Episode 60

Join #psychedpodcast as we welcome Dr. McGill back for a second episode! Do you say things like ‘interpret with caution,’ call the FSIQ invalid, or not report the FSIQ or index scores given significant discrepancies in your cognitive scores? Tune in to hear about Dr. McGill’s research and his thoughts on scatter and interpretation of cognitive profiles.

Biography

Ryan J. McGill is an assistant professor and director of the school psychology program at William & Mary. Prior to W&M, he was a faculty member in the school psychology programs at Texas Woman’s University (2014-2016) and Chapman University (2011-2014) and was a practicing school psychologist in Southern California from 2009-2014. In addition to his current appointment, he is also a Licensed Educational Psychologist in the State of California, a Licensed Behavior Analyst and School Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D).

Dr. McGill regularly presents his scholarship at international, national and regional conferences and his work has been published in a variety of journals. He is also an editorial board member for several well respected school and assessment psychology related journals. In 2016, he earned Early Career Research Awards from Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and the Trainers of School Psychologists. Most recently, he was selected to participate in the School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference (SPRCC), sponsored by the Society for the Study of School Psychology, as an early career scholar.

Related reading:

Do Large Subtest Score Differences Invalidate Composite Scores?

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