MICHELLE L. JAY Department of Educational Studies College of Education University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-6519 mjay@sc.edu EDUCATION: 2006 Ph.D The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Culture, Curriculum & Change Dissertation Title: Race in education, anti-racist activism and the role of white colleagues: Listening to the voices of African American educators 1998 M.A.T. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Secondary Social Sciences 1996 B.A. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill African American Studies and American History POSITIONS IN ACADEME: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2006-present). Visiting Lecturer, Department of African and Afro-American Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999). POSITIONS IN EVALUATION: Evaluation Consultant, Evaluation, Assessment and Policy Connections, Chapel Hill, NC (2006-present). o Conduct site visits and provided technical support for clients. o Conduct evaluation training workshops. Evaluation Consultant, SERVE, Inc., Greensboro, NC (2005-2006). o Assessed 460 teacher portfolios for the evaluation of Teaching American History grants in Virginia and South Carolina. Senior Evaluation Associate, Evaluation, Assessment, and Policy Connections, Chapel Hill, NC (2003-2006). o Developed, planned and implemented evaluation project o Conducted site visits and provided technical support for clients. o Conducted evaluation training workshops.
Jay-Vita Page 2 Evaluation Consultant, UPENN Title VI National Resource Centers, Philadelphia, PA (2005). o Invited to direct a two-day workshop on evaluation planning for grant proposal development. Evaluation Assistant, The Comer Schools Project, A+ Schools, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2003-2003). o Conducted site visits for evaluation of the Comer School Development Program and the A+ Schools Program in North Carolina and Ohio. o Contributed sections to various evaluation reports. Evaluation Assistant, NSF SciMaX Initiative, Winston-Salem, NC (2002 2003). o Conducted site visits for evaluation of the SciMaX Initiative, a grant from the National Science Foundation to achieve systemic change in Math and Science teaching in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Evaluation Assistant, Research Education Support Program, The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2001 2003). o Implemented evaluations of the Summer Pre-Graduate Research Experience Program (SPGRE) and the Research Education Support Program (RES). o Engaged in research projects on under-represented minority students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2006-present). o EDFN/AFRO 350 Anti-racist Education Teaching Assistant, Culture, Curriculum & Change Program (School of Education) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2005). o EDUC 275: Field Techniques (Introduction to Qualitative Methodology) Instructor, Elementary Education Program, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2003). Course: o EDUC 73: Culture, Society, and Teaching History Teacher, Durham Academy, Durham, North Carolina, 1998-2001 o Taught 10 th -Grade Western Civilization; 11 th Grade-United States History; 12 th Grade-History through Film. PUBLICATIONS: Refereed Articles Jay, M. (2003). Critical race theory, multicultural education, and the hidden curriculum of hegemony. Multicultural Perspectives: Official Journal of the National Association for Multicultural Education, 5(4), 3-9.
Jay-Vita Page 3 Book Chapters Eatmon, D., Jay, M., & Frierson, H. (2005). Cultural reflections stemming from the evaluation of an undergraduate research program. In S. Hood, R. Hopson and H. Frierson (Eds.), The Role of Culture and Cultural Context: A mandate for inclusion, the discovery of truth and understanding in evaluation theory and practice. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. Evaluation Reports O Sullivan, R., Jay, M., &. (2006). GEAR UP North Carolina Evaluation Brief: Final Report for Cohort I. Evaluation, Assessment, and Policy Connections, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dissertation Jay, M. (2006). Race in education, anti-racist activism and the role of white colleagues: Listening to the voices of African American educators (Doctoral Dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006). Dissertation Abstracts International, 67 (05), 1602. (UMI No. AAT 3219468). Works in Progress O Sullivan, R., Jay, M., & Costello, B. P. (Under review). Focus group transcription: Always necessary? American Journal of Evaluation. Jay, M. (In progress). I mean I feel black all day! African American educators views on/experiences with racism in schools. Jay, M., Costello, B.P., & O Sullivan, R. (In progress). The collaborative development of an evaluation toolkit for K-12 International Outreach Programs. PRESENTATIONS Referred Presentations Jay, M., & Costello, B. P. (2006). The Collaborative Development of an Evaluation Toolkit for K-12 International Outreach Programs. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR. Jay, M., & Green, M. (2006). Collaborative Strategies in the Evaluation of Project Quest: Moving Toward A Model College Access Initiative. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR. Jay, M. (2006). I Mean I Feel Black All Day! African American Educators Views of/experiences with Racism in Schools. Paper presented at the American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Spokane, WA. Jay, M., Askew, K., & O Sullivan, R. (2006). Evaluating GEAR UP North Carolina: The Successes and Challenges of Implementing a Collaborative Evaluation Approach. Paper presented at the NCCEP/GEAR UP National Conference, Washington, D.C.
