 Dr. McKay is a Professor in the Department of
Medicine and Community Psychiatry at Mt Sinai School of
Medicine with substantial experience in directing
federally funded research endeavors in the area of urban
child mental health services research and in HIV
prevention efforts with urban pre-, early- and middle
adolescents. As a researcher and clinician, she has
considerable expertise in the development and
implementation of interventions designed to improve
mental health and reduce health and mental health risks
in urban ethnic minority children and adolescents, for
instance the CHAMP (Chicago HIV Prevention and
Adolescent Mental Health Project) Family Program, which
has been developed through 10 years of support from the
NIMH Office of AIDS. The goal of CHAMP is to decrease
HIV risk exposure for urban ethnic minority adolescent
youths by reducing time spent in sexual possibility
situations, delaying initiation of sexual activity,
reducing drug use, and increasing safe sexual practices
once the youth become sexually active. Dr. McKay is
currently Principal Investigator of a grant examining
the long-term effects of CHAMP on adolescents who have
been participating since they were 9 or 10 years of age
and who are now 14-16 years old. She has also adapted
CHAMP to meet the needs of African American and Latino
early adolescents living in the Bronx and is evaluating
its effects in randomized controlled clinical trail and
is a Co-Investigator on an NIMH-funded grant to examine
the effects of CHAMP in a South African township.EDUCATION
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Loyola
University of Chicago |
B.A. |
1985 |
Social Work |
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Loyola
University of Chicago |
M.S.W. |
1987 |
Social Work |
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University
of Illinois at Chicago |
Ph.D. |
1994 |
Social Work |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1991-1993 |
Family Intervention
Coordinator, Metropolitan Area Child
Study, University of Illinois, Chicago,
IL |
| 1993-1996 |
Clinical Associate,
University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 1994-1998 |
Visiting Instructor,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane
Addams College of Social Work |
| 1994-1997 |
Clinical Supervisor,
Metropolitan Area Child Study,
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL |
| 1994-1998 |
Director of Social Work
Training, University of Illinois of
Chicago, Institute for Juvenile Research |
| 1997-1998 |
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, University of
Illinois, Chicago, IL |
| 1998 |
Visiting Lecturer,
University of Chicago, School of Social
Service Administration |
| 1998-2003 |
Associate Professor,
Columbia University School of Social
Work, New York, NY |
| 1999-present |
Senior Investigator,
Social Intervention Group, Columbia
University School of Social Work, New
York, NY |
| 2003-present |
Professor, Departments
of Psychiatry & Community Medicine, Mount Sinai
School of Medicine, New
York, NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1994 |
NIMH Child Mental
Health Services Research |
| 1995 |
NIMH Epidemiology of
Mental Disorders |
| 1996 |
NIMH Prevention
Research Conference |
| 1997 |
NIJ Violence Across
Settings |
| 1997 |
NIMH Research on Mental
Health Services for Youths and their
Families |
| 1998 |
NIMH Poverty, Mental
Health and Risk |
PUBLICATIONS
McKay, M. (1992). Domestic violence and
child abuse: Assessment and treatment
considerations. Child Welfare, 73, 29-39.
(Reprinted in Journal of Safe Management of
Disruptive and Assaultive Behavior, 4, 12-19.)
McKay, M., Bennett, E., Stone, S., & Gonzales, J.
(1995). A comprehensive training model for inner city
social workers. Arete, 20, 56-65.
McKay, M., Gonzales, J., Stone, S., Ryland, D., &
Kohner, K. (1995). Multiple family therapy groups: A
responsive intervention model for inner city families.
Social Work with Groups, 18, 41-56. (Reprinted in A.
Alissi, & C. Mergins (Eds.). Voices from the field. New
York: Haworth Press.)
Atkins, M.S., McKay, M., Tolbott, E.,
Arvanitis, P.: Conduct and oppositional defiant
disorders in children: Implications for school
mental health teams. School Psychology Review,
25: 274-283, 1996.
McKay, M., Garcia, T., Martinez, L., Scally, J.:
A groupwork approach to empowering inner-city
families. Groupwork, 9: 15-26, 1996.
McKay, M., McCadam, K., Gonzales, J.: Addressing
the barriers to mental health services for
inner-city children and their caretakers.
