Presentations

² Presented in an alternative format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Refereed Conference Presentations

McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2023, April). EGA of the WISC-V: Network analysis to the rescue? [Poster session]. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
McGill, R. J. (2022, August). Revisiting the origins of Gf-Gc theory: Distinctions without a difference? [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2022, July). Stability of “g” loadings in EFA: A safeguard against interpretive hubris [Poster session]. Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Bologna, IT.
Canivez, G. L., Emam, M., & McGill, R. J. (2022, July). Construct validity of the Arabic WISC-IV: CFA with the standardization sample [Poster session]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Leuven, BE.
Canivez, G. L., Emam, M., & McGill, R. J. (2022, July). Construct validity of the Arabic WISC-IV: Hierarchical EFA with the standardization sample [Poster session]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Leuven, BE.
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2022, March). On the structure of human cognitive abilities: Revisiting the origins of foundational theories [Poster session]. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hilton Head Island, SC.
McGill, R. J., Parker, J. S., & Parris, L. (2022, February). An examination of methodological frameworks in academic school psychology [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.
Farmer, R. L., Gilbert, K., Loethen, E., & McGill, R. J. (2022, February). Teleassessment in school psychology [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.
McGill, R. J., Dombrowski, S. C., & Canivez, G. L. (2021, August). Assessing the incremental validity of the WJ IV Cognitive CHC scores [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.²
McGill, R. J., Canivez, G. L., & Dombrowski, S. C. (2021, August). Exploring pseudo-interpretive structures for the WISC-V: Risky post hoc redundancy? [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.²
Canivez, G. L., McGill, R. J., James, K., & Good, R. (2021, July). Construct validity of the WISC-V^UK with Irish clinical sample [Poster session]. 32^nd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, CZ.²
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2021, July). On the distinction between cognitive “g” and academic “g” in adulthood [Poster session]. 32^nd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, CZ.²
James, K., Good, R., McGill, R. J., Canivez, G. L., & Watkins, M. W. (2021, July). Hierarchical exploratory factor analysis with the 10 WISC-V^UK primary subtests with a referred Irish sample. In G. L. Canivez & R. J. McGill (Co-chairs), Construct validity of international WISC-V versions: Informing evidence-based assessment [Symposium]. 12^th Conference of the International Test Commission, Luxembourg, LU.²
McGill, R. J., James, K., Good, R., Canivez, G. L., & Watkins, M. W. (2021, July). Incremental validity of the WISC-V^UK factor index scores with a referred Irish sample. In G. L. Canivez & R. J. McGill (Co-chairs), Construct validity of international WISC-V versions: Informing evidence-based assessment [Symposium]. 12^th Conference of the International Test Commission, Luxembourg, LU.²
Good, R., James, K., McGill, R. J., Canivez, G. L., & Watkins, M. W. (2021, July). Confirmatory factor analyses with the 10 WISC-V^UK primary subtests with a referred Irish sample. In G. L. Canivez & R. J. McGill (Co-chairs), Construct validity of international WISC-V versions: Informing evidence-based assessment [Symposium]. 12^th Conference of the International Test Commission, Luxembourg, LU.²
Maki, K. E., McGill, R. J., Fefer, S., & Conoyer, S. (2021, February). The impact of data presentation on SLD identification decision making [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Salt Lake City, UT.²
McGill, R. J. (2020, August). Bifactor modeling and group factor bias? A simulation study [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.²
McGill, R. J. (2020, August). Structural validity of the KABC-II Normative Update [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.²
McGill, R. J., Canivez, G. L., & Dombrowski, S. C. (2020, June). Interpreting subscale scores in clinical practice: Acting on evidence [Poster session]. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.²
Ward, T. J., McGill, R. J., & Farmer, R. L. (2020, February). Measurement invariance of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-Third Edition [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Baltimore, MD.
McGill, R. J., Canivez, G. L., & Dombrowski, S. C. (2020, January). Challenging orthodoxy in clinical assessment: Reviewing the origins and scientific status of CHC theory [Paper presentation]. 2^nd Biennial Heterodoxy in Psychology Conference, Orange, CA.
