Publications
Book
Articles (Refereed)
O’Malley, M.P., Roseboro, D.L., & Hunt, J. Accountability, fiscal management, and student achievement in East St. Louis, IL 1994 – 2006: Implications for urban educational reform policy. Urban Education, accepted for publication.
Dentith, A.M., Measor, L., & O’Malley, M.P. (2009). Stirring dangerous waters: Dilemmas and opportunities of critical participatory work with young people. Sociology, 43(1), 158-168.
O’Malley, M.P. (2009). Pedagogies of absence: Education beyond an ethos of standardization. Childhood Education, 85(4), 250-252.
O’Malley, M.P., Slattery, P., & Hoyt, M.W. (2009). Teaching gender and sexuality diversity in foundations of education courses in the U.S. Teaching Education, 20(2), pp. 95-110.
O’Malley, M.P. (2007). Conceptualizing a critical pedagogy of human soul: Ethnographic implications for curriculum studies. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 4(1), 84 - 112.
Slattery, P., Krasny, K.A., & O’Malley, M.P. (2007). Hermeneutics, aesthetics, and the quest for answerability: A dialogic possibility for reconceptualizing the interpretive process in curriculum studies. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 39(5), 537-558.
Roseboro, D., O’Malley, M.P., & Hunt, J. (2006). “Talking cents: Public discourse, state oversight, and democratic education in East St. Louis. Educational Studies, 40(1), 6 -23.
O’Malley, M.P. (2005). “New Cosmology, leadership, and the possibilities of an Ecozoic Era: An interview with Miriam Therese MacGillis.” Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2(2), 15 – 18.
O’Malley, M.P. (2004). “Deconstructing a politics of student association within arts-based education: Ethnographic reflections on ‘The Show Kids’ and ‘The Show Fags’.” Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 1(2), 78-83.
Chapters
O’Malley, M.P. & Roseboro, D.L. (in press; December, 2009). Public pedagogy as critical educational and community leadership. In Sandlin, J. A., Schultz, B. D. & Burdick, J. (Eds.). Handbook of Public Pedagogy: Education and Learning Beyond Schooling. New York: Routledge.
O’Malley, M.P. (2010). Liberation theology. In C. Kridel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc, in press, 938 words (refereed)
O’Malley, M.P., Burdick, J.,& Sandlin, J. (2010). Public pedagogy. In C. Kridel (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc, in press, 2,505 words. (refereed).
O’Malley, M.P. & Allen, L.A. (2009). Curriculum leadership as a democratic project: The case for reconfiguring educational structures. In J. Burdick, J. A. Sandlin, & T. Daspit (Eds.), Complicated Conversations and Confirmed Commitments: Revitalizing Education for Democracy. Troy, NY: Educator’s International Press, accepted for publication. (refereed)
O’Malley, M.P. (2009). Pedagogies of absence as aesthetic and narrative encounter. In P. Burke (Ed.), Women and pedagogy. Troy, NY: Educator’s International Press, in press.
O’Malley, M.P, Schultz, B., & Leafgren S. (2007). Urgencia: Articulating curriculum and pedagogy for a just society. In S. Leafgren, B. Schultz, M.P. O’Malley, L. Johnson. J.F. Brady, & A.M. Dentith (Eds.), The articulation of curriculum and pedagogy for a just society: Advocacy, artistry, and activism. Troy, NY: Educator’s International Press.
Courses Taught at Texas State University – San Marcos
ED 7311 Philosophy of Education
ED 7315 Models of Inquiry: Understanding Epistemologies
EDCL 6343 Continuous School Improvement
EDCL 6352 School as Center of Inquiry
EDCL 6387/6388 Internship in Educational Leadership
Professional Organizations and Roles
American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (Membership Committee, 2007-2010, elected)
American Educational Research Association (Division B Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee, 2009)
Curriculum and Pedagogy Group (Governing Council, 2005-2008, elected; Program Chair, 2007)
International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies
International Association of Qualitative Inquiry (Charter Member)
Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Assistant Editor (October, 2006 – present)
Professors of Curriculum (Factotum, 2009-2010, elected)
University Council for Educational Administration
Selected Invited Lectures
“Contrasting Issues and Trends in Educational Leadership Studies in Trans-national Contexts.” A presentation to education faculty at the University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria, South Africa, September 17, 2009.
“Theology as Curriculum Text: Contemporary Issues for Curriculum Studies.” A presentation to Graduate Students in Curriculum & Instruction, The University of Texas at San Antonio, November 10, 2008.
“Issues of Equity in K-12 Math and Science Education in Florida.” A presentation to
The Bridges Network for University and K-12 Math, Science, and Engineering Educators of Central Florida, October 10, 2007.
