CURRICULUM VITAE
MICHAEL J. MACKENZIE
Rutgers University, School of Social Work
390 George St. 7th Floor
New Brunswick, NJ, 08901
Email: michael.mackenzie@rutgers.edu
Citizenship: Canada & U.S.A.
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Dynamic Processes in Human Development over the Life Course Social, Familial and Biological Transactions in Developmental Psychopathology Early Child Maltreatment Prediction and Prevention Foster Care Placement Trajectories and Models of Group Care Child Welfare Policy and Practice POSITIONS Chancellor’s Scholar for Child Well-­‐Being 2015-­‐Present Associate Professor of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Associate Professor of Social Work, 2013 – 2015 Columbia University in the City of New York (Approved for tenure by Provost and President December, 2014) Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2006 – 2013 Columbia University in the City of New York Columbia Population Research Center Faculty 2013 – Present Affiliated Faculty, Columbia Population Research 2008 – 2013 Center 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, December 2006 Development, Psychopathology & Mental Health Certificate Program. Involved completing a clinical placement and foundation coursework from the Clinical Child Psychology Ph.D. program UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT 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 GRANTS 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. $350,000. PREVIOUS RESEARCH GRANTS 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 Brewer, K.B., MacKenzie, M.J., Schwable, C.S., Gearing, R.E., & Ibrahim, R. (In press). Community attitudes toward unwed adolescent mothers in need of care and protection in Jordan: Can community-­‐based alternatives to institutional placement reduce stigma. International Social Work. Gearing, R.E., Schwalbe, C.S., MacKenzie, M.J., Brewer, K.B., & Ibrahim, R.W. (In press). 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. doi: 10.1007/s10488-­‐014-­‐0568-­‐y Schneider, W., MacKenzie, M.J., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-­‐Gunn, J. (In Press) Parent and child reporting of corporal punishment: New evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Child Indicators Research. doi: 10.1007/s12187-­‐014-­‐9258-­‐2 Gearing, R.E., Brewer, K.B., Elkins, J., Ibrahim, R.W., MacKenzie, M.J., & Schwalbe, C.S. (In Press). Prevalence and correlates of PTSD, depression, and suicidality in Jordanian youth in institutional care. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 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 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). The effects of 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. 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 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. * 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. 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. 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. Tucker, D. J., & MacKenzie, M. J. (2012). Attachment theory and change processes in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2208-­‐2219. 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. * 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.” 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. 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. 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. 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. Peer-­Reviewed Manuscripts invited for Revision and Resubmission MacKenzie, M.J., Nicklas, E., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-­‐Gunn, J. Prevalence and predictors of spanking across the first decade of life. Invited for Revision at Academic Pediatrics. ** 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. 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. Dysregulated infant temperament and caregiver warmth in Jordanian orphanages: A mediating role for relational goodness-­‐of-­‐fit. Invited for Revision at Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. PRESENTATIONS (2006-­Present) 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. 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. 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. (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. 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. HONOURS AND AWARDS 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 Consulting Editor: Journal of Social Work Education (2006-­‐2012), Research on Social Work Practice (2014-­‐Present) Ad hoc reviewer: Developmental Psychology, 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. 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 2014 Grant reviewer for Belgian Grants Organization 2011-­‐2015 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 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 2015-­‐Present 2014-­‐Present 2014-­‐Present 2014-­‐Present 2013-­‐2015 2013-­‐Present 2013-­‐Present 2012-­‐2014 2010-­‐2012 MSW Capstone Committee Invited by the Commissioner of the NYC Administration for Children’s Services to serve on their Foster/Adoptive Parent Recruitment, Support and Retention Workgroup. 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 Invited by President of the Society for Research in Adolescence (SRA) to serve on SRA’s Social Policy Committee Invited partner to the Trinidad and Tobago Children’s Authority to consult on the introduction of Foster Care in the country. 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. Member of the Research Advisory Board, Fontana Center for Child Protection, New York Foundling Member of the Wicked Problems in Child Welfare working group along with colleagues at UNC, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Chicago, Oklahoma. Expert Advisory Panel leader for Inwood House’s program for pregnant and parenting teens in foster care Principal Investigator of the Children’s Corps Evaluation Training Development Co-­‐Chair, Children’s Corps 2007-­‐2014 2007-­‐2009 Expert Consultant to the New York Children’s Aid Society for their developmental support programs for children Working with ACS and contract agencies to organize a Child Welfare Collaborative from across Columbia and NYC community Steering committee member for the Administration for Children’s Services in NYC for their Preparing Youth for Adulthood initiative