McGill, R. J., & Ayoub, J. (2019, August). Does cognitive scatter matter? A measurement invariance perspective [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
McGill, R. J., & Dombrowski, S. C. (2019, August). Simulating the latent structure of achievement: Implications for theory and clinical interpretation. In A. A. Beaujean (Chair), General academic achievement—attribute or artifact? [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Good, R., James, K., McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2019, July). Confirmatory factor analyses of the WISC-V^UK primary subtests with a referred Irish sample. In G. L. Canivez (Chair), Validity investigations for international versions of the WISC-V: Informing evidence based assessment [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Basel, CH.
James, K., Good, R., McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2019, July). Incremental validity of the WISC-V^UK factor index scores with a referred Irish sample. In G. L. Canivez (Chair), Validity investigations for international versions of the WISC-V: Informing evidence based assessment [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Basel, CH.
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2019, July). Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology: Empirically supported practice or “too big to fail?” [Roundtable discussion]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Basel, CH.
Canivez, G. L., von der Embse, N. P., & McGill, R. J. (2019, April). BASC-3 Teacher Rating Scales factor structure: Independent hierarchical EFA [Poster session]. Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
McGill, R. J., Ward, T. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2019, March). False-positive clinical science? Using p-curve to detect Type I error in published intervention research in school psychology [Poster session]. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL.
Canivez, G. L., McGill, R. J., & von der Embse, N. P. (2019, February). BASC-3 Teacher Rating Scales construct validity: Independent hierarchical EFA [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Canivez, G. L., von der Embse, N. P., & McGill, R. J. (2019, February). BASC-3 Parent Rating Scales construct validity: Independent hierarchical EFA [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
McGill, R. J. (2019, February). Mapping psychological space: Multidimensional scaling of the KABC-II [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
McGill, R. J. (2019, February). Measurement issues in SLD identification. In K. E. Maki (Chair), SLD identification: The problems and what we can do better [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
McGill, R. J., Price, B. L., & Adolphsen, S. (2019, February). Construct validity of the WIAT-III: Knowns and unknowns [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
McGill, R. J., Dombrowski, S. C., & Canivez, G. L. (2019, February). Why do questionable assessment practices remain popular? Acting on evidence [Poster session]. Meeting of the Trainers of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Canivez, G. L., Pritchard, A. E., Jacobson, L. A., McGill, R. J., Dombrowski, S. C., & Watkins, M. W. (2018, August). WISC-V construct validity: Hierarchical EFA with a large clinical sample [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2018, August). Structural validity of the NEPSY-II across four standardization age groups [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
McGill, R. J., Spurgin, A. R., & Price, B. L. (2018, August). Reliability and factor validity of the KTEA-3 at secondary age [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
McGill, R. J., Ward, T. J., Frazier, T. W., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2018, July). Revisiting the historical increase in the number of factors measured by commercial intelligence tests: An update and extension of Frazier and Youngstrom (2007) [Poster session]. Meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Edinburgh, UK.
McGill, R. J., Canivez, G. L., & Watkins, M. W. (2018, July). Structural validity of the WISC-V^UK. In G. L. Canivez (Chair), Psychometric evaluations of Wechsler Scales: Cross-cultural contexts [Symposium presentation]. 11^th conference of the International Test Commission, Montreal, QC, CA.
Canivez, G. L., McGill, R. J., & von der Embse, N. (2018, April). BASC-3 parent rating scales factor structure: Independent hierarchical EFA [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
McGill, R. J. (2018, March). Construct validity of the WJ IV Cognitive: Reconciling the rhetoric of CHC theory with the enigma of evidence-based assessment [Poster session]. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charleston, SC.
