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Sandra Y. Nay McCourt
Curriculum Vitae
Sandra Y. Nay McCourt
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Duke Box 90545, Durham, NC 27708-0545 (919) 613-9362 (office) 
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- Education
Master of Arts in Psychology Duke University 2009 Certificate in Education Policy Research Duke University 2009 Certificate in Psychology Columbia University 2005 Juris Doctor University of Michigan Law School 1996 Bachelor of Arts in Classical Greek & Political Science DePauw University 1994 PhD in Clinical Psychology (in progress) Duke University
- Professional Experience / Employment History
- Duke University
- Instructor, Psychology and Neuroscience, Summer 2010
- Psy 170S-02, Special Topics: Mass Media and Mental Illness
- Teaching Assistant, Public Policy Studies, Spring 2010
- PubPol/CCS 210S, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Contemporary Children’s Issues, Professor: Dr. Kenneth Dodge
- Columbia University
- Research Assistant, Social Psychology Program, 2004 - 2005
- Social Relations Lab, Supervisor: Dr. Geraldine Downey
- Barnard College
- Research Affiliate, Department of Psychology, 2004 - 2005
- Affect and Relationships Lab, Supervisor: Dr. Eshkol Rafaeli
- New York University
- Research Assistant, Community Psychology Program, 2003 - 2005
- Yoshikawa Lab, Supervisor: Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa
- Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
American Psychological Foundation, Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Fellowship, 2011 - 2012
Doris Duke Fellowship for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2011 - 2012
Phillip Jackson Baugh Fellowship, Duke University, 2011-2012
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Duke University, 2011
Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, 2011
NICHD Predoctoral Fellowship, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010 - 2011
Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, Duke University, 2010 - 2011
Claire Hamilton Conference Travel Award, August, 2006
Association for Psychological Science Travel Award, 2006
Claire Hamilton Conference Travel Award, May, 2006
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2006 - 2009
Spencer Education Science and Policy Fellowship, Duke University, 2006 - 2007
James B. Duke Fellowship, Duke University, 2005 - 2009
Phi Beta Kappa, DePauw University, 1994
Mortar Board National Honor Society, 1993
- Professional Service
- Co-Coordinator, Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture Series, Speakers Committee, Duke University, Center for Child and Family Policy, 2008 - 2009
- Graduate Student Representative, Duke University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Clinical Faculty Meeting, 2007 - 2008
- Professional Affiliations
American Psychological Association (APA)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
New York State Bar
- Presentations
- Crozier, J. C., Nay, S. Y., Miller-Johnson, S., Malone, P. S., Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. E., & Pettit, G. S. (2007, March). Childhood predictors and early adulthood outcomes of trajectories of externalizing behavior problems in a community sample. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Fite, J. E., Bates, J. E., Holtzworth-Munroe, A., Nay, S. Y., Dodge, K. A., & Pettit, G. S. (2007, March). Social information processing mediates the intergenerational transmission of romantic relationship conflict. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Nay, S. Y., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., Bates, J. E., & Holtzworth-Munroe, A. (2006, May). The influence of parental aggressive conflict and rejection sensitivity on relationship aggression. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Nay, S., Yoshikawa, H., Godfrey, E. B., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2005, August). Do welfare reform's effects on children differ for at-risk families? Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Gassman-Pines, A., Yoshikawa, H., & Nay, S. (2005, June). Can money buy you love? The relationship between dynamic employment characteristics, the New Hope Program, and entry into marriage. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Urbana, IL.
Gassman-Pines, A., Yoshikawa, H., & Nay, S. (2004, August). Wage growth, anti-poverty policy, and entry into marriage. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
- Publications (listed separately)
Last modified: 2011/12/19 - Crozier, J. C., Nay, S. Y., Miller-Johnson, S., Malone, P. S., Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. E., & Pettit, G. S. (2007, March). Childhood predictors and early adulthood outcomes of trajectories of externalizing behavior problems in a community sample. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.