, M.P. (2013, April). Testing the efficacy of
INSIGHTS in enhancing academic outcomes among shy children. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
McCormick, M.P. & Nathanson, L. (2013, March). Assessing teacher survey validity across elementary,
middle, and high schools: Evidence from New York City. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington D.C.
McCormick, M.P., O’Connor, E.E., Cappella, E., & McClowry, S.G. (2013, March). Estimating causal
effects of teacher-child relationships on reading and math achievement in a high-risk sample: A
multi-level propensity score matching approach. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington D.C.
Gubits, D., Harris, J., McCormick, M.P., & Lowenstein, A. (2012, November). Addressing the multiple
testing problem in subgroup analysis in the Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Management, Washington,
D.C. *Awarded second place in conference poster competition.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O'Connor, E.E. & McClowry, S.G. (2012, June). Examining changes in
parent involvement and student behaviors in urban kindergarten classrooms: A multidimensional
approach. Poster presented at the Head Start National Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
McCormick, M.P., Turbeville, A., Cappella, E., O'Connor, E.E. & McClowry, S.G. (2012, May). Child
temperament and student-teacher relationships: A longitudinal examination of goodness of fit.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.
McCormick, M.P., Cappella, E., O'Connor, E.E & McClowry, S.G. (2012, February). Unpacking the effects
of family school interactions on child behaviors in urban kindergarten classrooms. Paper presented
at the themed meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development on Positive Minority
Development, Tampa, FL.
McCormick, M.P. (2011, June). Understanding how classroom climate influences the relationship between
parent involvement in education and the behavior of urban kindergarten students. Paper presented at
the Cross-University Collaborative Mentoring Conference, Lehigh University.
McClowry, S.G., O’Connor, E.E., Cappella, E. & McCormick, M.P. (2011, March). A preliminary
examination of the efficacy of INSIGHTS in Enhancing the Academic Learning Context. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness,
Washington, DC.
McCormick, M.P. & Bollendorf, I. (2010, April). Family matters: Understanding individual, couple, and
contextual differences in a sample of low-income Hispanic, African-American, and White Couples to
inform programs targeting couples and families. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Population Association of America, Dallas, TX.
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Professional Affiliations
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM)
Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD)
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Mentoring Experience
2014 – 2015
2013 – 2014
2012 – 2013
2011 – 2012
Research mentor for 3-member undergraduate research team
Honors thesis co-mentor for two undergraduate students & research mentor for threemember undergraduate research team
Research mentor for and four-member undergraduate research team
Thesis co-mentor for two master’s students
Teaching Experience
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013 & 2014
2012 & 2013
2013
2013
2012
2012 & 2013
2011
2011 & 2012
Teaching Assistant for Human Development (undergraduate level, 40 students), NYU
Teaching Assistant for Statistics Course: Advanced Quantitative Modeling (graduate level),
NYU
Instructor for Introduction to Psychology (undergraduate level, 75 students enrolled), NYU
Teaching Assistant for Statistics Course: The General Linear Model (graduate level), NYU
Instructor for Adolescent Development in Urban Contexts (graduate level), NYU
Instructor for Quantitative Methods, Touro Business School
Guest Lecturer for Parenting & Culture (undergraduate level), NYU
Guest Lecturer for Adolescent Development (graduate level), NYU
Guest Lecturer for Temperament-Based Intervention (graduate level), NYU
Guest Lecturer for Teaching & Learning Integrative Seminar II (graduate level), NYU
Teaching Assistant & Guest Lecturer for Intermediate Statistics (graduate level), NYU
Guest Lecturer for Teaching & Learning Integrative Seminar I (graduate level), NYU
Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013 – present)
American Educational Research Journal
American Educational Research Association Annual Conference (Social-Emotional Learning SIG)
Child Development (with supervision)
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (with supervision)
Journal of Early Adolescence
Learning & Individual Differences
Reading & Writing
Social Development
SREE 2016 Spring Conference
Translational Issues in Psychological Science
Book Reviews (2014 – present)
Research in Educational Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education
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Service Positions
2015 – present MDRC Families & Children Policy Area Colloquium Organizer
2014 – present Newsletter Editor Chair-Elect, Social Emotional Learning Special Interest Group,
American Education Research Association
2014 – 2015
NYU Psychology & Social Intervention Social Committee
2013 – 2014
NYU Psychology & Social Intervention Program Resources Committee
2012 – 2013
NYU Psychology & Social Intervention Program Admissions Committee
2011 – 2012
NYU Psychology & Social Intervention Colloquium Organizer
Pre-doctorate Employment
2007 – 2010
Research Assistant at MDRC: Supervised by Drs. JoAnn Hsueh and Virginia Knox
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