Canivez, G. L., McGill, R. J., Dombrowski, S. C., Watkins, M. W., Pritchard, A. E., & Jacobson, L. A. (2018, February). WISC-V construct validity with a large clinical sample: CFA evidence [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Canivez, G. L., McGill, R. J., Dombrowski, S. C., Watkins, M. W., Pritchard, A. E., & Jacobson, L. A. (2018, February). WISC-V construct validity with a large clinical sample: EFA evidence [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
McGill, R. J. (2018, February). Reconciling self-archiving practices with copyright: A primer for school psychologists [Poster session]. Meeting of the Trainers of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
McGill, R. J., & Hass, M. H. (2018, February). School-based mental health treatment outcomes: Symptomology versus impairment [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
McGill, R. J., Ward, T. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2018, February). On the evidential value of school psychology research [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Miller, D. C., Maricle, D. E., Woodcock, R., & McGill, R. J. (2017, November). Functional Cattell-Horn-Carroll (F-CHC) nomenclature and its relationship to selective assessment [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the Texas Association of School Psychologists, Dallas, TX.
Dombrowski, S. C., & McGill, R. J. (2017, August). CHC theory and modern tests of intelligence: Is this best practice? In A. A. Beaujean (Chair), A century later: The evolution of cognitive ability tests and score interpretation [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Canivez, G. L., McGill, R. J., & Dombrowski, S. C. (2017, August). Construct validity of the DAS-II core subtests: CFA with the standardization sample [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
McGill, R. J. (2017, August). Assessing the latent factor structure of the KABC-II Luria model [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
McGill, R. J. (2017, August). Using diagnostic efficiency statistics to inform decision-making in PSW assessment [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Canivez, G. L., McGill, R. J., & Watkins, M. W. (2017, July). Hierarchical exploratory factor analysis of the WISC-V^UK primary and secondary subtests. In G. L. Canivez (Chair), Construct validity of the WISC-IV^UK and WISC-V^UK: Implications for ethical clinical interpretation [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Manchester, UK. pdf
Canivez, G. L., Watkins, M. W., & McGill, R. J. (2017, July). Confirmatory factor analyses of the WISC-V^UK primary and secondary subtests: Higher-order versus bifactor models. In G. L. Canivez (Chair), Construct Validity of the WISC-IV^UK and WISC-V^UK: Implications for ethical clinical interpretation [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Manchester, UK. pdf
McGill, R. J., Canivez, G. L., & Styck, K. M. (2017, July). Clinical interpretation of intelligence tests: Psychometric and ethical considerations [Roundtable discussion]. Meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Manchester, UK. pdf
McGill, R. J. (2017, May). Are contemporary intelligence tests overfactored? Revisiting Frazier and Youngstrom (2007) [Poster session]. Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
McGill, R. J. (2017, April). Academic achievement—g diva or a workhorse? Further insights from bifactor modeling with the WJ-IV [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. pdf
McGill, R. J. (2017, March). Evidence-based assessment and cognitive profile scatter: Clinical acumen or clinical illusion? [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. pdf
Dombrowski, S. C., McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2017, February). Structural validity of the WJ IV Cognitive: Exploratory and hierarchical factor analysis [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association for School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2017, February). FSIQ interpretation and scatter: Dispelling another shared professional myth [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association for School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2017, February). Decision-making in the PSW model: A psychometric perspective. In J. Miciak (Chair), PSW methods for LD identification: An evaluation of evidence [Symposium presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2017 February). Utility of estimating g via the DAS-II SNC composite [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association for School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.
McGill, R. J., & Wilson, K. M. (2017, February). Specialist-level training in statistics, measurement, and methodology in school psychology: Implications for evidence-based practice [Poster session]. Meeting of the Trainers of School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2016, August). Beyond g: Investigating the higher-order structure of the WISC-IV Spanish [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
McGill, R. J. (2016, August). What does the CTONI-2 measure? An independent CFA investigation [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2016, July). Construct validity of the 14 WISC-IV Spanish core and supplementary subtests: Verification using exploratory and confirmatory techniques. In G. L. Canivez (Chair), Psychometric evaluations of Wechsler Scales: Construct validity and diagnostic utility [Symposium presentation]. 10^th conference of the International Test Commission, Vancouver, BC, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2016, May). Exploratory bifactor analysis of the KABC-II using the Jennrich-Bentler rotation (2011) in R [Poster session]. Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Ndip, N., Lerma, B., & McGill, R. J. (2016, April). Construct validity of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-Second Edition [Poster session]. Meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, TX.
