michael j. mackenzie

curriculum vitae

Centre for Research on Children & Families Office: 514.398.4627

McGill University, School of Social Work Email: michael.j.mackenzie@mcgill.ca

Wilson Hall, 3506 Rue University, Suite 423

Montreal, QC, H3A 2A7 Citizenship: Canada & U.S.A.

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Child welfare policy and practice

Dynamic processes in child development

Social, familial and biological transactions underlying developmental well-being

Child maltreatment, adverse childhood experiences, and cumulative risk

Foster care placement trajectories and models of substitute care

POSITIONS

Canada Research Chair in Child Well-Being 2018-2025

(Tier 1, Renewable in 2025)

Full Professor of Social Work & (by courtesy) Pediatrics 2018-Present

& Psychiatry. McGill University, Montreal, QC

Theme Leader, Population Neuroscience & Brain Health, 2019-Present

Canadian Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives Initiative

Affiliated Faculty, Child Welfare & Well-Being 2018-Present

Research Unit, School of Social Work

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Chancellor’s Scholar in Child Well-Being 2015-2018

Associate Professor of Social Work and Pediatrics

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Associate Professor of Social Work, 2013 – 2015

Columbia University in the City of New York

(Tenured December 2014)

Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2006 – 2013

Columbia University in the City of New York

Affiliated Faculty, Columbia Population Center 2008 – 2015

Affiliated Faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Health 2008 - 2015

& Society Scholars Program

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI

Joint Ph.D. in Social Work and Developmental Psychology, December 2006

“Parent-infant relationship disturbances and child maltreatment in the early

years: The impact of risk and stress on parental perceptions and behavior”

Dissertation Co-Chairs: Arnold J. Sameroff & Susan C. McDonough

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI

Graduate Certificate in Development, Psychopathology &

Mental Health, December 2006

Involved completing a clinical placement and all foundation coursework from the

Clinical Child Psychology Ph.D. program

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY Ann Arbor, MI

Master of Arts in Developmental Psychology, 2003

Master’s Thesis: From attachment to peer relationships: Differing pathways

for boys and girls.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Ann Arbor, MI

Master of Social Work, 2001

Major Concentration: Social Policy and Evaluation with Children and Youth

Minor Concentration: Interpersonal Practice with Children and Youth

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO London, ON

Master of Science in Zoology, 2001

Molecular Developmental Genetics Program

Master’s Thesis: The regulation of Zebrafish Novel Band 4.1-Like Protein 4,

and its role in cell-signaling and differentiation.

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO London, ON

Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Biology, 1998

CURRENT RESEARCH FUNDING

Principal Investigator, “CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN CHILD WELL-BEING,” 10/1/2018 – 9/30/2025. Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council, Canada. $1,400,000 CAD. Renewable in 2025. Principal Investigator, “NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DATA PORTAL AND REPORTING,” 7/1/2018 - 6/30/2019. NJ Department of Children and Families. $500,000 USD. Renewable. Principal Investigator, “NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH SUPPORT,” 7/1/2018 - 6/30/2019. NJ Department

of Children and Families. $215,000 USD, Renewable.

Principal Investigator, “CHILDREN IN LIMBO: A TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT INSTABILITY,” 7/1/2014-6/30/2019. WT Grant Foundation Faculty Scholar Awardee with additional minority postdoctoral fellow mentoring supplement. $447,500 USD.

Principal Investigator, NJ State Evaluation Site, “FEDERAL QUALITY IMRPOVEMENT

CENTER (QIC): ADOPTION DISRUPTION SUPPORT in New Jersey,” 7/1/2015 -

10/31/2019. Children’s Bureau, Administration of Children and Families. $300,000 USD.

Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Bosk), “INTEGRATING SUBSTANCE ABUSE

TREATMENT WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE: EVALUATION OF THE

CENTER FOR GREAT EXPECTATIONS INTRODUCTION OF THE ARC TRAINING

MODEL,” 1/1/2017-9/30/2021. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,

Grant #SM63062. $200,000 USD

PREVIOUS RESEARCH FUNDING

Principal Investigator, “NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DATA PORTAL AND REPORTING,” 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2018. NJ Department of Children and Families. $500,000. Renewable. Principal Investigator, “NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH SUPPORT,” 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2018. NJ Department

of Children and Families. $280,000, Renewable.

Principal Investigator, “NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

NEEDS ASSESSMENT,” 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2017. NJ Department of Children and Families.

$219,216.

Principal Investigator, “NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DATA REPORTING,” 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2017. NJ Department of Children and Families. $274,519.

Principal Investigator, “NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT,” 7/1/2015 - 6/30/2016. NJ Department of Children and Families. $136,000.

Principal Investigator, “COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN JORDAN,” 7/1/2013 –

9/30/2014. UNICEF. $471,204 (with Co-PI’s Craig Schwalbe and Robin Gearing, CUSSW)

Principal Investigator, “THE COMMUNITY-FAMILY INTEGRATION TEAMS (C-FIT) PROJECT: HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN TRANSITIONING FROM INSTITUTIONAL- TO FAMILY-BASED CARE IN THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN,” 7/1/13-6/30/15. INCITE Center Global Grant Program, Columbia University. $35,843

Principal Investigator, “COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN JORDAN,” 3/21/12 –

7/1/13. UNICEF. $332,376 (with Co-PI’s Craig Schwalbe and Robin Gearing, CUSSW)

Principal Investigator, “COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN JORDAN,” 09/09/10 –

03/20/12. UNICEF. $264,288 (with Co-PI’s Craig Schwalbe and Robin Gearing, CUSSW)

Principal Investigator, “COMMUNITY STIGMA SURROUNDING INSTITUTIONAL CARE IN

JORDAN.” 06/01/11 – 05/01/12. $12,685 (with Co-PI’s Schwalbe and Gearing, CUSSW)

Co-Investigator, “PARENTING MATTERS: THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CONTEXT OF

PARENTING CHILDREN WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS,” 05/01/09 -

05/01/12, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), $876,266 (PI Lucy Lach, McGill

University)

Principal Investigator, “EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

TRACKING FOR THE STEPS TO SUCCESS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM,”

12/15/07 – 12/15/10. The Children’s Aid Society of New York City. $33,000.

