Erin McCauley

EDUCATION

Cornell UniversityPh.D.Policy Analysis and Management, current

College of Human Ecology

Vanderbilt UniversityM.Ed. Community Development and Action, 2016

Peabody College of Education

University of OregonB.A.Family and Human Services, 2012

B.A.Spanish, 2012

RESEARCH EXPEREINCE

2016-currentSecondary Investigator: “Exploring the Relationship Between Experiencing Homelessness and Disability”.

Advisor: Beth Shinn; Human & Organizational Development Department

2015-currentPrincipal Investigator: “Navigating the Disability Determination Process from the Perspective of Justice-Involved Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses: A SOAR Case Study”.

Advisor: Beth Shinn; Human Organizational Development Department

2014-2016Master’s Thesis: “Structure Versus Agency: Barriers to Community Reentry from the Perspective of Justice-Involved Males”.

Faculty Advisor: Sarah Suiter; CDADirector

Reader: Beth Shinn; Human Organization Development Department

2015-2016Secondary Investigator: “Exploring healthcare experiences for incarcerated individuals who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming”.

Principal Investigators: Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Kristen Eckstand

2014-2016Research Assistant for CDA Director Sarah Suiter, Vanderbilt University

Program evaluation of an intervention for previously incarcerated adults with child support obligations where participants were randomized into intervention or intervention plus mentoring.

2011-2012Undergraduate Thesis: “The Effectiveness of Minority Youth Mentoring Programs at Keeping Youth Away from Incarceration”.

Project Supervisor: Jennifer Cearly

2011-2012Undergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Alltucker, University of Oregon

Literature Review: “Disproportionate Sentencing Between Males and Females in the Juvenile Justice System: A Review of the Literature”.

GRANT FUNDING

2015Awarded Disability Determination Small Grant (funded through the Social Security Administration, and distributed through Policy Research Inc.) to explore the disability determination process for incarcerated adults.

2016Awarded Disability Determination Small Grant (funded through the Social Security Administration, and distributed through Policy Research Inc.) to explore the disability determination process from the perspective ofincarcerated adults with serious mental illnesses

CONFERENCES

Samples, L., & McCauley, E. Lexington KY, 7/21/2015, Creativity in Content and Structure: A Case Study Analysis, presentation,International Community Development Conference.

McCauley, E., & Samples, L. Madison, WI, 10/24/2015, A grassroots army for social change: A case study analysis, poster, Midwest ECO Conference: Inquiry and Action for Social Change.

McCauley, E., & Samples, L. Baltimore, MD, 3/17-3/18, 2015, Navigating the disability determination process from the perspective of justice-involved adults with serious mental illnesses,presentation, Academic & Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health.

Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., & McCauley, E., Baltimore, MD, 3/17-3/18, 2015, Exploring healthcare experiences for incarcerated individuals who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming,presentation, Academic & Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health.

PUBLICATIONS

McCauley, E., Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., & Ketterer, E. (in preparation). Institutionalization and Incarceration. In K. Eckstrand & J. Potter (Eds.), Trauma, resilience, and health promotion for LGBT patients: What every healthcare provider should know. New York City, NY: Springer Press.

Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., Eckstrand, K., McCauley, E. (in preparation). Exploring healthcare experiences for incarcerated individuals who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming.

McCauley, E., & Samples, L. (in preparation). Navigating the disability determination process from the perspective of justice-involved adults with serious mental illnesses.

McCauley, E., & Suiter, S. (in preparation). Structure, agency, and the role of time in the process of community reentry for previously incarcerated males with child support obligations.

TEACHING EXPEREINCE

2015-2016Graduate Teaching Assistant: HOD 1300: Systemic Inquiry

Dr. Van Schaack—Vanderbilt University

2012-2014Secondary Teacher: Spanish and Life Skills

Stamford Academy—Stamford Connecticut

AWARDS

2016, Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health, Young Professional Scholarship Recipient.

2015, Peabody Dean’s Graduate Award, Vanderbilt University

Winter ’09, Fall ’10, Fall ’11, Winter ’12, and Spring ’12, Dean’s List, University of Oregon

2010, Outstanding Community Service Award, Service Learning Center, Universityof Oregon

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2016-CurrentReviewer: Qualitative Health Research

2014-2015Student Representative

Curriculum Committee for the Human Organizational Development Department

Vanderbilt University

2014-2016HOD First-Year Student Representative

Faculty Staff Appreciation Chair-Executive Board

Peabody Graduate Student Association

Vanderbilt University