Michelle Jay - College of Education - University of South Carolina

EDUCATION:
MICHELLE L. JAY
Department of Educational Studies
College of Education
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-6519
mjay@sc.edu
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Museum of Education’s Hall of Honor Ceremony,
College of Education
Manuscript Reviewer The Urban Review (2002-present)
Teaching Education (2006)
Educational Studies (2003)
Book Reviewer Teaching to Change the World by Jeannie Oakes (2004)
Proposal Review American Evaluation Association (2003-present)
Committee Member Academic Affairs, Department of Educational Studies
Student Admissions, Social Foundations Program
Curriculum Planning, Social Foundations Program
Consultant 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).