Principal Investigator, “NEURAL CORRELATES OF CHANGE PROCESSES IN FOSTER

CARE,” 06/01/07 – 06/01/09. Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program.

$25,000 (with Co-PI’s Geraldine Downey and Kevin Ochsner at Columbia Dept. of

Psychology)

Principal Investigator, “FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

INITIATIVES AND CHILD PLACEMENT STABILITY,” 10/01/08 – 12/30/09. New Yorkers

for Children and The Administration for Children’s Services of New York City. $27,000.

Principal Investigator, “CUMULATIVE RISK AND EARLY CHILD MALTREATMENT,”

06/01/03 – 05/31/06. Junior Faculty Research Grant, National Poverty Center. $10,000.

Principal Investigator, “CUMULATIVE RISK AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASE

DECISIONS,” 05/01/03 – 04/30/06. Canadian Center of Excellence in Child Welfare Research.

$10,000

Principal Investigator, “CUMULATIVE ECOLOGICAL RISK MODEL OF

MALTREATMENT AND CHILD OUTCOMES,” 05/01/05 – 04/30/07. WK Kellogg

Foundation. $10,000

PUBLICATIONS

Published/Forthcoming Peer-Reviewed Articles (post docs/students/trainees underlined)

Stepleton, K., McMahon, S., Potter, C., & MacKenzie, M.J. (In press). Prior sexual victimization

and disclosure of campus sexual violence among college students. Journal of College Counseling.

Stepleton, K., Bosk, E.A., Duron, J., Greenfield, B., Ocasio, K., & MacKenzie, M. (2018).

Exploring associations between maternal adverse childhood experiences and child behavior. Children and Youth Services Review, 95, 80-87. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.027

Rolock, N., White, K., Ocasio, K., Zhang, L., MacKenzie, M.J., & Fong, R. (2018). A

comparison of foster care reentry after adoption in two large states. Research on Social Work Practice. doi: 10.1177/1049731518783857

MacKenzie, M.J., Schwalbe, C.S., Gearing, R.E., Ibrahim, R.W., Conway, A.E., Brewer, K.B., Bint

Shaker, Z., & Al-Makhamreh, S.S. (2017). Dysregulated infant temperament and caregiver warmth in Jordanian orphanages: The importance of considering goodness-of-fit. Children and Youth Services Review, 82, 400-406.

Gearing, R.E., Schwalbe, C.S., MacKenzie, M.J., Ibrahim, R.W., Bushnaq, S., & Brewer, K.B.

(2017). C-FIT Adolescent Diversion Program: A Behavioral Intervention Pilot Test for

Delinquent Offenders. International Social Work, 60(5), 1111-1125.

Brewer, K.B., MacKenzie, M.J., Schwable, C.S., Gearing, R.E., & Ibrahim, R. (2017).

Community attitudes toward unwed adolescent mothers in need of care and protection in

Jordan: Could community-based alternatives to institutional placement reduce stigma.

International Social Work, 60(4), 861-868.

MacKenzie, M.J., Bosk, E.A., Zeanah, C.H. (2017). Separating families at the border –

Consequences for children’s health and well-being. New England Journal of Medicine,

376, 2314-2315.1

Gearing, R.E., Schwalbe, C.S., MacKenzie, M.J., Brewer, K.B., & Ibrahim, R.W. (2015).

Assessment of adolescent mental health and behavioral problems in institutional care:

Discrepancies between staff and adolescent reports. Administration and Policy in Mental

Health and Mental Health Services Research, 42, 279-287. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-

0568-y

1 As of July 24, 2017 (nejm.org), in only 5 weeks from publication date, this article was noted by the New England Journal of Medicine as in the 91%ile all-time in their page view and coverage metrics of all NEJM articles, and in the 99%ile compared to articles in other medical journals.

Schneider, W., MacKenzie, M.J., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2015) Parent and child

reporting of corporal punishment: New evidence from the Fragile Families and Child

Wellbeing Study. Child Indicators Research, 8, 347-358. doi: 10.1007/s12187-014-9258-2

MacKenzie, M.J., Nicklas, E., Brooks-Gun, J., & Waldfogel, J. (2015). Spanking and child

externalizing behavior across the first 9 years-of-life: Evidence for transactional processes

involving cumulative risk. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44, 658-669. DOI:

10.1007/s10964-014-0114-y 2

Gearing, R.E., Brewer, K.B., Elkins, J., Ibrahim, R.W., MacKenzie, M.J., & Schwalbe, C.S.

(2015). Prevalence and correlates of PTSD, depression, and suicidality in Jordanian youth

in institutional care. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 203, 175-181.

Arim, R.G., Garner, R.E., Kohen, D.E., Lach, L.M., Brehaut, J.C., MacKenzie, M.J., & Rosenbaum, P.L.

