Sam McQuillin

Biographic Data

ID6086975
NAMESam McQuillin
GIVEN NAMESSam
FAMILY NAMEMcQuillin
SIGNATUREMCQUILLIN S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Houston
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Paraprofessionals use of group school‐based instrumental mentoring: Examining process and preliminary outcomes

    Open AccessGerald G Strait, Jenna Turner et al.ARTICLEPsychology in the Schools2020

    Many schools use paraprofessionals to implement and monitor interventions. Though paraprofessionals are cost‐effective, many questions remain about the training and skills they need to implement a wide array of school‐based interventions. In this study, we compare paraprofessionals' (i.e., undergraduates) implementation of the Group‐Academic Mentoring Program for Education Development (Group‐AMPED) to school psychology graduate students' implemen…

  • Ideological profiles of US adults and their support for youth mentoring

    Open AccessMatthew Hagler, Sam McQuillin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2020References: 28

    Little is known about the influence of political ideology and religiosity on adults’ support for youth mentoring as a strategy to address social problems. This study used latent class analysis in a large, national sample of US adults to identify underlying ideological profiles associated with support for mentoring programs. Three latent classes emerged. The attitudes of two classes, Classic Conservatives and Progressives, were consistent with tra…

  • Incorporating Evidence-Based Practices into Faith-Based Organization Service Programs

    Open AccessJohn Terry, John D Terry et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2015

    Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are increasingly involved in providing a range of services in communities and research indicates that such involvement will increase in the future. However, like other types of organizations, FBOs generally have been slow to embrace evidence-based practices (EBPs)—those that have scientific evidence of being beneficial. We contend that incorporating EBPs into both new and existing FBOs’ service programs can enhanc…

  • Motivational Interviewing to Improve Middle School Students’ Academic Performance: A Replication Study

    Open AccessJohn R Terry, John Terry et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2013Cited by: 1References: 7

    Motivational interviewing (MI) is brief therapy originally designed to motivate adults to change risky or dysfunctional behavior. There is a push to use MI with middle and high school students; however, current research focuses on MI with families or teachers or to support program fidelity. In one of the few randomized studies, Strait et al. (2012) found one MI session produced statistically significant changes in middle school students’ math gra…

  • A Randomized Trial of Motivational Interviewing to Improve Middle School Students’ Academic Performance

    Open AccessGerald G Strait, Bradley H Smith et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2012Cited by: 5References: 8

    Motivational interviewing (MI) is an effective method of promoting change in adults, but research on adolescents is limited. This study tests the efficacy of MI for promoting academic achievement in middle school students. Participants were 103 6th‐, 7th, and 8th‐grade students randomly assigned to either a MI (n = 50) or a waitlist control condition (n = 53). Students in the MI condition participated in a single MI session during the 7 th or 8 t…