Mercedes McCormick, PhD, has served on the psychology faculty of Pace University in New York City since 2004. She is the advisor of the international Psi Chi Pace chapter. She is an innovative leader. She motivates students to pursue a career in psychology. She is an outstanding organizer. She coordinates the Annual Pace Psychology conference. She draws international, regional, and local undergraduate students to present their research at the Pace Conference. She was instrumental in winning the 2008-09 Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference Psi Chi Grant. Currently she represents the Pace chapter on NYC CASE (Committee to Advance Student Excellence: Best Practices) and will join other local chapter advisors and students to conduct research on Chapters Best Practices to promote international psychology. She has a strong presence in leadership in APA D52 International Psychology. Her research on Internationalizing the Curriculum has been presented globally in Russia, Mexico, and Portugal.