(2015). Psychosocial functioning in children with Neurodevelopmental disorders and externalizing behavior problems. Disability & Rehabilitation, 37, 345-354. DOI:10.3109/ 09638288.2014.919361

Gearing, R.E., MacKenzie, M.J., Schwalbe, C.S., Brewer, K.B., Ibrahim, R.W. (2015). Stigma and

depression treatment in Jordan. Community Mental Health Journal, 51, 111-117.

MacKenzie, M.J., Nicklas, E., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Waldfogel J. (2014). Repeated exposure to

harsh parenting on child externalizing behavior across the first decade of life: A

moderating role for cumulative risk. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38, 1895-1901.

MacKenzie, M.J., Gearing, R.E., Schwalbe, C.S., Ibrahim, R.W., Brewer, K.B., Al-Sharaihah, R.

(2014). Child mental health in Jordanian orphanages: Effect of placement change on

behavior and caregiving. BMC: Pediatrics, 14, 1173. DOI: 10.1186/s12887-014-0316-1

Conway, A., McDonough, S. C., MacKenzie, M. J., Miller, A. L., Dayton, C., Rosenblum, K.. Muzik, M.

& Sameroff, A. J. (2014). Maternal sensitivity and latency to positive emotion following challenge: Pathways through effortful control. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35, 274-284. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21445

Gearing, R.E., MacKenzie, M.J., Schwalbe, C.S., Brewer, K.B., & Ibrahim, R.W. (2013). Prevalence of

mental health and behavioral problems in adolescents in institutional care in Jordan. Psychiatric Services, 64, 196-200.

Conway, A.E., McDonough, S.C., MacKenzie, M.J., Follet, C., & Sameroff, A.J. (2013) Stress- related changes in toddlers and their mothers following the attack of September 11th. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 83, 536-544.

2 Article was awared the SSWR 2017 Excellence in Research Award for top article in the field for the year, and written up in June 2016 article in the New York Times, https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/27/the-connections-between-spanking-and-aggression/?_r=0

Schawlbe, C.S., Gearing, R.E., MacKenzie, M.J., Brewer, K.B., & Ibrahim, R.W. (2013). The impact of length of placement on self-reported mental health problems in detained Jordanian youth. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 36, 107-112.

MacKenzie, M.J., Nicklas, E., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2013). Spanking and child

development across the first decade of life. Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1227 3

Gearing, R.E., Schwalbe, C.S., Mackenzie, M.J., Brewer, K.B., Ibrahim, R.W., Olimat, H.S., Al-

Makhamreh, S.S., Mian, I., & Al-Krenawi, A. (2013). Adaptation and translation of mental health interventions in Middle Eastern Arab countries: A systematic review of barriers to and strategies for effective treatment implementation. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 59, 671-681.

MacKenzie, M.J., Liu, D., & Sameroff, A.J. (2013). Moving beyond the child care debate toward

implications for social and political agendas. Children & Youth Services Review, 35, 3-6.

Garner, R. E., Arim, R. G., Kohen, D. E., Lach, L. M., MacKenzie, M. J., Brehaut J. C., & Rosenbaum, P. L. (2013). Parenting children with neurodevelopmental disorders and/or behaviour problems. Child: Care, Health & Development, 39, 412-421.

Schwalbe, C.S., Ibrahim, R., Brewer, K., MacKenzie, M.J., & Gearing R.E. (2013). Is program

structure related to stigma and community acceptance of justice-involved adolescents?

Children and Youth Services Review, 35, 871-876.

Gearing, R.E., Brewer, K.B., Schwalbe, C.S., MacKenzie, M.J., Ibrahim, R. (2013). Stigma

and adolescents with Psychosis in the Middle East: Implications for engaging in mental health treatment. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 201, 68-71.

Nicklas, E., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2013). Intimate Partner Violence and Risk for Child Neglect in a Community Sample of Fragile Families. Journal of Family Violence, 28, 17-29.

MacKenzie, M.J., Brewer, K.B., Schwalbe, C.S.J., Gearing, R.E., Ibrahim, R.W., Batayneh, J.,

Darwish, D.M., Al-Kharabsheh, J., & Al-Zu’bi, M.H. (2012). Foster care as a viable

alternative to institutional care in the Middle East: Community acceptance and stigma

across type of placement in Jordan. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,

33(6), 517-521.

3 As of March 13, 2013 in the Altmetrics influence measure in the scientific database Scopus this article placed 4th out of 4,387 articles all-time (top .09%) tracked from the journal Pediatrics for exposure in traditional and new media. More generally it placed 893rd out of the 1,951,077 articles (top .05%) across all journal articles ever tracked by Altmetric. The study was featured in the New York Times, The LA Times, Healthday.com (a health wire service that receives 20-25 million page views for typical articles), CBS News, NBC News, the Today Show, an editorial from the Editor of Pediatrics, US News, the Daily Mail, Reuters, among many other print, t.v., and online sources. I was also invited to write an op-ed piece for CNN.com, which was shared over 18000 times on Facebook and other social media informing public discussions on parental discipline.

Tucker, D. J., & MacKenzie, M. J. (2012). Attachment theory and change processes in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2208-2219.

Arim, R.G., Garner, R.E., Brehaut, J.C., Lach, L.M., MacKenzie, M.J., Rosenbaum, P., & Kohen, D.E.

(2012). Contextual influences of parenting behaviors for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: Results from a Canadian national survey. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34, 2222-2233.

