Melinda McCormick

ORCID: 0000-0002-5344-2086
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Research Areas
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Social Sciences and Governance
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Critical Race Theory in Education

Western Michigan University
2013-2025

National University of Distance Education
2021

University of Georgia
2021

Universidad de Zaragoza
2021

Marian University - Indiana
2016-2018

University of Jyväskylä
2016

California State University, Fresno
2015

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2015

Touro College
2015

Philadelphia University
2015

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] Sexism occurs when men are believed to be superior women, and thought one reasons for women's underrepresentation physics astronomy. The issue sexism astronomy has not been thoroughly explored education literature there currently no clear language discussing field. This article seeks begin a conversation offer starting point discuss research groups departments. Interviews with 21 women graduate programs analyzed their...

10.1103/physrevphyseducres.12.020119 article EN cc-by Physical Review Physics Education Research 2016-08-01

This study investigated the cognitive development of elementary school children by identifying significant factors within a social-ecological framework. By studying association between and children's development, we identified most that are linked to outcomes. We used 5th wave (9 years old) U.S. Fragile Family Child Wellbeing Study. With sample size 1,722, conducted multiple regression analyses examine relationship individual, family, school/community levels verbal skills (PPVT-III), reading...

10.1186/s40359-025-02416-6 article EN cc-by BMC Psychology 2025-03-06

This study uses data from qualitative interviews with successful female graduate students in astronomy order to explore student success undergraduate physics departments. The aspects include the role of faculty support through an undergraduate's education, provision engaging introductory courses, importance community among students, and more. However, results also suggest that there are other factors influence such as a love field available resources terms different types capital. authors...

10.1615/jwomenminorscieneng.2014009829 article EN Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 2014-01-01

LGBTQ+ young adults often enter spaces seeking support and community, not expecting to find that they may face exclusion. In this paper, we explore narratives of exclusionary experiences in communities. Participants stated were policed regarding the authenticity their identities, due appearance, (not) meeting stereotypes, being "enough," presenting a way allowed others properly "read" or by having identities have been deemed invalid community. Additionally, within spaces, those who White had...

10.1080/10538720.2020.1850386 article EN Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 2020-11-19

Women graduate student study in astronomy emphasizes the importance of multiple life goals determining a student's pathway, and potentially suggests that career trajectories for faculty need to be reconsidered diversify field.

10.1103/physrevphyseducres.16.010119 article EN cc-by Physical Review Physics Education Research 2020-04-21

This paper explored whether SGM (sexual and gender minority) young adults in Michigan thought religion played a role the bullying they had witnessed or experienced. Twenty-four self-identified ages 20–29 participated this study. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with participants following protocols approved by an institutional review board. The majority of (23/24) stated that Additionally, several noted worst experienced based upon came from their families.

10.1080/10538720.2020.1728460 article EN Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 2020-02-13

Flooding is a perennial problem in the state of Bihar, India with devastating impact on livelihood people. In spite government's measures flood mitigation, households continue to live suffering account severe damage their material and non-material assets. this background, objectives study are: (1) explore differential role community government support resilience; (2) assess experience education (3) level education, reflected average years schooling male-headed resilience. The primary data...

10.15453/0191-5096.3939 article EN The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 2015-01-01

Over the last 25 years there has been increasing recognition of role that traumatic stress plays in a wide range health, mental and social problems affecting client populations served by workers. Traumatic is generated conditions one's external environment, mediated internal cognitive processes, stored physical body. Generalist work practitioners are trained to address environment through justice lens help clients think logical steps problem-solving or change process. However, workers not...

10.15453/0191-5096.4043 article EN The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 2016-01-01

The issue of women's representation and success in physics has been an important area investigation the education research community.Much attempting to explore this focused on educational gender differences classroom, references chilly climates, work-life balance.Almost no specifically talked about issues discrimination.This article begins such by focusing discrimination experienced women graduate astronomy programs through lens microaggressions; which are subtle daily acts...

10.1119/perc.2014.pr.005 article EN cc-by 2017 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2015-04-24

The number of young adults who identify as transgender or gender expansive is rapidly growing in the U.S. Due to this rapid growth, healthcare providers are not properly informed on how provide culturally competent and mental for population. sexual gender-minority population has already been identified a health-disparity by National Institutes Health, so lack provider knowledge may add current health disparities individuals lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+). In research, we...

10.3390/youth3010003 article EN cc-by Youth 2023-01-11

THE ENVIRONMENT-WITHIN-PERSON PERSPECTIVE: INTEGRATING A MINDFULNESS FRAMEWORK INTO SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE - Yvonne A. Unrau and Melinda McCormick

10.15453/0191-5096.4041 article EN The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 2016-01-01
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