McGill, R. J., Styck, K. M., & Palomares, R. S. (2016, February). SLD identification and the PSW model: Conceptual and empirical considerations [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Spurgin, A. R., & McGill, R. J. (2016, February). Orthogonal higher order structure of the WRAML-2 core battery [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
McGill, R. J., & Canivez, G. L. (2016, Feburary). DAS-II standardization sample exploratory and hierarchical schmid-leiman bifactor analyses [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
McGill, R. J., Johnson, W. L., & Caldwell, K. (2016, February). Praxis series school psychology examination outcomes: Examining effects across salient training program characteristics [Poster session]. Meeting of the Trainers of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
McGill, R. J., Palomares, R. S., & Spurgin, A. R. (2015, November). Diagnostic decision-making with contemporary cognitive measures: Examining the effects of multidimensionality on clinical interpretation [Poster session]. Meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2015, September). Reexamining relations between broad cognitive abilities and reading achievement across the school age after controlling for the effects of the general factor [Poster session]. Meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Albuquerque, NM.
McGill, R. J. (2015, August). Examination of the structural validity of the nonverbal index on the KABC-II: An exploratory factor analytic investigation across five age groups [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2015, August). Interpretation of KABC-II CHC model scores: Examination of incremental predictive validity in a mixed clinical validation sample [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2015, May). Invalidating the full scale IQ score in the presence of significant factor variability: Science or pseudoscience? [Poster session]. Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
McGill, R. J. (2015, May). Orthogonal higher order structure of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition: Cross-validation with a mixed clinical sample [Poster session]. Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
McGill, R. J. (2015, February). Incremental validity of contemporary intelligence tests: A meta-analytic review 1997-2015 [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Orlando, FL.
McGill, R. J. (2015, February). Multilevel predictive effects on the KABC-II: Assessing the specificity hypothesis [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Orlando, FL.
McGill, R. J. (2014, October). Incremental validity of the WJ-III COG clinical clusters for children and adolescents: Evidence for predictive effects beyond the general factor [Poster session]. Meeting of the Texas Association of School Psychologists, Irving, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2014, October). PSW methods for identifying SLD: A psychometric and conceptual appraisal [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the Texas Association of School Psychologists, Irving, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2014, August). Predicting IDEA-related achievement scores: Assessing the incremental validity of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) factor scores from the WJ-III COG [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
McGill, R. J. (2014, August). Spearman’s law of diminishing returns (SLODR) and the WJ-III COG: Effects at the level of prediction [Poster session]. Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2014, February). Incremental validity of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities stratum II factor scores [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.
McGill, R. J. (2014, February). Meta-analytic assessment of intervention outcomes: Implications for program evaluation [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2013, November). Assessment of ADHD-related behaviors with rating scales: A critical review of contemporary practice [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Newport Beach, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2013, November). Representation of working memory within existing cognitive measures: Implications for SLD assessment [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Newport Beach, CA.
Siembieda, D., Pero, J., Gamble, A., Barnish, L., Hempner, M., Belisle, V., McGill, R. J., & Dizon, F. (2013, November). In K. K. Kennedy (Chair), Getting a school psychology job or internship: A panel discussion [Panel discussion]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Newport Beach, CA.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2013, February). Stability of outcome indicators in assessing single-case RTI data [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2013, February). The incremental validity of CHC factors on the KABC-II [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.
McGill, R. J., & Domzalski, S. (2013, February). Working memory assessment and intervention: A primer for school psychologists [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2012, October). Diagnostic decision-making and contemporary cognitive assessment [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Costa Mesa, CA.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2012, October). Rating scale technologies within a comprehensive behavioral assessment model [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Costa Mesa, CA.