MacKenzie, M. J., Nicklas, E., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2012). Corporal punishment

and child behavioral and cognitive outcomes through 5 years-of-age: Evidence from a contemporary urban birth cohort study. Infant and Child Development, 21, 3-33. 4

Schwalbe, C.S., Gearing, R.E., Mackenzie, M.J., Brewer, K., & Ibrahim, R. (2012). A meta-

analysis of experimental studies of diversion programs for juvenile offenders. Clinical Psych Review, 32, 26-33.

MacKenzie, M. J., Kotch, J. B., Lee, L. C., Augsberger, A., & Hutto, N. (2011). The cumulative ecological risk model of child maltreatment and child behavioral outcomes: Reconceptualizing reported maltreatment as risk factor. Children & Youth Services Review, 33, 2392-2398.

Marcus, S., Lopes, J.F., McDonough, S., MacKenzie, M.J., Flynn, H., Neal Jr., C.R., Gahagan, S.,

Volling, B., Kaciroti, N., & Vazquez, M. (2011). Depressive symptoms during pregnancy: Impact on neuroendocrine and neonatal outcomes. Infant Behavior & Dev, 34, 26-34.

MacKenzie, M.J., Kotch, J.B., & Lee, L-C. (2011). Toward a cumulative ecological risk model for the etiology of child maltreatment. Children & Youth Services Review, 33, 1638-1648. 5

Gearing, R.E., Townsend, L., MacKenzie, M.J., & Charach, A. (2011). Reconceptualizing adherence: Six phases of dynamic adherence. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 19, 177-189.

MacKenzie, M.J., Nicklas, E., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Waldfogel, J. (2011). Who spanks infants and

toddlers? Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study. Children & Youth Services Review, 33, 1364-1373.

MacKenzie, M. J., & Tucker, D. J. (2010). Death and Taxes: Child Health and the State Tax

Freedom race. Children & Youth Services Review, 32(12), 1803-1806.

4 Article featured in Nov 2016 letter from US Secretary of Education to all states urging them to ban corporal punishment in schools. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/king-sends-letter-states-calling-end-corporal-punishment-schools and https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/files/corporal-punishment-dcl-11-22-2016.pdf 5 Study highlighted in May 3, 2013 briefing to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, Pensions (H.E.L.P.) Committee co-sponsored by Senators Burr and Alexander by the PIs of the 21-year LONGSCAN project as the first of two key findings from the larger study that “we can identify children who are at risk for abuse and neglect from the moment they are born.”

Krawetz, R.., MacKenzie, M. J., Sun, Q., Walton, P. A., & Kelly, G. M. (2006). Gα13 activation

rescues Moesin-depletion induced apoptosis in F9 Teratocarcinoma cells. Experimental Cell Research, 312, 3224-3240.

Sameroff, A. J., & MacKenzie, M. J. (2003). A quarter century of the transactional model of child

development: How have things changed? Zero-to-three, 24, 14-22.

Sameroff, A. J., & MacKenzie, M. J. (2003). Research strategies for capturing transactional

models of development: The limits of the possible. Development and Psychopathology,

15, 613-640.6

Published Chapters

MacKenzie, M.J., & McDonough, S.C. (2009). Transactions between perception and reality:

Maternal beliefs and infant regulatory behavior. In A.J. Sameroff (Ed), The Transactional Model of Development: How children and contexts shape each other (pp 35-54). Washington: APA Books.

Books in Preparation

Committee on Developing Indicators of Educational Equity, National Academies of Sciences,

Engineering, and Medicine (Forthcoming in 2019). Developing Indicators of Educational Equity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Published Editorials/Book Reviews

MacKenzie, M. J. 2006. Understanding and defining family violence in a global context.

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 27(3), 278-279. PRESENTATIONS 2019 Stepleton, K., Bosk, E.A., Duron, J., Greenfield, B., Ocasio, K., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2019). The

effect of mother’s adverse childhood experiences on children’s internalizing and externalizing behavior. Paper to be presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA

6 Reprinted in Social and Emotional Development Edited by W.M. Bukowski, B. Laursen, & K.H. Rubin. 2008. Taylor and Francis Group. A four Volume selection of 99 seminal articles chosen as “the most influential and fundamental research” spanning over 60 years in the area of child social development.

Bosk, E., Williams-Butler, A., Gale, A., Ruisard, D., Bruce, C., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2019).

Frontline staff characteristic and internal capacity for trauma-informed practice: Implications for the adoption and implementation of trauma-informed care. Paper to be presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA

Golden, K., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2019). An exploratory study of the predictive effect of child

behavior on working alliance among foster parents: The amplifying effect of kin. Poster to be presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA

Fay, K.P., Ocasio, K., Stepleton, K., Bosk, E.A., Williams-Butler, A., Duron, J., Gale, A., &

MacKenzie, M.J. (2019). An experimental test of two survey incentive conditions with child welfare staff. Paper to be presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA.

2018 Stepleton, K., Fay, K., Ocasio, K., Williams-Butler, A., Gale, A., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2018).

Improving Response Rates for Child Welfare Staff Surveys: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Roundtable presented at American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, LA.

Stepleton, K., Elkins, J., Morton, C., Bosk, E., Simmel, C., Ocasio, K., Duron, J., Van Alst, D., &

MacKenzie, M.J. (2018). Continuity in maltreatment typology for repeat victimization in childhood. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA

Stepleton, K., McMahon, S., Potter, C., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2018). Prior sexual victimization and

disclosure of campus sexual violence among college students. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Francisco, CA

MacKenzie, M.J. (2018). Exploring transactional theory in applied domains. Invited address

at McGill University School of Social Work, Montreal, QC. 2016 MacKenzie, M.J., (2016). The place of child effects in transactional models of development.