Jay-Vita Page 4 Jay, M. (2006). Evaluating K-12 Classroom Presentations: Designing the Evaluation Toolkit. Demonstration given at the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays National Outreach Conference. Madison, WI. Jay, M., Costello, B.P., Green, M., Askew, K., & O Sullivan, R. (2006). Working in Collaboration: A Case Study of Factors that Influence Post High School Plans. Paper presented at the North Carolina Association for Research in Education Annual Conference, Hickory, NC. Powers-Costello, B., & Jay, M. (2006). Reflections on the Development of an Evaluation Toolkit: Assessing the Effectiveness of K-12 International Education Outreach Programs. Paper presented at the Southeast Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Tallahassee, FL. Jay, M., & O Sullivan, R. (2005). Collaborative Evaluation of GEAR UP North Carolina: Promoting College Access for Middle and High School Students. Paper presented at the Joint Canadian Evaluation Society/American Evaluation Association Conference, Toronto, ON. O Sullivan, R., Jay, M., Powers, B., & Blow, C. (2005). Developing an Evaluation Toolkit: Assessing K-12 Classroom Presentations in Collaboration with Title VI-funded K-12 International Education Outreach Programs. Paper presented at the Joint Canadian Evaluation Society/American Evaluation Association Conference, Toronto, ON. O Sullivan, R., Jay, M., Powers, B., & Blow, C. (2005). Transcribing Focus Group Interviews: Is There a Viable Alternative for Analysis? Paper presented at the Joint Canadian Evaluation Society/American Evaluation Association Conference, Toronto, ON. O Sullivan, R., & Jay, M. (2005). Collaborative Evaluation Design and Implementation of GEAR UP North Carolina. Paper presented at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships/GEARUP National Conference, San Francisco, CA. Jay, M., Orsini, M., & O Sullivan, R. (2005). Evaluating GEARUP North Carolina: Collaborative Design, Collaborative Implementation. North Carolina College Access Conference, Wilmington, NC. Brown, S., Hanley, M., Jay, M., & Clemons, K.(2005). Transformative and culturally responsive pedagogy: Teaching multiculturally through hip hop. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC. Jay, M., Orsini, M., & O Sullivan, R. (2005). Using Collaborative Evaluation as a Cost- Effective Approach to the Evaluation of College Access Initiatives. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC. Jay, M., Machado-Casas, M., Bettez, S., McNair, J., & Coleman, M. (2005). We Can t Teach What We DO Know: Women of Color Reflect on Teaching White Students. Panel discussion at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC. Jay, M., & Blaisdell, B. (2004). The Dialogical Performance of Colorblindness: How Teachers Respond to Critical Race and Whiteness Theories. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Jay-Vita Page 5 Smith, T., Jay, M., & Eatmon, D. (2004). Perspectives of African American Science PhD Students on Teaching: What Will Persuade Them to Teach? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Eatmon, D., Jay, M., Smith, T., &. (2004). Understanding Minority Students Perceptions of Research. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Jay, M., & Blaisdell, B. (2003). E-Racing the Class: Can Critical Race Theory Help Move Us Toward Critical Pedagogy? Paper presented at the Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Annual Conference, Chapel Hill, NC. Jay, M., & Eatmon, D. (2003). Cultural Reflection in a Research-based Academic Support Program. Paper presented at the Relevance and Assessment of Culture in Evaluation Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ. Jay, M. (2002). Critical Race Theory, Multicultural Education, and the Hidden Curriculum. Paper presented at the College and University Faculty Assembly (National Council for the Social Studies) Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Jay, M. (2002). Skeletons in the Closet: Exposing the Hidden Foe of Multicultural Education. Paper presented at the American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Jay, M. (2002). Multiculturalism in U.S. Education. Paper presented at the Let s Talk Race Conference, Chapel Hill, NC. Invited Presentations and Workshops Jay, M. (2006). Race in Education, Anti-racist Activism, and the Role of White Colleagues: Listening to the Voices of African American Educators. Presentation for the Program in Educational Psychology, Research, and Foundations Graduate Student Organization Seminar Series. O Sullivan, R., Jay, M. & Costello, B.P. (2005). Training for/development of the K-12 International Presenter Program Evaluation Tool Kit. Cleveland, OH; Asheville, NC. Jay, M. (2005). Program Evaluation: Just the Good Stuff. Collaborative Leadership for Community Literacy (CLCL). Durham, NC. Jay, M. (2004). Evaluation 101. Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE) Annual Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. GRANTS Co-Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Project Quest: An Advanced Placement Incentive Program. Wake County Public Schools System, North Carolina ($60,000). With Rita O Sullivan, Evaluation, Assessment, and Policy Connections.
Jay-Vita Page 6 HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS Invited Participant, National Science Foundation Summer Evaluation Institute, The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (2004) Inductee, Frank Porter Graham Honor Society The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2004). Fellowship Recipient, Minority Presence Fellowship The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2003 2004). PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Associate Director Manuscript Reviewer Museum of Education s Hall of Honor Ceremony, College of Education The Urban Review (2002-present) Teaching Education (2006) Educational Studies (2003) Book Reviewer Teaching to Change the World by Jeannie Oakes (2004) Proposal Review Committee Member Consultant American Evaluation Association (2003-present) Academic Affairs, Department of Educational Studies Student Admissions, Social Foundations Program Curriculum Planning, Social Foundations Program Strategic Planning Committee on Diversity, College of Education PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - American Evaluation Association (AEA). - American Educational Research Association (AERA). - American Educational Studies Association (AESA). - National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME). - Southeastern Association of Educational Studies (SEAES). - Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA). - South Carolina Council for African American Studies (SCCAAS).