William F. McMullen

Clinical Assistant Professor of Education
BA, University of Bridgeport; MEd, Northeastern University; MSW, Simmons College; EdD, Harvard University

Dr. McMullen’s teaching interests lie in two areas: school and community counseling and quantitative research. He has a clinical degree in social work and has worked in both mental health and school settings. In addition to his academic work, he has additional clinical training in family therapy and group therapy. His research interests are related to his clinical work and to his doctorate in human development and psychology. He has been a research associate at the Family Research Project, the Laboratory of Social Psychiatry, and the Developmental Epidemiology Research Unit, all at Harvard University, and at the Initiatives on Aging Project at Boston College. Dr. McMullen’s own research is focused on the secondary analysis of longitudinal data. His current research interests include: adolescent development and the transition to young adulthood, service utilization by adults with a developmental disability, change in cognitive functioning, and critical-thinking skills in young adults. He particularly enjoys working on any longitudinal research project consisting of data collected on four or more measurement occasions.