Invited talk at the Center for Child Well-Being, Princeton University. MacKenzie, M.J., Nicklas, E., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2016). Genetic moderation of

the association between harsh parenting and child aggression. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C.

2015 Brewer, K.B., Gearing, R.E., Elkins, J., Ibrahim, R.W., MacKenzie, M.J., Schwalbe, C.S. (2015).

Prevalence and correlates of depression, PTSD, and suicidality among adolescents in institutional care in Jordan. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA.

Brewer, K.B., Gearing, R.E., MacKenzie, M.J., Schwalbe, C.S., & Ibrahim, R.W. (2015). Assessment of

adolescent mental health and behavioral problems in residential care: Discrepancies between staff-reported CBCL scores and adolescent reported YSR scores. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA.

MacKenzie, M.J. (2015). Transactional models and applied domains. Invited keynote address

at the annual meeting of New York Zero-To-Three. New York, NY. 2014 Brewer, K.B., Gearing, R.E., Elkins, J. E., Ibrahim, R.W., MacKenzie, M.J., & Schwalbe, C.S. (2014)

“Prevalence and correlates of PTSD, depression, and suicidality in Jordanian youth in institutional care.” Poster presented at XVI World Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain.

Brewer, K.B., Gearing, R.E., Schwalbe, C.S., MacKenzie, M.J., & Ibrahim, R.W. (2014) “Assessment of

adolescent mental health and behavioral problems in institutional care: Discrepancies between staff-reported CBCL scores and adolescent-reported YSR scores.” Poster presented at XVI World Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain.

MacKenzie, M.J. (2014) “Transactional perspectives on child welfare: The role of theory in

thinking about child protection and well-being.” Invited talk for the Pennsylvania State University Network on Child Protection and Well-Being, Departments of Psychology, and Department of Human Development and Family Studies. State College, PA

MacKenzie, M.J. (2014) “Exploring transactions in applied domains: From harsh

parenting to out-of-home care.” Invited talk at Rutgers University School of Social Work. New Brunswick, NJ

MacKenzie, M.J. (2014) “Transactional models and applied domains” Invited talk at

the 50th Anniversary Seminar Series for the Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

2013 Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., & Ibrahim, R. W. (January 2013)

“Developing Culturally-Congruent Interventions for Unwed Adolescent Mothers in Need of Care and Protection in Jordan: Can Community-Based Alternatives to Institutional Placement Reduce Stigma?” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Diego, CA.

MacKenzie, M.J. (May 2013). A transactional model of placement instability: Lessons from

the U.S. and Jordan child welfare systems. Invited Keynote Address at the National Association of Social Workers - NJ meeting in Atlantic City, NJ.

Brewer, K. B., MacKenzie, M. J., Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., & Ibrahim, R. W. (January 2013) “Possible Selves and Risk Behavior Among Adolescents in Conflict with the Law in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Diego, CA.

MacKenzie, M.J. (March 2013). Developing community alternatives to institutional care in

the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Invited talk at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, NY, NY.

MacKenzie, M.J. (April 2013). Transactional models of parental disciplinary practices across the first decade of life. Invited talk at the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study working group meeting, Princeton University.

2012 MacKenzie, M.J., Schwalbe, C.S., Gearing, R.E., Ibrahim, R.W., Brewer, K.B., Khasawneh, M.,

Shabaneh, M., Shareaha, R. (2012). The caregiving context of hopefulness and wellbeing for children in institutional care in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Symposium paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.

Gearing, R.E., MacKenzie, M.J., Schwalbe, C.S., Ibrahim, R.W., Brewer, K.B., Higley, N., Olimat,

H., & Al-Makhamreh, S. (2012). Core components of effective cultural translation and adaptation of evidence-based interventions in the Middle East. Symposium paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.

Schwalbe, C.S., Gearing, R.E., MacKenzie, M.J., Ibrahim, R.W., Brewer, K.B., Khasawneh, M.,

Khrabisheh, M., & Talloul M.A. (2012). Diversion from juvenile justice processing: A 30 year meta-analysis of intervention effects. Symposium paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.

MacKenzie, M.J., Nicklas, E., Waldfogel, J., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2012). Who is left spanking? Harsh corporal punishment and child behavioral and cognitive outcomes through 5 years of age. Symposium paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.

Brewer, K.B., MacKenzie, M.J., Gearing, R.E., Schwalbe, C.S., Ibrahim, R.W., & Al-Amad, Z.

(2012). Future orientation and risk behavior among adolescents in conflict with the law in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.

2011 MacKenzie, M.J., Gearing, R.G., Schwalbe, C. (2011). Community-based diversion alternatives to

institutional care in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Invited address to a UNICEF roundtable of State Aid agencies including Canada, U.S.A., Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and Belgium in Amman, Jordan.

MacKenzie, M.J. (2011). A transactional model of foster care placement instability. Invited

address at Adelphi University, NY. MacKenzie, M.J. (2011). Transactional perspectives on the rearing experiences of children in

out-of-home care. Faculty development series talk at Columbia University School of Social Work.

