Please join #AltAc’s meet and greet with its first rock star:
Maureen McGough
We’re excited for Maureen to share with us the skills she’s looking for when hiring budding researchers, how those skills vary based upon the working space, and how she’s navigated a career of advocating for rigorous research out of a university setting.
Keywords: Market Skills, Federal Service, Non-Profit, University Centers, Criminal Justice System Work
Maureen McGough, JD
Chief of Staff, Policing Project at NYU Law
110 W 3rd Street, Suite 210
New York, NY 10012
(202) 487 – 1625 | maureen.mcgough@nyu.edu
Maureen is currently the Chief of Staff for the Policing Project at NYU law, where she oversees national efforts to improve accountability and transparency in policing. She joined the Policing Project after her role as the Director of National Programs at National Police Foundation where she led the non-profit’s research, training and technical assistance efforts. Prior to joining the National Police Foundation, Maureen spent a decade with the federal government in various roles with the US Department of Justice and US Department of State. She served as Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Justice – the USDOJ’s research, development, and evaluation agency – where she led agency efforts to advance evidence-based policing, improve the representation of women in policing, and implement systems-level criminal justice reform initiatives. Her additional federal experience includes serving as counsel on terrorism prevention to the Deputy Attorney General, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and coordinator for federal AIDS relief efforts through the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. Maureen is a member of the FBI’s Law Enforcement Education and Training Council, an executive board member for the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, and is a recent public leadership executive fellow with the Brookings Institution. Maureen is an attorney and earned her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.
Meeting Resources
September Alt Ac Meet & Greet Rockstar Maureen McGough Recording
Backstage Pass to Alt Skill Building:
Rep-ing Your Skills in Alt-Ac Job Markets with Dr. Kate Kempany and Shannon Magnuson
Join us this month for a discussion about translating the experiences you’ve collected across your Graduate studies into desirable job skills that will make you stand out on the Alternative Academic research job market. In this informational session, we will talk about how to market your unique experiences and skills, how to convert aspects of your CV to a traditional resume, and generally how to prepare an application portfolio highlighting all the amazing things you can bring to an Alt-Ac position.
Kate Kempany, PhD
Research Scientist, Oregon Department of Corrections
Shannon Magnuson, ABD
Research Associate, Justice System Partners
Meeting Resources
September Alt Ac Backstage Pass to Alt Ac Skill Building Recording