Dr. Madeline Berkowitz

Assistant Professor

Dr. Madeline Berkowitz
+1 (615) 898-23
+1 (615) 898-50
Room 369, Academic Classroom Building (ACB)
MTSU Box 87, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Office Hours

M/W 10:00- 10:30

T/TH 1:00-2:00

Or by appointment

Degree Information

  • PHD, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2022)
  • MS, Northeastern University (2011)
  • BA, Bryn Mawr College (2010)

Areas of Expertise

Evidence Based Intervention for Academics and Behavior

Science of Reading

Early Reading

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)

Response to Intervention (RTI)/Mutli-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

Research / Scholarly Activity

Berkowitz, M., Cohen, B., Hammond, S., Handy, J., Ratliff, C., Sandell., V., Torres., J., & York, T. (2025). Spotlighting schools’ literacy journeys. Illinois Early Literacy Coalition.

Berkowitz, M., Hall, C. & McKenna*, A. (2025) Everyone is doing it: Are popular practices evidence based? Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2025. Seattle, WA. 

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Berkowitz, M., Cohen, B., Hammond, S., Handy, J., Ratliff, C., Sandell., V., Torres., J., & York, T. (2025). Spotlighting schools’ literacy journeys. Illinois Early Literacy Coalition.

Berkowitz, M., Hall, C. & McKenna*, A. (2025) Everyone is doing it: Are popular practices evidence based? Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2025. Seattle, WA. 

Berkowitz, M, Ratliff, C. D., Torres, J. (2025) The Illinois Curriculum Tracking Project: Year 1. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2025. Seattle, WA. 

Berkowitz, M. & Hall, C. (2024). A comparison of science of reading practices across three states. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2024. New Orleans, LA.

Berkowitz, M. & Casey, Katie. (2023). Unlocking Literacy Success. Presentation at the Regional Office of Education #20 fall conference. Eldorado, IL.

Berkowitz, M., Meyer, M., Gaona, M, Swunlund, L. (2023). Re-imagining mental health screening and intervention after the COVID-19 pandemic. Mini-Skills Presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2023. Denver, CO

Berkowitz, M (2022). Reading wars practice: Comparing guided reading and explicit phonics. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2022: Boston, MA  

Hall, C & Berkowitz, M (2022). Promoting professional collaboration through remote school psychologist professional learning communities. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2022: Boston, MA   Hall, C &

Berkowitz, M (2022). Best practices for matching emergent fluent readers to text. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2022: Boston, MA  

Roberts, Z. S., Berkowitz, M., & Marcotte, A. M. (2019). The case for vocabulary instruction. Poster presentation at the Nation Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2019: Baltimore, MD  

Marcotte, A. M., Boyle, C, Berkowitz, M., Roberts, Z., Hall, C. (2018). An examination of extended vocabulary routines within repeated reading interventions. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2018: Atlanta, GA  

Berkowitz, M. (2018). Early bird gets the worm? Effect of later school start time on attendance, graduation, and attention. Poster presentation at the Northeast Regional Educational Association Annual Conference: Trumbull, CT  

Marcotte, A.M., Habib, A., Meyer, A., & Berkowitz, M. (2018). Testing developmental reading theory through a pat analysis of triannual screening data. Paper presentation at the Northeast Regional Educational Association Annual Conference, Trumbull, CT  

Myers, L., Berkowitz, M., Kadota, L., Tolkin, S. (2011). What’s in a name? the role of iconicity and conventionality in children’s understanding of gesture symbols. Paper symposium at the Society of Research in Child Development biennial meeting.

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