Community Mental Health Journal, 32:353-361,
1996.
McKay, M., Nudelman, R., McCadam, K.: Involving
inner-city families in mental health services:
First interview engagement skills. Research on
SocialWork Practice, 6:462-472, 1996.
Stone, S., McKay, M., Gonzales, J., Stoops, C.:
Addressing urban children's behavioral problems
with multiple family groups. Small Group
Research, 27:398-415, 1996.
Tolan, P.H., McKay, M.: Preventing aggression in
urban children: An empirically based family
prevention program. Family Relations: Journal
of Applied Family & Child Studies,45:
148-155, 1996.
Atkins, M.S., McKay, M., Arvanitis, P., London,
L., Madison, S., Costigan, C., Haney, P.,
Zevenbergen, A., Hess, L., Bennett, D., Webster,
D.: Ecological model for school-based mental
health services for urban low-income aggressive
children. Journal of Behavioral Health Services
and Research, 5: 64-75, 1998.
McKay, M., Stoewe, J., McCadam, K. Gonzales, J.:
Increasing access to child mental health
services for urban children and their care
givers. Health and Social Work, 23: 9-15, 1998.
McKay, M., Quintana, E., Kim, L., Gonzales, J.,
Adil, JA: Multiple family groups: An alternative
for reducing disruptive behavioral difficulties
of urban children. Research on Social Work
Practice, 9: 414-428, 1999.
Peters, B., Atkins, M.S., McKay. M.: Behavior
problems in adopted children: A review of
evidence. Clinical Psychology Review, 19:
297-328, 1999.
Madison, S., McKay, M., Paikoff, R.L., Bell, C.:
Community collaboration and basic research:
Necessary ingredients for the development of a
family-based HIV prevention program. AIDS
Education and Prevention, 12: 75-84, 2000.
McCormick, A., McKay, M., Gilling, G., Paikoff,
R.: Involving families in an urban HIV
preventive intervention: How community
collaboration addresses barriers to
participation. AIDS Education and Prevention,
12: 1-9, 2000.
McKay, M., Baptiste, D., Coleman, D., Madison,
S., Paikoff, R., Scott, R.: Preventing HIV risk
exposure in urban communities: The CHAMP Family
Program In: W. Pequegnat , Jose Szapocznik
(Eds). Working with families in the era of
HIV/AIDS. California: Sage Publications, 2000.
McKay, M., Van Berjingk, E.: School-based and
school-linked services at Columbia University
School of Social Work. In R. Feldman (Ed.), The
Columbia University School of Social Work: A
Centennial Celebration. New York: Columbia
University Press.
Stone, S., McKay, M.: Predictors of urban parent
involvement. School Social Work Journal, 15:
12-28, 2000.
McKay, M., McCadam, K., Pennington, J.:
Predicting child mental health service
utilization by urban families: A preliminary
study of child, family, environmental, and
system factors. Journal of Behavioral Health
Services and Research, 19: 1-10, 2001.
Lynn, C., & McKay, M. (2001). School social
work: Promoting parent-school involvement
through collaborative practice models. School
Social Work Journal, 25, 1-14.
Atkins, M., McKay, M.: Conduct disorders in
children: Implications for working in urban
environments. In: M. Hersen, V. Van Hasselt
(Eds.), Advanced Abnormal Psychology. New York:
Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2002.
Atkins, M.S., McKay, M., Arvanitis, P., Brown,
C.: Disciplinary records in an urban, low income
school: Rates and predictors of misbehavior and
suspension. Journal of Abnormal Child
Psychology, 30: 361-371. 2002.
Atkins, M.S., McKay, M. Frazier, S., Jakobsons,
L., Arvanitis, P., Cunningham, T., Brown, C.,
Lambrecht, L: Suspensions and detentions in an
urban, low-income school: Punishment or reward?
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 30:
361-371, 2002.
McKay, M., Harrison, M., Gonzales, J., Kim, L.,
Quintana, E.: Multiple family groups for urban
children with conduct difficulties and their
families. Psychiatric Services, 53: 1467-1469,
2002.
Tolan, P., Hanish, L., McKay, M., Dickey, M.:
Evaluating process in child and family
interventions: Aggression prevention as an
example. Journal of Family Psychology, 16:
220-236, 2002.
