Margaret Cox, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, School Psychology

Dr. Cox earned her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and completed an APA-accredited psychology internship focused on school-based mental health. She is a Licensed Psychologist (LP) and Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). Before joinin...

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Margaret Cox, Ph.D.

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Education & Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene
M.S., Special Education, University of Oregon, Eugene
B.A., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis

Biography Publications Research

Dr. Cox earned her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and completed an APA-accredited psychology internship focused on school-based mental health. She is a Licensed Psychologist (LP) and Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). Before joining Gonzaga, she worked as a K–12 school psychologist and school-based therapist in two public school districts in the Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area, providing consultation and technical assistance related to mental health screening and intervention across tiers of support. Her work centers on strengths-based psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental assessment; the design and delivery of school mental health interventions within multi-tiered systems of support; and translating the science of parent, educator, and youth emotion regulation into school-based interventions and consultation practices. Through this work, she seeks to promote positive developmental and educational outcomes for children and adolescents and to prevent and reduce exclusionary discipline in public schools.

Publications

  • Cox, M. & Giuliani, N.R. (2023, April) Modeling Parent Emotion Regulation Profiles in Daily Life: A Latent Class Analysis. Extended abstract selected for peer-reviewed publication in a supplemental edition of Affective Science.
  • Cox, M. & Giuliani, N.R. (2021, April) Towards causality in parent-child emotion regulation dynamics. Extended abstract selected for peer-reviewed publication in a supplemental edition of Affective Science.

Professional Papers Presented

  • Robers, A., Cox, M., Snyder, D., Bassingthwaite, B. (May 2024) Making Educators and Students SMILE: Pilot Results from Supporting More Inclusive Learning Environments Project. Presentation delivered at the Middle America School Mental Health Conference.
  • Cox, M., Jezowit, C., Chadwell, M., Young, K., Franta, E. (April 2024) Location Matters: Comparing Youth Therapy Show Rates Across Outpatient Behavioral Health Settings. Poster presented at the Annual Munroe-Meyer Institute research symposium.
  • Esterer, M., Godfrey, E., Cox, M., Baker, N., Hunter, M. (April 2024) Evaluation of an Anxiety Group Intervention Adapted for Neurodiverse Youth. Poster presented at the Annual Munroe-Meyer Institute research symposium.
  • Cox, M. & Giuliani, N.R. (March 2023) Modeling Parent Emotion Regulation Profiles in Daily Life: A Latent Class Analysis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Affective Science, 2023.
  • Cox, M., Christopher Ives, & Giuliani, N.R., (April 2022) Affective synchrony in daily caregiver-child emotional exchanges: the role of caregiver emotion regulation choices. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Affective Science, 2022.
  • Cox., M., Glenn, L., Garcia, J., Calvez, S., & Giuliani, N.R., (August 2022) Variety is the spice of life; but for caregiver emotion regulation, less may be more. Poster presented at the 128th Annual American Psychological Association Convention 2022.
  • Garcia, J., Cox, M., & Giuliani, N.R., (August 2022) Unique contributions of caregiver stress in caregiver-child affective exchanges. Poster presented at the 128th Annual American Psychological Association Convention 2022.
  • Glenn, L., Cox, M., Taiwo, A., (August 2022) Regulatory pathways between maternal distress and child socioemotional development. Poster presented at the 128th Annual American Psychological Association Convention 2022.
  • Gallo, J., St. Joseph, S, Cox, M., (April 2022) Does the number of trusted adults influence student perception of school climate? Poster presented at the Northwest PBIS Network Conference 2022.
  • Cox, M. & Giuliani, N.R. (2021, April) Towards causality in parent-child emotion regulation dynamics. Abstract submitted to the Annual Meeting of the Society for Affective Science, held online due to COVID-19.
  • Cox, M., Glenn, E., & Giuliani, N.R. (2021, February) Facilitation of preschool socioemotional competence through maternal emotion regulation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, held online due to COVID-19.
  • Cox, M., Giuliani, N. (2020, August). Specific Features of Maternal Emotion Regulation and Child Socioemotional Development. Poster presented at the 126th Annual American Psychological Association convention.

Research Interests

  • Lifespan emotional and self-regulation development (early childhood, school-age, adolescence, adulthood, parenting, and educating)
  • Family-centered intervention to promote early childhood self-regulation, school readiness, and adolescent behavioral and mental health in the context of disability
  • Tiered systems of school-based behavioral and mental health assessment and intervention
  • Comprehensive psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental assessment and consultation across school, clinic, and hospital settings