| Activity | Date of Birth: 04/01/1946
Place of Birth: Glasgow
University Qualifications and Professional Training:
MA (Hons), General and experimental psychology with social psychology, University of Glasgow, 1969
Certificate of Education (Cert Ed), Jordanhill College of Education, 1970
Diploma in Educational Psychology (DEP), University of Glasgow, 1971
Master of Applied Science (MappSci), University of Glasgow, 1999
Doctor of the University (DUniv) (Honorary), University of Glasgow, 2001
PhD, psychology, University of Strathclyde, 2005
Doctor of Educational Psychology (DEdPsy), University of Strathclyde (awaiting completion, 2011)
Other Professional Qualifications:
Educational Psychologist, HPC Registered
Health Psychologist, HPC Registered
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Practitioner
Teacher in Psychology
Researcher in Psychology
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Accredited, BABCP
Chartered Scientist, the Science Council
Honours and Awards:
Award from Chartered Institute of Transport, 1990
Fellowship, The British Psychological Society, 1996
Award for Challenging Inequality of Opportunity,The British Psychological Society, 1998
Honorary Doctorate, University of Glasgow, 2001
Business Excellence Award, Scottish Enterprise, 2002
Academician, Academy for Learned Societies in the Social Sciences, 2002
Best Achievement in Children's Services, MJ Award, 2007
Fellowship, Royal Society for the Arts, 2007
George and Thomas Hutcheson Award, 2008
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology, The British Psychological Society, 2008
Public Engagement and Media Award, The British Psychological Society, 2011
Professional Career:
Educational Psychologist, Ayr County Council, 1971-1973
Senior Educational Psychologist, Ayr County Council, Strathclyde Regional Council, 1973-1974
Research Fellow and Lecturer in Psychology, University of Strathclyde, 1974-1976
Course Director, MSc in Educational Psychology (interim), University of Strathclyde, 1976
Senior Educational Psychologist, Strathclyde Regional Council, 1976-1981
Depute Principal Psychologist, Strathclyde Regional Council, 1981-1982
Principle Educational Psychologist, Strathclyde Regional Council (Dunbarton), 1982-1996
Educational Psychologist, West Dunbartonshire Council, 1996-2001
Partner, Critical Solutions, 2000-2007
Educational Psychologist, Argyll & Bute Council, 2001-
Clinical Director, National Diagnosis and Assessment Service for Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 2003-
Consultant, MacKay Associates, 2003-
Director, Psychology Consultancy Services, 1996-
University Appointments:
Visiting Professor (Autism Studies), University of Strathclyde, 2008-
Hon.Lecturer in Psychology, University of Strathclyde, 1974-
Chair, Programme Monitoring Committee, MSc in Educational Psychology, University of Strathclyde, 1990-
Tutor, Autism, University of Birmingham, 1997-2007
Tutor, Early Childhood Education, University of Glasgow, 2000-
Assistant Course Director, Autism, Faculty of Education, University of Strathclyde, 2002-2004
Involvement with BPS:
Member, BPS Professional Conduct Board, 2005-2009
President, The British Psychological Society, 2000-2001
Chair, BPS Investigatory Committee, 2000-2001
Member, BPS Board of Directors (Chair 2000-2001), 1998-2002
Member of BPS Council (Chair 2000-2001), 1994-2002.
Sources: Tommy Mackay's CV.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Selected publications:
Can Psychology Change the World?, The Psychologist, Vol.21, No.21 pp.928-931, November 2008
Baseline assessment in Scotland, Journal of Research in Reading, 22,1 pp.88-88, (1999)
Can endemic reading failure in socially disadvantaged children be successfully tackled?, Educational and Child Psychology, 16, 1, pp.22-29 (1999)
Commentary on Prilleltensky and Nelson, Promoting child and family wellness: Priorities for psychological and social intervention, Journal of Community and Applied Psychology, 10, pp. 113-116 (2000)
The educational psychologist as community psychologist: Holistic child psychology
across home, school and community, Educational and child Psychology, Vol.23, No.1, pp.7-15 (2006)
Special education: The post-Warnock role for the educational psychologist.
BPS Scottish Division of Educational and Child Psychology, Newsletter 1989(1), 1–8.
Where now community psychology? BPS Scottish Division of Educational and
Child Psychology, Newsletter 1992(1), 1–6.
The statutory foundation of Scottish educational psychology services. Educational
Psychology in Scotland, 3, 3–9. (1996)
Education and the disadvantaged: Is there any justice? The Psychologist, 12(7),
344–349. (1999)
Educational psychology and the future of special educational needs legislation.
Educational and Child Psychology, 17(2), 27–35. (2000)
The future of educational psychology. Educational Psychology in Practice, 18(3),
245–253. (2002)
The relationship of educational psychology and clinical neuropsychology. Educational
and Child Psychology, 22(2), 7–17. (2005) |