University of Pittsburgh School of Education

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Curriculum Vitae Ira E. Murray University of Pittsburgh School of Education Center for Urban Education 4118 Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 South Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Cell: (412) 400-2830 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iramurray

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh, 2018 (expected) Administrative & Policy Studies Focus: Sociopolitical youth development in urban contexts Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rich Milner

Master of Education Vanderbilt University (Peabody), 2004 Human, Organizational, & Community Development Focus: Community development and non-profit leadership

Bachelor of Science Florida A&M University, 2002 Business Administration

SCHOLARLY INTERESTS

Sociopolitical youth development: Focusing on how youth develop critical consciousness and engage in social action that address issues of racism and social inequities.

Outside of school time learning in urban contexts: Focusing on how urban environments shape the outside of school time experiences of students of color.

Race and racism in Urban Education: Focusing on how issues of race and racism shape social ecologies and structures of education in urban contexts.

CURRENT POSITIONS

Graduate Research and Teaching Associate - Center for Urban Education Support research projects focused on teachers’ beliefs about engaging in race talk with their students, a communitywide collective impact initiative by a local public school district, prospective preservice teacher training, and student academic and social development.

Editorial Assistant - Urban Education, SAGE Publications 2

Manage the manuscript submission process from initial submissions to final editorial decisions and production, providing support for submitting and prospective authors.

AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS/ ACADEMIC HONORS

University of Pittsburgh School of Education K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship (2014 – present)

University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Education Outstanding Service Award (2016)

Pittsburgh Post-Tribune Newsmaker (2016)

University of Pittsburgh Center on Race and Social Problems Outstanding Doctoral Student Paper Award (“Not as Much as It Should Be”: How community-based outside of school time programs attend to black male sociopolitical development; 2015)

Mississippi Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 (2013)

Leadership Greater Jackson Graduate (2008)

Vanderbilt University Minority Fellowship (2002 – 2004)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice President of Community Impact (2007-2014) United Way of the Capital Area (Jackson, MS) Designed, implemented, and evaluated community partnerships and programs (internal and external) as well as coordinated grant making and grant application efforts focusing on issues of educational inequities, financial stability, and healthcare access.

Director of Community Impact (2006-2007) United Way of the Capital Area (Jackson, MS) Supported grant making and program evaluation activities focusing on academic enrichment, financial support, and healthcare access as well as led Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery and assistance efforts.

Community Fellow (2005-2006) United Way of America (Alexandria, VA) One of ten national fellows chosen to support community development efforts of United Way at the local level (Jackson, MS)

SCHOLARSHIP

Refereed Journal Articles 3 Murray CV

Milner, H. R., Cunningham, H. B., Murray, I. E. & Alvarez, A. A. (under review). Becoming poverty-responsive: Supporting students living below the poverty line. National Youth At-Risk Journal.

Delale-O’Connor, L., Murray, I. E., Alvarez, A. J., & Milner, H. R. (in press). Self-efficacy beliefs, classroom management and the cradle-to-prison pipeline. Theory into Practice

Murray, I. E. (2017). Eco-transactional influences on sociopolitical youth development work. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(2), 155-169.

Murray, I. E. & Alvarez, A. J. (2016). Research to practice: New research on helping children develop positive racial identities. Young Children, 71(4), 16-18.

Milner, H.R., Delale-O’Connor, L., Murray, I. E., & Farinde, A. (2016). Reflections on Brown to understand Milliken v. Bradley: What if we are focusing on the wrong policy questions? Teachers College Record, 118(3).

Murray, I. E., & Milner, H. R. (2015). Toward a pedagogy of sociopolitical consciousness in outside of school programs. The Urban Review, 47(5), 893-913.

Milner, H. R., Murray, I. E., Farinde, A. A., & Delale-O’Connor, L. (2015). Outside of school matters: What we need to know in urban environments. Equity & Excellence in Education, 48(4), 529-548.

Non-refereed Article Alvarez, A. J. & Murray, I. E. (2017). Race, poverty, and disrupting barriers to early childhood development. PittEd (January). Retrieved from https://www.education.pitt.edu/newsletter/PittEd/article.aspx?id=103#.WMa3sxjMz-Y

Book Chapters Alvarez, A. J., Milner, H. R., & Murray, I. E. (2015). Responding to trauma in youth: Whose responsibility is it? In V. C. Copeland (Ed.) People of color in the United States: Contemporary issues in education, work, communities, health, and immigration. Volume 4: Health and wellness. Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Milner, H. R., Caldwell, L. D., & Murray, I. E. (2004). When race shows up in the curriculum: Teacher (self)reflective responsibility in students’ opportunities to learn. In K.D. Vinson & E.W. Ross (Eds.), Defending public schools: Curriculum continuity and change in the 21st century, V.III (pp. 149-160). Westport, CT: Greenwood/Praeger.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

Murray, I. E., Graham, D. L., Heck, D. I., & Rand, J. K. (accepted). Teachers, race talk, and sociopolitical development: A critical race perspective on teachers’ beliefs. Paper 4

presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association (presenting author), Pittsburgh, PA.

Murray, I. E. (2017, July). Segregation and schools. Panel presentation at the National and Local Perspectives on Residential Segregation Issues summer institute of the Center on Race and Social Problems, Pittsburgh, PA.

