Mark McCormack, Ph.D., serves as the EDUCAUSE Senior Director of Research & Insights, overseeing the association's portfolio of original research projects. Before coming to EDUCAUSE, Mark served in leadership and research positions for professional associations and other non-profit organizations across a variety of spheres, including higher education, K-12 education, youth development, performing arts, and community development. His research has appeared in the Leadership & Organizational Development Journal, the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, the Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, and the APA Handbook of Community Psychology, among other journals and edited volumes. Mark earned his Ph.D. in Community Psychology from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University.
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Horizon Report highlights how artificial intelligence, enrollment pressures, policy shifts, and sustainability concerns are reshaping instructional practice and institutional strategy.
ROI for technology solutions is an emerging practice in higher education that offers promise for helping institutions balance financial constraints with continued innovation.
Sophie and Jenay discuss the 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10: Making Connections with Crista Copp and Mark McCormack live at the 2025 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Nashville.
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