Thomason, E., McDonough, S. C., MacKenzie, M. J., Volling, B. L., Lopez, J. F., Marcus, S., Flynn, &

Vazquez, D. M. (2011). The contribution of infant and maternal characteristics to infant behavior during the Still-Face Paradigm. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Freeark. K., Rosenblum, K., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2011). Adoptive fathers’ comfort discussing

adoption from early to middle childhood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Arim, R.G., Kohen, D.E., Garner, R., Lach, L.M., MacKenzie, M.J., Brehaut, J.C., & Rosenbaum,

P.L. (2011). Longitudinal associations between parenting behaviors and child psychosocial outcomes for children with complex health conditions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

MacKenzie, M.J., (2011). Parental Working Models and relationship cognitions:

Transactions with environmental stressors and child behavior. Discussant for a symposium presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Gearing, R. E., Townsend, L., MacKenzie, M., & Charach, A. (March 2011). Reconceptualizing

Medication Adherence: Six Phases of Dynamic Adherence. To be presented at the 19th

European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA), Translating Research Into Care, Vienna, Austria.

2010 MacKenzie, M.J. 2010. Psychosocial needs among Institutionalized children and youth in

the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. An invited address to the Jordanian Mental Health and Psychosocial Services Organization.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2010. Community-based alternatives to institutional care in Jordan. An

invited address at Jordan University, Amman, Jordan. MacKenzie, M.J. 2010. How does stress get under the skin? The accumulation of risk and

early caregiving experiences. An invited Keynote address at 4th Annual International Social Work Day conference in Amman, Jordan.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2010. Physiological links between environmental risk and child behavioral regulation. Invited address at Columbia University Middle East Research Center (CUMERC) in Amman, Jordan to Jordanian academics, Government officials, and representatives of various NGO’s.

MacKenzie, M.J., Dior-McKinley, B., Harmon, S., & Morgan, L. 2010. The African American

Male Initiative: The importance of future orientation and goodness-of-fit. Paper presented as part of a symposium at the Society for Research in Adolescence (SRA), Philadelphia, PA.

Garner, R., Arim, R., Kohen, D., Lach, L., Brehaut, J., MacKenzie, M., & Rosenbaum, P. 2010. Differences in parenting behavior for children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders and behavior problems. Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, New York, NY.

Arim, R. G., Garner, R. E., Kohen D. E., Lach, L. M., Brehaut, J. C., MacKenzie, M. J. et al. (2010,

November). Differences in parenting behaviors for children with and without developmental disabilities and behaviour problems. Poster session presented at the 8th Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance Network's (CCASN) Scientific Meeting. Ottawa, ON.

2009 MacKenzie, M.J. 2009. Attachment and change in childhood. Invited presentation at

Department of Psychology, Teacher’s College, New York, NY. MacKenzie, M.J., Augsberger, A., & Hutto, N. 2009. Infant maltreatment and the targeting of

early Interention. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA.

Grili, S., Augsberger, A., & MacKenzie, M.J. 2009. The importance of behavioral context on placement stability for children in foster care. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA.

Freeark, K., Rosenblum, K. & MacKenzie, M.J. 2009. Family processes and child behavior

problems from early to middle childhood in families with internationally adopted children. Paper presented at the biannual meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Denver, CO.

2008 MacKenzie, M.J. 2008. Early child maltreatment and the impact of stress on caregiver

representations of infant behavior. Poster presented at the Zero-To-Three National Training Institute in the Leadership Fellows Symposium.

MacKenzie, M.J., & McDonough, S.C. 2008. Physiological links between maternal perceptions and

caregiving behavior and child behavioral regulation. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C.

McDonough, S.C., & MacKenzie, M.J. 2008. Goodness-of-fit effects on caregiving behavior: Infant

regulatory behavior and maternal perceptions. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2008. A Biopsychosocial Model of Placement Instability in the Child Welfare

System. Invited presentation at the Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Montreal, QC.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2008. Children in Limbo: Implications of Foster Care Placement Breakdown for the Legal System Invited address to the National Conference of the Association des Centres Jeunesse du Quebec.

2007 MacKenzie, M.J. 2007. Child Protective Services Decision Making Processes and Racial

Disparities. Invited workshop presented at the Racial Overrepresentation in the Child Welfare System Conference, Columbia University, NY, NY.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2007. The Child Right to Protection Realized: Best practices and lessons

learned. Invited presenter and Session Chair at the Child Rights Working Group conference at Columbia University Law School.

2006 MacKenzie, M. J., McDonough, S. C., Rosenblum, K. L., & Sameroff, A. J. 2006. Goodness-of-fit

effects on caregiving behavior: Moderation of links to infant crying and maternal perceptions. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the International Society on Infancy Studies (ISIS), Kyoto, Japan.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2006. Attachment and Change Processes in Foster Care. Invited presentation at

the Center for Human Growth and Development Colloquia Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2006. Reconceptualizing child abuse and neglect: Toward a cumulative

ecological risk model of maltreatment. Invited presentation at the Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2006. Toward a cumulative ecological risk model of child maltreatment. Invited

presentation at the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, IL.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2006. A cumulative ecological risk model of child maltreatment: Understanding maltreatment as developmental process. Invited presentation at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

2005 Freeark, K., Rosenblum, K. L., MacKenzie, M. J., & Schooler D. E. 2005. What makes us a family?

Family processes that promote emotional competence and a sense of belonging in young adopted children. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Atlanta, GA.

MacKenzie, M. J., & Kotch, J. B. 2005. Reconceptualizing risk and child maltreatment. Paper

presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Miami, FL.

