Robert McCormick
Center For Child Advocacy and Policy
Personal details
Born
Robert De Nigris Mazza James McCormick

(1948-04-03) April 3, 1948
New York City, New York
DiedJanuary 3, 2014(2014-01-03) (aged 65)
New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic Party
ResidenceGlen Ridge, New Jersey
Alma materSt. John's University
Rutgers Law School
CUNY
Rutgers University

Robert DeNigris McCormick (1948-2014) was the head of the Center for Child Advocacy and Policy program CHAD, run by Montclair State University.[1] Concurrently he was also a full-time psychologist, a teacher, and a lawyer. The Child Advocacy program is supported by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS).

McCormick died unexpectedly on January 3, 2014.[2]

Early life and education

Robert McCormick was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Florence D. (née Mazza) and Robert McCormick, Sr., an architect. His father was of Irish descent, and his mother was of Italian ancestry. He was raised in Brooklyn, graduating from James Madison High School in 1965. He graduated from St. John's University in 1969 and received a masters degree from Queens College, City University of New York.[3] He McCormick had moved to Colombia with his family, and got his first glimpse of poverty stricken children.[4] It is said that this was his first kicker into helping children who were abused.

McCormick graduated from the City University of New York with a Ph.D. in 18th Century Spanish Literature in 1976.[3] He earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Rutgers University and a J.D. from Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Remembering Robert McCormick", The Magazine of Montclair State University, published on the Montclair State University website, Fall 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Robert McCormick Obituary - Montclair, NJ". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "McCormick earns doctorate", The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, 10 September 1976, page C-2. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "First Person: Robert McCormick". Montclair State University. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Archived version.
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