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Maurice McInerney, Ph.D. Mmcinerney@air.org Primary Interests Educational Service Delivery Evaluation Project Management & Operations Attention Deficit Disorder Research and Program Development

Maurice McInerney (Maury) is a Managing Associate at AIR, and the Task Leader of EMSTAC. He is a researcher, trainer, and teacher with more than 20 years experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating services and support for children with disabilities and their families. He has managed over 30 research, training, and technical assistance projects for Federal, state, and local decision-makers. He was formerly a Mary E. Switzer National Research Fellow with the Department of Education (DOE) and has published extensively.

As a Task Leader for EMSTAC, Maury oversees local school district liaison activities, including recruiting Linking Agents in local school districts, collaborating with local school representatives, and negotiating with school districts to implement the technical assistance model.

Maury also serves as Co-Project Director for the Technical Support for the Department of Education's Initiative to Link Research and Practice to Improve Results for Individuals with Disabilities Contract. His responsibilities include managing operations of all tasks under the contract, including assuring appropriate procedures for task implementation and monitoring the quality of all research and information products. Our current and previous task order contract with OSEP has produced specific policy recommendations to guide the agency's management decisions when making future investments in its discretionary programs. Maury has produced a wealth of information for OSEP on short notice on a multitude of issues, including technology, best practices, and cost analyses. For these quick-turnaround analyses, Maury has conducted literature searches and telephone interviews with stakeholders, and produced briefing and talking points for OSEP staff. Under these tasks, he is responsible for conducting stakeholder meetings to refine strategic targets and priorities, as well as analyzing the possible benefits and disadvantages of alternative grant investment strategies.

Maury manages the evaluation component of AIR's support contract for OSEP's IDEA Technology Program, as well as OSEP's Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice. His responsibilities include policy work to help the agency identify standards and indicators for the impact of Federal support to children with disabilities and their families; creating and synthesizing information about research-based practices; identifying and assisting bell-weather schools and effective practices; and recommending national monitoring activities to track the IDEA's progress in achieving its strategic targets. Additionally, Maury has successfully managed several OSEP task orders relating to children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), including a field study of effective ADD practices, and a technical evaluation and support for OSEP's collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health on its longitudinal ADD project.

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