MacKenzie, M. J., & McDonough, S. C. 2005. The difficult baby and the eye of the beholder: A role

for Social Work in Infant Mental Health. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Miami, FL.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2005. Reconceptualizing child abuse and neglect: Toward a cumulative

ecological risk model of maltreatment. Invited presentation at the School of Social Work and the Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Montreal, QC.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2005. The Impact of Ecological Risk and Maternal Relationship

Representations on Perceptions of Infant Crying, Feeding, and Sleeping Behavior. Invited presentation at Clinical Research Rounds, Montreal Children’s Hospital Research Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2005. Research strategies for capturing transactional models of development.

Invited presentation at the Center for Development and Mental Health Workshop Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2005. Positive perspectives on adolescent Development: A reply to Eccles. Invited discussant at the Development, Psychopathology, and Mental Health: Perspectives on Positive Development Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

2004 Lilius, J. M., & MacKenzie, M. J. 2004. Equity Sensitivity and helping behavior in the workplace.

Poster presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association (APA), Honolulu, HA.

Muzik, M., MacKenzie, M. J., Rosenblum, K. L., McDonough, S. C., Sameroff, A. J., & Liberzon, I.

2004. Links between maternal anxiety, mother-infant interaction, and child stress regulation. Poster presented at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Conference, New York, NY.

MacKenzie, M. J., & Johnson, E. I. 2004. Overrepresentation of minority children in the foster

care system: Is there bias on the part of minority caseworkers? Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA.

Tucker, D. J., & MacKenzie, M. J. 2004. Attachment theory and change processes in foster care.

Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA.

MacKenzie, M.J., & McDonough, S.C. 2004. The development of self-regulation in the context of

early relationships. Invited presentation at the Fussy Baby Network Second National Meeting, Erikson Institute, Chicago, Il.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2004. Attachment theory and foster care placement dynamics. Invited address

at the conference on Future research directions in Child Welfare; University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work. Toronto, Canada.

MacKenzie, M.J., & McDonough, S.C. 2004. Crybabies, night-wakers and fussy eaters: Are these

babies at risk for later mental health problems? Invited presentation at the Fussy Baby Network First National Meeting, Erikson Institute, Chicago, Il.

MacKenzie, M.J. 2004. Exploring the physiological link between early mother-infant

relationship quality and later behavioral problems. Invited presentation at the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology Didactic Speaker Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2003 MacKenzie, M. J., McDonough, S. C., and Sameroff, A. J. 2003. Maternal perceptions of infant

crying and sleeping problems and toddler behavioral outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Tampa, FL.

MacKenzie, M. J., Kotch, J. B., & Lee, L. C. 2003. A cumulative ecological risk model of child maltreatment. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Tampa, FL.

MacKenzie, M. J., & Lilius, J. M. 2003. Equity sensitivity and helping behavior. Poster presented

at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Toronto, ON.

MacKenzie, M. J., & Johnson, E. I. 2003. Minority status and child protective services case decision making. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Toronto, ON.

Lilius, J. M. and MacKenzie, M. J. 2003. Toward a theory of helping in social work. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

MacKenzie, M. J., & Tucker, D. J. 2003. Path dependent processes in child welfare. Paper

presented at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

MacKenzie, M. J., McDonough, S. C., & Sameroff, A. J. 2003. Maternal perceptions of infant crying

as a target for intervention. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

MacKenzie, M. J., McDonough, S. C., & Sameroff, A. J. 2003. The physiological link between

ecological risk, mother-child relationships, and behavior regulation. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

2002

MacKenzie, M. J., & Shields, A. 2002. From attachment to peer acceptance: Differing pathways

for boys and girls. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) annual meeting, Ottawa, ON.

MacKenzie, M. J., & Lilius, J. M. 2002. Equity sensitivity and chosen field of study. Poster

Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society (APS), New Orleans, LA.

McDonough, S. C., Miller, A., & MacKenzie, M. J. 2002. Effect of depressed and anxious mothers

on their young infants. Paper presented at the World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

MacKenzie, M. J. 2002. The impact of state tax policy on measures of child health: Should we resent or celebrate our time spent toiling for the IRS? Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Lilius, J.M., & MacKenzie, M.J. 2002. Linking Equity Sensitivity to Interpersonal Helping and Altruism. Invited Presentation to the Organizational Psychology Area Speaker Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

2001 MacKenzie, M. J., & Lilius, J. M. 2001. A tale of two parties: Equity sensitivity in republicans and

democrats. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.

2000 MacKenzie, M. J., & Kelly, G. M. 2000. The differentiation of parietal endoderm is accompanied

by cytoskeletal reorganization. Invited paper presented at the University of Western Ontario, Graduate Research Forum, London, ON.

1999 MacKenzie, M.J. 1999. The Localization and Regulation of Zebrafish Novel Band 4.1-Like

Protein-4. Annual Molecular Genetics Unit Retreat, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.

1998 Mackenzie, M. J., Vascotto, S., Mangos, S., Skidmore, D., & Kelly, G. 1998. Does Novel Band 4.1-

Like Protein 4 link plasma membrane to cytoskeleton? Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Fourteenth International Symposium on Cellular Endocrinology: “Cell Signaling and the Cytoskeleton”. Lake Placid, NY.

Rosenblum, M. D., Vascotto, S. G., MacKenzie, M. J., Mangos, S., and Kelly, G. M. 1998. Does

Zebrafish Novel Band 4.1-Like Protein 4 participate in cell signaling? Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 1998 meeting on Zebrafish Development and Genetics. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

SPECIAL AWARDS OR HONORARY POSITIONS:

2018 – Present Selected as Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) by the Canadian Government

Tri-Council a 7-year renewable Federally endowed Chair.

