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Join us for our last Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
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Academics
Fall Open House
Join us for our last Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
Academics
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Admission & Financial Aid
Fall Open House
Join us for our last Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
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Student Life
Fall Open House
Join us for our last Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist’s academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
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Dr. Mary Stone
Associate Professor of Psychology & Chair
Bio
Mary Stone, PhD became a full-time faculty member in the Marist University Psychology Department in 2014. Previously a Visiting Professor in the School Psychology Program and Director of the Preschool Masters Specialization at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education, Dr. Stone teaches courses in child development, developmental disabilities, assessment, and psychological systems. Prior to working in academia, Dr. Stone worked for nearly a decade as a school psychologist in both school-based and clinical settings. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) and has worked with children and adolescents with diverse learning, behavioral, emotional, and developmental needs. In addition, she has extensive experience consulting with parents, therapists, and educational staff to enhance the learning and social-emotional outcomes of students from preschool through high school.
Education
PhD, School Psychology, Fordham University
EdM, School Psychology, Teacher’s College, Columbia University
BA, Psychology, New York University
Research Interests/ Areas of Focus
Dr. Stone’s early research interests involved the development of executive function skills in childhood and issues concerning the practice of school psychology and the training of school psychologists. More recently, as a community-engaged scholar and coordinator of the Marist Center for Social Justice Research (MCSJR), she prioritizes research projects that address immediate needs within the community surrounding Marist and can involve undergraduate and graduate students in the research process. Dr. Stone’s work is increasingly multi-disciplinary and involves mixed-methods data collection and analysis practices to address the complex needs of various community-partners serving underrepresented individuals and groups.
Selected Publications
Stone, M., McGlynn, L.*, Pathirana, K.*, Brown, N.*, Baric, A.*, Sifneos, A.*, Monodora, R.*, & Doldize , A.* (2025). Three perspectives on a clubhouse startup: Members, staff, and community partners. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. doi.org/10.1037/prj0000643
Conyers, A., Lynn, V., Stone, M., & Banks, A.* (2025). A Dual Perspective on the Needs of Women on Probation. Victims & Offenders. doi: 10.1080/15564886.2025.2460047
Conyers, A., & Stone, M. (2024). Race talk: Assessing awareness and mood after a difficult dialogue. College Teaching. doi: 10.1080/87567555.2024.2333509
DelVecchio, I.*, & Stone, M. (2021). The Effect of Strategic Instruction for Categorical Clustering on Preschoolers’ Recall Accuracy. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 26(1), 43-55. doi: 10.24839/2325-7342.JN26.1.43
Fisher, A.*, Stone, M. (2021). Supporting Student Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The New York School Psychologist, 39(3), 32-36.
Stone, M., Kash, S., Butler, T., Callahan, K.*, Verdugo, M. A., & Gómez, L. E. (2019). Validation of English language adaptations of the Kidslife and San Martín Scales for use with individuals on the autism spectrum receiving residential care. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. doi:10.1007/s10882-019-09686-0JODD-D-19-00001R1
Stone, M., O’Donnell, P., & Williams, S. (2019). Preservice to inservice: Impact of structured peer group supervision in the training of school psychology interns. The Clinical Supervisor. doi: 10.1080/07325223.2019.1695160
Stone, M., & Blumberg, F. (2019). Effectiveness of categorical clustering as an encoding versus a retrieval strategy among preschoolers. Psychological Reports 123(6), 1-20. doi:10.1177/0033294119860256
* undergraduate student
** graduate student
Selected Presentations
Lynn, V., Cosgrove, D., Fields, C., & Stone, M. (2024, June). Envisioning Transformative Justice with Art-Based Methodologies [Roundtable]. Justice Studies Association.
Stone, M., Peters, S.*, Brea, K.*, Eck, J.**, Richards, N.**, Santos, A**., Schreiber, K.** (2023, November 16-18). Impact of mindfulness-based instruction on kindergarteners' well-being [Oral Presentation]. New York Association of School Psychologists. Saratoga Springs, NY, United States.
Diaz, A.** & Stone, M. (2023, February 8-10). Brief mindfulness instruction with adolescents at risk for academic failure [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Conference, Denver, CO.
Fredrick, E., Stone, M., Lynn, V., & Gathers, D. (2022, February 24). A MCSJR: Transitions within Community-Based Research [Roundtable Discussion]. The 39th Annual Winter Roundtable Collective Action & Liberatory Practices in Psychology and Education.
Diaz, A.**, Eck, J.**, & Stone, M. (2022, October 20-22). Integrating brief and protracted mindfulness-based interventions within an SEL Framework [Paper presentation]. New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) Conference, Long Island, NY.
Stone, M., Lothrop, H.*, & Farrell, E*. (2020, November). Residential and classroom-based mindfulness instruction for Honors students: Results from four pilot projects. [Oral Presentation] Annual Meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Dallas, TX, United States.
Stone, M. (2019, October). Integrating mindfulness into urban elementary, middle, and high school PBIS plans. Oral presentation at the New York Association of School Psychologists Conference, Syracuse, NY.
Marcano, J.** & Stone, M. (2019, February). Mindful awareness, stress, and life satisfaction in school psychologists. Oral presentation at the meeting of National Association of School Psychologists Conference, Atlanta, GA.
* undergraduate student
** graduate student
