Mackenzie Martin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Mackenzie Martin is a Postdoctoral Associate for the Center. Her research interests relate to the application, integration, and implementation of evidence-based interventions into authentic contexts and environments, as well as the application of principles and practices from the sciences of Human Behavior to Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education.
Dr. Martin completed her doctoral program at the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies under the mentorship of Dr. Patricia Snyder. Her major area of study was Special Education with a minor in Early Childhood Studies. Her dissertation was titled Coaches’ Self-Monitoring and Self-Evaluation of Practice-Based Coaching.
As a doctoral student, Dr. Martin was involved in an efficacy and replication project funded by the Institute of Education Sciences that focused on professional development supporting preschool teachers to implement evidence-based practices in inclusive preschool settings. She was the data manager for the Florida Early Steps Professional Development (FL-ESPD) project while also facilitating the professional development experience and providing ongoing fidelity support for coaches using Practice-Based Coaching statewide.
Review Panels, Advisory Boards, Committees, and Consulting
Local
Review Panel Member, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Training in Special Education, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, February 2016
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications and Journal Articles
Martin, M. K., Snyder, P. A., Reichow, B., & Bishop, C. D. (2022). Comparing coding viewing and recording methods to quantify embedded instruction learning trials. Journal of Early Intervention, 44(4), 353-370 https://doi.org/10.1177/10538151211069528
Germansky, S., Reichow, B., Martin, M., & Snyder, P. (2020). A systematic review of caregiver-implemented functional analyses. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 678-713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-019-00404-y
Selected Links
Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies
Degrees
Ph.D. in Special Education, Concentration in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida, 2024
M.A.E. in Early Childhood Education, University of Florida, 2019
B.A. in Psychology, Minors in Education and Public Health, Middlebury College, 2015
Key UF Professional Appointments
Post-Doctoral Associate, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida, 2025 – present
Graduate Assistant, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida, 2016 – 2024
Selected Honors, Awards and Appointments
Doctoral Stipend Recipient, Preparing Leaders in Early Childhood Studies-Implementation Science (PLECSIS). Doctoral leadership training project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 2016 – 2021
Hendricks Scholarship, University of Florida, College of Education, 2016 –2019
Grinter Scholarship, University of Florida, College of Education, 2016
Sidney Nordenschild Dr. Scholarship Award, Middlebury College, 2013 –2015
Editorial Appointments
Editorial Board Member, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, December 2016 – present
Guest doctoral reviewer, Journal of Early Intervention, 2020
Guest doctoral reviewer, Division for Early Childhood Instructional Practices Monograph, 2017