Sarah C. McKenzie

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Assistant Research Professor

University of Arkansas

4 h-index 134 pubs 56 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Sarah C. McKenzie's research program investigates educational policy and its impact on student outcomes, particularly focusing on equity and access for disadvantaged populations. Her work examines how state-level policies translate into local implementation, with an emphasis on discipline policies and their effects on student exclusion in elementary schools. McKenzie also studies factors influencing college enrollment, including high school grades, socioeconomic status, and school location. Her research extends to gifted education, exploring methods to identify and support academically advanced students from low-income or otherwise disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, McKenzie has contributed to research in biological sciences, including studies on mitochondrial biotransformation and enzyme activity. Her scholarly output includes over 150 publications and an h-index of 5, reflecting extensive contributions to her fields of study. She has collaborated with researchers such as Jonathan Wai and Fabio Andrés Parra-Martínez at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

h-index: 4
Publications: 134
Citations: 56

Positions

Assistant Research Professor 2015–present

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Education Reform ORCID

Selected Publications

Universal Screening in Practice: A Comparative Study of the CogAT and ACT Aspire for Gifted Identification (2026)

journal for the education of the gifted DOI OpenAlex
The effects of grading equity professional development on student outcomes (2025)

Journal of Global Education and Research DOI OpenAlex
Gifted Students’ Later Outcomes: College-Going Rates and Selectivity (2025)

Gifted Child Quarterly DOI OpenAlex
Discipline Disproportionality and Policy Reform in Arkansas: Effects of State-Wide Limits on Exclusionary Discipline in Elementary School (2023)

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR) 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Gifted-student screenings often miss poor students who should qualify (2022)

DOI OpenAlex
Expanding Gifted Identification to Capture Academically Advanced, Low-Income, or Other Disadvantaged Students: The Case of Arkansas (2022)

journal for the education of the gifted 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Local Implementation of State-Level Discipline Policy: Administrator Perspectives and Contextual Factors Associated With Compliance (2022)

AERA Open 8 citations DOI OpenAlex