Atkins, M.S., McKay, M., Frazier, S., Jakobsons,
L, Arvanitis, P., Cunningham, T., Brown, C. &
Lambrecht, L (2002). "Suspensions and detentions
in an urban, low-income school: Punishment or
reward?" Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,
30 , 361-371.
Tolan, P., Hanish, L., McKay, M., & Dickey, M.
(2002). "Evaluating process in child and family
interventions: Aggression prevention as an
example." Journal of Family Psychology, 16,
220-236. (**winner of the American Association
of Marriage & Family Therapy Outstanding
Research Publication Award)
McKay, M., Harrison, M., Gonzales, J., Kim, L. &
Quintana, E. (2002). "Multiple family groups for
urban children with conduct difficulties and
their families." Psychiatric Services., 53,
1467-1469.
Schiff, M. & McKay, M. (2003). "Urban, African
American children's attitudes toward HIV/AIDS:
Exploring maternal and child influences."
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 73,
101-108.
Baker, A., McKay, M., Lynn, C., Schlange, H. &
Anvil, A. (2003). Child mental health and family
transition influences on recidivism at a shelter
for adolescents: First-time versus Repeat
Runaways. Social Work Research, 27, 2, 1-9.
McKay, M., Atkins, M., & Hawkins, T. & Lynn, C.
(2003). "Understanding parent involvement at
school and at home." American Journal of
Community Psychology, 32, 107-115.
Lynn, C. & McKay, M. (2003). "School social
work: Meeting the mental health needs of
students through collaboration with teachers."
Children & Schools, 25, 197-210.
Schiff, M. & McKay, M. (2003). "Exploring the
role of violence exposure, parenting & gender on
urban youth disruptive behavioral difficulties."
Family Process., 42, 171-181.
McKay, M., Paikoff, R., Baptiste, D., Bell, C.,
Coleman, D., Madison, S., McKinney, L. & CHAMP
Collaborative Board. (2004). "Family-level
impact of the CHAMP Family Program: A community
collaborative effort to support urban families
and reduce youth HIV risk exposure." Family
Process, 43, 79-93.
Harrison, M., McKay, M. & Bannon, W. (2004).
"Inner-city child mental health service use: The
real question is why youth and families do not
use services." Community Mental Health Journal,
40, 119-131. (Reprinted in Data Trends, August,
2004, No. 102).
McKay, M. & Bannon, W. (2004). Evidence update:
Engaging families in child mental health
services. Child &
Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America,
40, 1 - 17.
McKay, M., Hibbert, R., Hoagwood, K., Rodriguez,
J. & Murray, L. (2004). "Integrating
evidence-based engagement interventions into
'real world' child mental health settings.
Journal of Brief Treatment and Crisis
Intervention, 4, 177-186.
Bell, C. & McKay (2004). "Constructing a
children's mental health infrastructure using
community psychiatry principles." Journal of
Legal Medicine, 25, 5-22.
Baptiste, D., Paikoff, R., Madison-Boyd, S.,
Bell, C., Coleman, D. & McKay, M. (in press).
"Collaborating with an urban community to
develop an HIV/AIDS prevention program for Black
youth." Behavior Modification.
Baptiste, D., McKay, M., Petersen, I., Martinz,
D., Bell, C., Bhana, A., Henderson, G.,
Smithgall, C. & Voisin, D. (in press).
"Community participatory research as a
foundation for international youth HIV/AIDS
prevention." Pediatric Psychology.
Horowitz, K., McKay, M. & Marshall, R. (in
press). "Community violence and urban families:
Experiences, effects and directions for
intervention. American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry.
Bannon, W. & McKay, M. (in press). "Barriers to
service or parental preference match for
service: Which related to urban child mental
health service use." Families in Society.
McKay, M., Lynn, C. & Bannon, W. (in press).
"Trauma exposure and urban child mental health
service use." American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry.
Pinto, R., McKay, M. & CHAMP Collaborative Board
(in press). "Does age and gender of social
support matter." Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social
Work.
Bhana, A., Petersen, I., Mason, A., Mahintsho,
Z., Bell, C., & McKay, M. (in press). Children
and youth at risk: Adaptation and pilot study of
the CHAMP (Amaqhawe) programme in South African.
