CURRICULUM VITA (Fall 2012)

Richard R. Gay
PO Box 1052
Davidson, NC 28036

EDUCATION

·         1991: Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Major in English Renaissance Literature, Minors in Medieval English Literature and Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature)

·         1987: M.A., University of Richmond, Virginia (Major in English)

·         1976: B.A., University of Richmond, Virginia (Major in English)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

·         Fall 1999 – Present:  Davidson College (Professor of Education; Chair, Department of Education).

·         Fall 1991-Spring 1999:  Chowan College (Associate Professor of English, English Education Coordinator).

·         Fall 1990-Spring 1991:  Sussex County Public Schools (High School English Teacher).

·         Fall 1987-Spring 1990:  University of North Carolina at Greensboro (English Instructor).

·         Summer 1987 and 1988: Prince George County Public Schools, Prince George, Virginia (High School English Teacher).

·         Fall 1981-Spring 1986: Sussex County Public Schools, Sussex, Virginia (High School English Teacher).

·         Fall 1976-Spring 1981: Cape Charles Public Schools, Cape Charles, Virginia (English Teacher).

COURSES TAUGHT AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE

• English 240:  English Literature from the Middle Ages to 1660
• English 101W [now WRI 101]:  School & Society in the Novel
• Humanities 151:  Late Antiquity through Medieval
• Humanities 160:  Cultures and Civilizations
• Education 121:  History of Educational Theory and Practice
• Education 221:  Contemporary Educational Theory and Practice [now Schools & Society]
• Education 250:  Multicultural Education
• Education 400:  Organization for Teaching
• Education 410-411:  Internship in Teaching
• Education 420: Seminar in Teaching

SELECTED PAPERS

• October 2011: “New Dimensions for the Multicultural Education Course.” AILACTE Journal  VIII.1.  [Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education]
• 22 September 2011:  “Re-thinking the Dimensions of Multicultural Education.” 29^th Annual Teacher Education Forum, sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
• 23 September 2010:  “Developing Leadership and Collaboration in Teacher Education Candidates.”  28^th Annual Teacher Education Forum, sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
• July 2007:  “Critical Pedagogy and Multicultural Education: A Barthesian Approach.”  Seventh International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• August 2005:  “Merchants of Conflict: Patriot Groups and American Education.”  Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Cambridge, England.
• 17 July 2003: “The Robey Investigation.”  The Tenth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning in London, England. 
• 27 September 2001:  “Meeting the Challenge of Performance Based Assessment.”  Conference.  19^th Annual Teacher Education Forum, sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
• 6 October 2000: “Preparing Students for Alternative Routes to Licensure in the Independent Liberal Arts College.”  18^th Annual Teacher Education Forum, sponsored by North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
• 18 October 1996: “Guyhood vs. Manhood: Dave Barry and Camille Paglia.”  Popular Culture Association of the South.
• 11 May 1996: “A Liberal Arts College: Work in Progress.”  Liberal Arts and the Future of University Education, sponsored by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Liberal Arts.  Banff Centre for Conferences, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
• 24 October 1994: “Traveling to Japan with Dave Barry and Roland Barthes.”  Popular Culture Association of the South.  Charlotte, North Carolina
• 26 September 1992: “The Cycle of the Wrongly Accused Woman in Fourteenth-Century Metrical Romance.”  Southeastern Medieval Association.  Williamsburg, Virginia.
• 13 March 1992: “Thackeray’s Critical Reputation: The Miscegenation Theme.”  Philological Association of the Carolinas. Clemson, South Carolina.
• 29 September 1990: “Ymaginatif and the Hermeneutic Sentence in Piers Plowman: Passus VIII-XXI.”  Southeastern Medieval Association.  Raleigh, North Carolina.
• January 1990: “Arthurian Tragedy in Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!”  Notes on Mississippi Writers XXII.1 (1990): 15-29.

SELECTED RECENT SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Participant in Salzburg Global Seminar.  “Optimizing Talent: Closing Educational and Social Mobility Gaps Worldwide.”  Salzburg, Austria. (October 2010)
• Wrote complete revisions of the Teacher Education Licensure Program for all subject areas: English, mathematics, comprehensive social studies, biology, French, Spanish, Latin, as required by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.  (2009-2010)
• Reviewed Tenure materials for professorial candidates at Lawrence University (2009) and Ithaca College (2011).
• Editorial Work.  Participant in Pearson’s Multicultural Advisory Council. Consulted in reviewing and editing MyEducationLab for Multicultural Educators. (2009-2011)
• Member of a statewide committee to revise the Institution of Higher Education Performance Report for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. (2011)
• Search Committee Member.  Hired new Executive Director of the Charlotte Teachers Institute. (2011)
• Formal evaluation of Ph.D. Thesis submitted by A. Vasanthi from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India. (2007)
• University Advisory Council.  Charlotte Teachers Institute. (2007-2011)
• Board member for the Community School of Davidson (charter school).  (2007-2011)
• Davidson College Coordinator for the new Charlotte Teachers Institute, a collaborative between Davidson College, UNC-Charlotte, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.  (2007)
• Member of Ada Jenkins Advisory Team for after-school programs.  (2001-2006)

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

·         North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NCACTE)

·         Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

·         Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)

·         North Carolina Association of Teacher Educators (NC-ATE)

·         National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

HONORS

·         Sigma Tau Delta

·         Excellence in Teaching Award, Chowan College, 1997