McGill, R. J., & Domzalski, S. (2012, September). Addressing school system barriers in the prevention of bullying: Moving beyond individual and responsive interventions [Paper presentation]. 2nd annual Chapman University Emerging Scholars Conference, Orange, CA.
McGill, R. J., & Manes, N. (2012, February). Beyond treatment integrity: A behavioral analytic critique of school-based interventions [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association for Behavioral Analysis, Garden Grove, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2012, February). Single-case design outcomes: Evaluating the incremental benefit of statistical techniques [Poster session]. Meeting of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Garden Grove, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2011, April). Empirical assessment of treatment outcomes in school consultation: Enhancing the reliability and validity of decision making [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Costa Mesa, CA.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2011, February). Convergent evidence scaling methods for assessing response to intervention [Poster session]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.
McGill, R. J., & Busse, R. T. (2011, February). Utilizing social stories to decrease target behaviors [Roundtable discussion]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2010, March). Advocating for instructional reform: Navigating through policy and politics as a new school psychologist [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Santa Clara, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2010, March). Neuropsychological assessment and intervention: Crafting a role for cognitive assessment in the era of response to intervention [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Santa Clara, CA.

Workshops and Invited Presentations

McGill, R. J. (2023, February). Cognitive profile analysis in School Psychology: A challenging history [Workshop]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Denver, CO.
McGill, R. J. (2023, January). Understanding legislation [Invited session]. School Psychology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Summit, Williamsburg, Va.
McGill, R. J. (2023, January). Reconsidering sacred cows: Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology [Workshop]. San Diego City Schools, San Diego, CA.
Talbott, E., Huber, H. B., McGill, R. J. (2022, May). What is single case research design and why should you use it? [Panel session]. William & Mary School of Education Faculty Brown Bag Series, Williamsburg, VA.
McGill, R. J. (2022, April). Persuasion and evidence in school psychology: Implications for advancing social justice in the digital era [Invited session]. School Psychology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Summit, Williamsburg, VA. pdf
McGill, R. J. (2021, October). Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology: History, challenges, and opportunities? [Keynote address]. Meeting of the Psychologists in Schools Association, Halifax, NS, CA.²
McGill, R. J. (2021, September). Informational literacy in the digital age: A primer for school psychologists [Workshop]. Meeting of the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists, Hot Springs, VA. pdf
McGill, R. J. (2021, April). Psychoeducational assessment of cultural and linguistically diverse students using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition Spanish [Invited discussion]. University of Colorado, Denver, Denver, CO.²
McGill, R. J. (2021, March). Clinical assessment in school psychology: Evidence-based or cargo cult science? [Invited presentation]. Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA.²
McGill, R. J. (2021, March). Pathological science in clinical assessment: Reconsidering sacred cows [Invited presentation]. Manassas City Public Schools, Manassas, VA.²
McGill, R. J. (2020, December). Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology: Evidence-based assessment or “pathological science?” [Invited presentation]. West Contra Costa Unified School District, Richmond, CA.²
McGill, R. J. (2020, December). Evidence-based assessment in school psychology: The rise of cognitive profile analysis 2.0 [Invited presentation]. Prince George’s County Public Schools, Adelphi, MD.²
McGill, R. J., & Farmer, R. L. (2020, April). Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology [Webinar]. Trainers of School Psychologists. https://trainersofschoolpsychologists.org/COVID-Resources
McGill, R. J., Dombrowski, S. C., & Canivez, G. L. (2020, February). Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology: A challenging history [Sponsored presentation]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Baltimore, MD.
McGill, R. J. (2020, January). Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology: Caveat emptor [Workshop]. Washington State Association of School Psychologists Spring Lecture Series, Cheney, WA.
McGill, R. J., & Farmer, R. L. (2019, October). Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology [Invited paper presentation]. Meeting of the Oklahoma School Psychology Association, Oklahoma City, OK.
McGill, R. J. (2019, May). Adopting the PSW model for SLD classification: Caveat emptor [Invited presentation]. Richmond Public Schools, Richmond, VA.
McGill, R. J. (2019, May). Specific learning disability assessment: History, models, and issues [Workshop]. Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Gambrills, MD.
