Michael McCarthy is a Ph.D. candidate and a Scandling Scholar in teaching and curriculum at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education and Human Development. He is currently a consultant at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and works under the leadership of Christina Cipriano. McCarthy’s research interests focus on the social and emotional development that occurs within families of children with intellectual disabilities, with attention on the emotional intelligence and functioning among neurotypical siblings. Other research interests include exploring inclusive higher education experiences of students with intellectual disabilities as well as international early childhood development and peacebuilding.
McCarthy has worked for the Early Childhood Peace Consortium; the Motivation, Emotion, Disability, and Inclusion (MEDIL) Lab; and the Center for Disability and Education at the University of Rochester, as well as at the Yale Child Study Center. He also spent several summers at the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club developing and teaching an interactive summer learning experience to elementary and middle school students. His research interests have brought him to South America, East Africa and the Middle East.
McCarthy earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut in history with a minor in human rights. He also graduated from the University of Bridgeport’s master’s program in global development and peace.
In his free time, he likes traveling, woodworking, biking, hiking and camping with his wife and son, as well as spending time with his two dogs and three chickens.