Murray, I. E. (2017, April). Trans-ecology of activist mentors: Critical reflections on the influence of life experiences on sociopolitical youth development work. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Delale-O’Connor, L. & Murray, I. E. (2017, April). Collective impact or “selective” impact?: Opportunity gaps in initiatives meant to provide opportunities for all. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Murray, I. E. & Alvarez, A. J. (2017, February). Conducting a systematic literature review: A “crash course” for doctoral students. Presentation at University of Pittsburgh School of Education First Year Seminar course.

Alvarez, A. & Murray, I. E. (2016, December). Early access: Early childhood development and disrupting the cradle-to-prison pipeline. Presentation at University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development.

Alvarez, A.J. & Murray, I. E. (2016, November). Building and sustaining learning opportunities: Examining an after-school program for students in an urban setting. Paper presentation at the International Conference on Urban Education. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Akiva, T. & Murray, I. E. (2016, October). Afterschool, community-based spaces: Responding to the needs of urban youth. Brown Bag presentation at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Education Brown Bag Series.

Alvarez, A. & Murray, I. E. (2016, June). Disrupting the cradle to prison pipeline. Panel presentation at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s 2016 National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development, Baltimore, MD.

Alvarez, A., Delale-O’Connor, L., Farinde, A., & Murray, I. E. (2016, April). Emergent curriculum reform practices: Implications for teacher education policy. Panel presentation (non-presenting author) at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.

Murray, I. E. (2016, March). “Wanting it for other people is wanting it for me”: Eco- transactional aspects of sociopolitical development and activist mentoring. Research presentation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education Council of Graduate Students in Education Spring 2016 Research Colloquium. 5 Murray CV

Delale-O’Connor, L., Alvarez, A., & Murray, I. E. (2016, January). Insights from urban schools and classrooms. Research presentation at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education (CIDDE).

Murray, I. E. (2015, March). Sociopolitical consciousness and outside-of-school time programs. Poster presentation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education Council of Graduate Students in Education Spring 2015 Research Colloquium.

Murray, I. E. (2015, March). Higher education preparation for work with children and youth: Challenges and Opportunities. Facilitator at the Youth Work Summit of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.

Murray, I. E. & Davie, S. V. (2013, May). The challenges of collaboration. Research presentation at the annual MS Center for Nonprofits Positioned for Progress Conference, Jackson, MS.

Murray, I. E. & Daniels, M. (2012, May). Promoting progress: How sharing your success can impact your bottom line. Research presentation at the annual MS Center for Nonprofits Positioned for Progress Conference, Jackson, MS.

Murray, I. E. (2008 – 2013). Introduction to program outcome measurement. Invited lecturer at Jackson State University School of Social Work.

Murray, I. E. (2008 – 2010). Measuring program outcomes. Invited presentation at Mississippi Center for Nonprofits.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant (Teachers and Race Talk Survey) Research assistant on a team examining teacher beliefs, preparation, and practices of engaging in critical race conversations with students in classrooms.

Principal Investigator (Narratives of adult sociopolitical youth development workers) Lead researcher examining the life history narratives of adults who work as educators and mentors for youth organizers and activists.

Principal Investigator (Peer engagement as sociopolitical youth development praxis) Lead researcher examining how youth engage their peers around issues of social justice and equity. Co-principal investigator: Rich Milner, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)

Co-Principal Investigator (Collective impact implementation evaluation) Co-led an implementation evaluation of a collective impact initiative in an urban school district. Principal investigator: Lori Delale-O’Connor, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh) 6

Research Assistant (The presence of race in K-12 curriculums and teacher behavior) Research assistant for a team that studied how issues of race permeate the classroom environment and influence teachers’ behavior. Principal investigators: Rich Milner, Ph.D. (Peabody College of Vanderbilt University) and Leon Caldwell, Ph.D. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught IL 2005/1100: Becoming a Change Agent (seminar). University of Pittsburgh (2017)

Teaching Assistantships HOD 1000: Applied Human Development. Vanderbilt University (2002 – 2004)

HOD 2500: Health and Human Services Professionals. Vanderbilt University (2002 – 2003)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Educational Studies Association (AESA, 2017)

American Educational Research Association (AERA, 2014-present)

Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA, 2006-2007)

RESEARCH GRANTS

Principal Investigator: Examining peer engagement as sociopolitical youth development praxis. University of Pittsburgh School of Education (Funded, $3,000).

UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

University of Pittsburgh School of Education Urban Education Faculty Search Committee (2016-2017)

School of Education Research Grants Committee (2016-2017)

School of Education Council (2015-2016)

Council of Graduate Students in Education (2015-present)

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Department of Human, Organizational, and Community Development Admissions Committee (2003-2004)

Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students (2002-04)

Professional Reviewer of submissions – 2016 AERA Annual Meeting (SIG 160: Out-of-School Time)

Co-chair, African-American Affinity Group (Inclusion Council) - United Way Worldwide (2011-2014)

U.S. Task Force (Economic Model & Growth) – United Way Worldwide (2010-2012)

Community Education Committee Member – American Friends Services Committee of Pennsylvania (2015 – present)

Past Chair - Young Professionals Alliance of Greater Jackson (2011-2012)

Member - Young Leaders in Philanthropy (Jackson, MS)

Board Member – Excel by 5 (2012 – 2014)

Board Member – Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership (2011- 2014)

Board Member – Leadership Greater Jackson Alumni Association (2012- 2014)

Site Coordinator and Tax Preparer – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (2008 – 2014)

Grants Review Committee – Community Foundation of Greater Jackson (2011-2014)

Metro Teacher Recognition Selection Committee – Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership (2013-