2016 – Present Member, “Consensus Committee on Developing Indicators of Educational

Equity,” Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National

Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences & Education,

National Academy of Sciences.

2017 Society for Social Work and Research Excellence in Research Award

In conferring the award for article “Spanking and Children’s Externalizing

Behavior Across the First Decade of Life: Evidence for Transactional

Processes,” the Society recognizes outstanding social work research that

represents the highest scientific standards and advances knowledge.

2014-2019 Selected as a W.T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholar 2011-Present Appointed as a member of the Zero-to-Three Academy of Fellows 2010 Visiting Scholar Award and Research Grant from Columbia University

Middle-East Research Center (Declined) 2007-2009 Awarded an Early Career Leadership Solnit Fellowship from Zero-to-

Three the national infancy center. 2006 Early Career Investigator Award from the International Society on

Infant Studies. JOURNAL REVIEWING Associate Editor: Developmental Child Welfare (2018-Present) Consulting Editor: Research on Social Work Practice (2014-2018), Journal of Social Work Education (2006-2012) Ad hoc reviewer: Developmental Psychology, Child Development, Pediatrics, Development &

Psychopathology, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Maltreatment, Children & Youth Services Review, Social Development, Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Public Child Welfare, Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, Global Health Action, BMC: Psychiatry, and The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences

TEACHING AND MENTORING ACTIVITIES 2006-Present Served as Dissertation Sponsor for 2 completed PhD grads, as a committee

member for 12 other candidates, and as a PhD practicum supervisor for another student. Seven of these have been students in the Developmental Doctoral Program at Teacher’s College. Currently chair of 3.

2006-2015 Professor and Course Convener for MSW course Human Behavior in the

Social Environment, Columbia University Participated in the redesign of the course into an experimental format that has greatly improved the ratings of the course, as well as the launch for Spring 2015 of the new

required HBSE courses in Privilege, Oppression, Discrimination and Social Justice.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2011-Present Member of the Academy of Fellows of Zero-to-Three 2000-Present Member of the National Association of Social Workers 2001-Present Member of the Society for Social Work and Research 2001-Present Member of the World Association of Infant Mental Health 1999-Present Member of the Society for Research in Child Development COMMUNITY SERVICE Academy 2018-Present Lead, Population Neuroscience and Brain Health, Healthy Brains for

Healthy Lives Initiative, McGill University 2018-Present Member, Faculty Search Committee and BSW Program Committee,

McGill University School of Social Work 2017-Present Co-Director of the Child Advisory Network (childadvisorynetwork.org)

to support dissemination of best practices for the protection, welfare, and well-being of children in contact with homeland security

2016-2018 Faculty search committee Chair, Rutgers School of Social Work 2015-2016 Faculty search committee member, Rutgers School of Social Work 2015-2018 Member, Doctoral Executive Committee, Evaluation and Outcomes

Committee, and Rutgers New Brunswick Faculty Council 2014 Grant reviewer for Belgian National Grants Organization 2011-2014 Elected to Faculty Search Committee, Columbia University 2010-2012 Co-chair of Ethics Committee, Columbia University 2008-2010 Co-chair of MSW Admissions Committee

Elected Co-chair of the Tenurable Faculty Committee 2010-2015 Member: Associate Dean of Research Advisory Committee, Workload

Committee, Lecturer in Discipline Committee, Ad hoc Lecturer Search Committee, HBSE Committee, and School Coordinating Committee

2011-2013 MSW Capstone Committee 2007-2009 Member: Doctoral Committee, Doctoral Sub-Committee on GSAS

Review, Doctoral Sub-Committee on development of a Joint Doctoral Program in Social Science, Capstone Committee, ADR Advisory

2006-2008 Member: Curriculum Committee, Curriculum Sub-Committee on

Research/ Statistics On-line Course Development Community

2019-Present Elected by the Society for Research in Child Development Board of

Governors to the Policy Committee

2017 Hosted the spring meeting of the Doris Duke Charitable Trust Fellowship

for the Promotion of Child Well-Being

2016-Present Invited by the National Academy of Sciences to serve on its Committee on

Developing Indicators of Educational Equity.

2015-2017 Invited by the Commissioner of the NYC Administration for Children’s

Services to serve on their Foster/Adoptive Parent Recruitment, Support and Retention Workgroup.

2015-Present Invited by the President of the Society for Research in Child

Development (SRCD) to serve on SRCD’s Branding and Outreach Taskforce for the 21st Century (SRCD21c)

2014-Present Elected to the Steering Committee of the University-Based Child and

Family Policy Consortium, a collective of 34 universities working with the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) to advance policy-relevant child development research

2014-Present Invited by President of the Society for Research in Adolescence (SRA)

to serve on SRA’s Social Policy Committee 2013-2015 Member of Mayor De Blasio’s New York City Advisory Council on Child

Well-Being, advising on Universal Early Childhood and After School Programs, Chaired by Jeff Sachs. 7

2013-2016 Research Advisory Board, Fontana Center, New York Foundling

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2013-Present Member of the Wicked Problems in Child Welfare working group along with colleagues at UNC, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Chicago, Oklahoma.

2012-2014 Expert Advisory Panel leader for Inwood House’s program for pregnant

and parenting teens in foster care 2010-2015 Training Development and Evaluation, Children’s Corps 2007-2014 Expert Consultant to the New York Children’s Aid Society for their

developmental support programs for children 2007-2009 Steering committee member for the Administration for Children’s

Services in NYC for their Preparing Youth for Adulthood initiative