Journal of South African AIDS Research.
Petersen, I., Bhana, A. & McKay, M. (in
press). "Sexual violence and youth in South
Africa: the need for community-based prevention
interventions." Child Abuse & Neglect.
McKay, M., Bannon, W., Rodriguez., & Chasse,
K. (in press)., "Understanding African American
Youth HIV Knowledge: Exploring the Role of
Racial Socialization and Family Communication
about "Hard to Talk about Topics." Social Work &
Mental Health.
Traube, D., Chasse, K., McKay, M., Bhorade,
A., Paikoff, R. & Sewell, S. (in press). "Urban
African American Pre-adolescent Social Problem
Solving Skills: Family Influences and
Association with Exposure to Situations of
Sexual Possibility." Social Work & Mental
Health.
Miller, S., McKay, M. & Baptiste, D. (in
press). "Social Support for Low-income Parents:
The Influence of Child Mental Health on
Parenting and Child Outcomes." Social Work &
Mental Health.
McKay, M., Hibbert, R., Lawrence, R., Miranda,
A., Paikoff, R., Bell, C., Madison, S., Baptiste,
D., Coleman, D., Pinto, R., Bannon, W., & CHAMP
Collaborative Boards in New York & Chicago. (in
press). "Creating Mechanisms for Meaningful
Collaboration between Members of Urban
Communities and University-based HIV Prevention
Researchers." Social Work & Mental Health.
McKay, M., Pinto, R., Bannon, W., Guilamo-Ramos,
V. & CHAMP Collaborative Board in New York. (in
press). "Understanding Motivators and Challenges
to Involving Urban Parents as Collaborators in
HIV Prevention Research Efforts." Social Work &
Mental Health.
Pinto, R., McKay, M., Baptiste, D., Bell, C.,
Madison, S., Paikoff, R., Wilson, M. & Philips,
D. (in press). "Motivators and Barriers to
Involving Ethnic Minority Families in HIV
Prevention Efforts." Social Work & Mental
Health.
McBride, C., Baptiste, D., Paikkoff, R.,
Madison, S., Coleman, D., Bell, C., Coleman, I.,
McKay, M., & CHAMP Collaborative Board in
Chicago. (in press). "Family-based HIV
Preventive Intervention: Child Level Results
from the CHAMP Family Program." Social Work &
Mental Health.
Bannon, W., McKay, M., Paikoff, R., Baptiste,
D., Bell, C., Madison, S., Coleman, D. & CHAMP
Collaborative Boards. (in press). "Child Mental
Health Outcomes in a Community-University based
Adolescent Mental Health & HIV/AIDS Prevention
Project." Social Work & Mental Health.
Baptiste, D., Blachman, D., Cappella, E.,
Coleman, I., Leachman, B., McKinney, L.,
Paikoff, R., Wright, L., Dew, D., Madison, S., &
McKay, M. (in press). "Transferring a
University-led HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative to
a Community Agency." Social Work & Mental
Health.
Kerkorian, D., Traube, D., & McKay, M. (in
press). "Understanding the African American
Research Experience: From Tuskegee to Current
Day HIV Prevention Research Efforts." Social
Work & Mental Health.
Franco, L, Chambers, N., Miranda, A., McKay,
M. & CHAMP Collaborative Board in New York (in
press). "Voices from the Community: Key
Ingredients for Community Collaboration." Social
Work & Mental Health.
McKay,M., Block, M., Mellins, C., Traube, D.,
Brackis-Cott, E., Miranda, C., Petterson, J., &
Abrams, E., (in press). "Adapting a Family-based HIV Prevention
Program for HIV-infected Preadolescents and
their Families: Youth, Families and Health Care
Providers Coming Together to Address Complex
Needs. Social Work & Mental Health.
DeVoe, E., Dean, K, Joyce, E., McKay, M. &
Bronx Collaborative Board (in press). "A
multiple-family group HIV prevention program for
drug-involved mothers and their young children.
Journal of HIV/AIDS Social Services.
DeVoe, E., Dean, K., & McKay, M. (in press).
"The SURVIVE community project: A family-based
intervention to reduce the impact of violence
exposures in urban youth. Family Relations.
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