McGill, R. J. (2018, September). Psychology’s crisis of confidence: What school psychologists need to know about the replication problem [Workshop]. Meeting of the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists, Williamsburg, VA.
McGill, R. J. (2017, November). Clinical assessment of intelligence: Acting on evidence [Invited presentation]. Newport News Public Schools, Newport News, VA.
McGill, R. J. (2017, November). Using the PSW model for SLD identification: Right way, wrong way, or no way [Invited roundtable discussion]. Accomack County Public Schools, Onley, VA.
McGill, R. J. (2016, November). Cross-battery assessment and other related methods of cognitive profile analysis: Are we over-interpreting contemporary ability measures? [Invited presentation]. Chesterfield County Public Schools, Midlothian, VA.
McGill, R. J. (2016, June). Critical thinking and diagnostic decision-making in the presence of uncertainty: A refrain from visiting Lake Woebegone [Workshop]. Inaugural TWU Applied Psychometric Laboratory Symposium, Denton, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2016, June). Factor analytic methods: Conceptual foundations for exploring the structure of intelligence tests and related ability measures [Workshop]. Inaugural TWU Applied Psychometric Laboratory Symposium, Denton, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2016, April). Psychometric properties of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition (WISC-V): Implications for clinical interpretation [Invited presentation]. Cook Children’s Medical Center Behavioral Health Services Clinic, Denton, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2015, December). Clinical Utility of contemporary intelligence tests: Are they worth the effort? [Colloquium presentation]. College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Spotlight Series, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.
Maricle, D. E., McGill, R. J., & Miller, D. C. (2015, May). WISC-V update and review [Workshop]. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2015, January). Conducting equitable SLD assessments with culturally and linguistically diverse students: Identifying and addressing barriers to best practice [Workshop]. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2014, September). Careers in school psychology [Invited presentation]. University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
McGill, R. J. (2014, April). Assessment of ADHD-related behaviors with rating scales: A critical review of contemporary practice [In-service presentation]. Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Costa Mesa, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2014, April). Navigating the faculty job search: An introduction and review of common practices [Workshop]. Chapman University, Orange, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2013, December). Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures for school settings [Colloquium presentation]. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2013, March). Comprehensive assessment of academic outcomes: Going beyond norm-referenced tests [Colloquium presentation]. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2012, November). Monitoring counseling outcomes [In-service presentation]. Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Costa Mesa, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2012, November). Threat assessment and crisis intervention [Workshop]. Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Costa Mesa, CA.
Flowers, J., McClelland, C., Domzalski, S., & McGill, R. J. (2012, February). Making counseling count [Workshop]. Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA.
McGill, R. J. (2009, November). Developing evidence-based counseling systems for enhanced student outcomes [Workshop]. Meeting of the California Association of School Counselors, Temecula, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2009, October). Data-based decision making in response to intervention: Implications for evidence-based practice [Colloquium presentation]. La Sierra University, Riverside, CA.
McGill, R. J. (2009, June). Suicide prevention and crisis intervention: Differentiating between science, non-science, and nonsense [Workshop]. Point Loma Nazarene University, Arcadia, CA.

Media Contributions

McGill, R. J. (2023, April, 28). Let’s stop beating around the bush: There is no smoking gun for SLD identification [Podcast]. https://www.clubhouse.com/room/Mwr2n2ve?utm_medium=ch_room_xr&utm_campaign=o2gqup145d-S3J2Qbv7M6g-694973
McGill, R. J. (2022, November, 6). School Psyched Episode 153: School psychology training programs and the replication crisis [Podcast]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r7sIZ02rmI
McGill, R. J., & Dombrowski, S. C. (2021, June, 6). School Psyched Episode 129: Science in a post-fact era [Podcast]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sBNihw7Kf0
McGill, R. J. (2018, January, 22). School Psyched Episode 60: Cognitive scatter [Podcast]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HREllLRMLMA
McGill, R. J. (2015, April, 19). School Psyched Episode 6: PSW [Podcast]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYaA110fiIc

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