EDUCATION

 

Doctor of Philosophy – Counseling Psychology                                                                                                                   1996

University of Houston (APA Accredited)

 

Master of Education – Counseling                                                                                                                                                               1991

University of Houston

 

Bachelor of Arts – Psychology                                                                                                                                                      1985

University of Texas at Austin

 

 

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

University of Houston                                                                                                                                                                  2013-present

All Kids Alliance

Director of Data Services and Research

 

Evaluation and Data Management Services, Inc.                                                                                     2007-2013

Houston, Texas

 

Decision Information Resources, Inc.                                                                                                                2000-2007

Houston, Texas

Senior Researcher

 

Houston Independent School District (HISD)                                                                                            1998-2000

Houston, Texas

Research Specialist

 

University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center                                                                                             1998

Center for Academic and Reading Skills

Senior Research Associate                                                                                                                                

 

University of Wisconsin-Madison                                                                                                                           1996-1997

Mental Health Services Research

Funded by the National Institute of Health

Postdoctoral Fellowship

 

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas                                                                                                            1994-1995

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Funded by the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Addiction

Predoctoral Research Fellowship

 

SUPERVISED COUNSELING EXPERIENCE

 

         Counseling and Testing Center

University of Georgia (APA Accredited)

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas                                                         Fall 2007-Spring 2015

Adjunct Faculty—Taught Statistics in the Social Sciences and Introduction to Research Methods courses in the Department of Social Sciences.

 

Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas                                                                                        Spring 2012

Visiting Assistant Professor—Taught General Psychology and Abnormal Psychology courses in the Department of Psychology.

 

University of Houston-Central, Houston, Texas                                                                                    Fall 2003

Adjunct Faculty—Taught doctoral students enrolled in the College of EducationÕs Program Evaluation Research course.

 

SELECTED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

 

McCoy, A. R. Evaluation of the 2009-2011 Rice University School Mathematics ProjectÕs Program for K-12 Mathematics Teachers, Rice University School Mathematics Project, July 2012.

 

McCoy, A. R. Rice University Mathematics Leadership Institute Summative Evaluation Report, Rice University School Mathematics Project, June 2011.

 

McCoy, A. R. Evaluation of the 2009-2010 Rice University School Mathematics ProjectÕs Program for K-12 Mathematics Teachers, Rice University School Mathematics Project, August 2010.

 

McCoy, A., Wilkinson, A., and Jackson, R. Education and Employment Outcomes of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Alumni, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Policy and Program Studies Service, Washington, D.C., 2008.

 

Jackson, R., McCoy, A., Pistorino, C., Wilkinson, A., Burghardt, J., Clark, M., Ross C., Schochet, P., and Swank, P. National Evaluation of Early Reading First: Final Report, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007.

 

McCoy, A. R. The RUSMP Geometry Module: Developing a Highly Qualified Teaching Force for Texas, Rice University School Mathematics Project, February 2005.

 

McCoy, A.R., and Reynolds, A.J. Grade retention and school adjustment: An extended investigation.  Journal of School Psychology 37, no. 3 (1999): 273-298.

 

McCoy, A.R., and Reynolds, A.J.  Evaluating Program Implementation. In Evaluation Methods for Educational Productivity, Edited by A.J. Reynolds and H. Walberg, 1998. 

 

 

POLITICAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

 

Trinity East Village Community Development Corporation—1998-Present

 

11½ Street Foundation—2007-Present

 

Community Voices for Public Education—2011-Present