“The (D)evolution of Community: Education and the Possibility of Social Justice.” Distinguished Speaker, The Burnett Honors College Symposium, University of Central Florida, September 24 and 25, 2007.
Research Presentations (Refereed)
“Public Pedagogy as Educational and Community Leadership.” A paper accepted for presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, Anaheim, CA, November 19 – 22, 2009.
“Aesthetics and the Social Imagination in Educational Leadership Preparation.” A paper with Benjamin P. Kramer accepted for presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, Anaheim, CA, November 19 – 22, 2009.
“Reconstituting the Imagined Community in Chile: Ethnographic Inquiry into a Public Pedagogy of the 2006 Student Protests and Dictatorship Era Desaparecidos.” A paper presented at the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS) triennial conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 6 – 10, 2009.
“Teaching Gender and Sexuality Diversity in Foundations of Education and Leadership Courses.” A paper with Mei Wu Hoyt and Patrick Slattery presented at the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS) triennial conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 6 – 10, 2009.
“Embodied Pedagogies of Democratic Resistance in Chile: A Phenomenological Investigation of Interrelationships among the 2006 Secondary Student Protestors and Dictatorship Era Desaparecidos.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Postcolonial Studies and Education SIG, San Diego, CA, April 13 – 17, 2009.
“Pedagogies of Absence: Constituting Autobiographical and Social Imaginaries within the ‘Not Yet.’” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), San Diego, CA, April 10 – 12, 2009.
“Teaching Gender and Sexuality Diversity in Foundations of Education Courses.” A paper with Mei Wu Hoyt and Patrick Slattery presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), San Diego, CA, April 10 – 12, 2009.
“The Necessity of Theological Studies in Leadership Preparation Programs.” A paper with Patrick Slattery presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, Orlando, FL, October 30 – November 2, 2008.
“What Would Harvey Say?: Thirty Years after the Assassination of Harvey Milk, the Political Status of Queers in US Public Schools.” An innovative session with Catherine Lugg, Judy A. Alston, Colleen A. Capper, Frank Hernandez, James Koschoreck, Gerardo R. Lopez, and Autumn Tooms presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, Orlando, FL, October 30 – November 2, 2008.
“Identity, Dissent, and Democracy in Chile: Interpreting the 2006 Student Protests through an Historical Memory of Los Desaparecidos.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Decatur, GA, October 22 – 25, 2008.
“Considering Curriculum Leadership through a Dialogic Hermeneutic amongst Curriculum Studies and Educational Leadership.” A paper with Louise Anderson Allen presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Decatur, GA, October 22 – 25, 2008.
Discussant. “Teacher Educators Deliberate Literacy Methods Courses” and “Student Retention and Campus Accountability Ratings: Implications for Educational Policy and Practice,” annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Decatur, GA, October 22 – 25, 2008.
“Educational Equity, Accountability, and Democracy in Chile: Educational Leaders’ Perceptions of the 2006 Secondary School Student Protests.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division G: Social Context of Education, Section 4: Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis, New York City, NY, March 24 – 28, 2008.
“Historicizing and Theorizing Public Pedagogy.” A paper with Jennifer Sandlin and Jake Burke presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division B: Curriculum Studies, New York City, NY, March 24 – 28, 2008.
“Understanding Gender Diversity in Schools and Society: Implications for Educational Practice.” A paper and symposium with Catherine A. Lugg, Patrick Slattery, and Ellen Barber accepted for presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Queer Studies SIG, New York City, NY, March 24 – 28, 2008.
“(Re)Considering Curriculum as Autobiographical Text: Student Reflections and Implications of Self-Disclosure in a Pre-Service Teacher Education Program.” A paper with B. Stephen Carpenter, II, Mei Wu Hoyt, Jennifer Milam, Mitzi Kaufman, Patrick Slattery, and Matthew Grumbein presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education, Section 6: Teacher Education for Multicultural/Social Justice and/or Differentiated Instruction, New York City, NY, March 24 – 28, 2008.
“Critical Inquiry within the Interstices of Educational Leadership and Curriculum Studies.” A paper and panel with Audrey Dentith and Louise Anderson Allen presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), New York, NY, March 21 – 24, 2008.
“La Revolucíon de los Pinguinos: Student Protests and Alternate Conceptualizations of Accountability in Chile.” A paper presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, Alexandria, VA, November 15 – 18, 2007.
“(Re)Imagining Curriculum Leadership through Postcolonial and Queer Analyses of Educational Discourses.” A paper and symposium with Louise Anderson Allen, Jeanne F. Brady, Patrick Slattery, and Kathleen Brown presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, Alexandria, VA, November 15 – 18, 2007.
“(Re)Considering Public Pedagogy: A Critical Literature Review.” A paper with Jennifer A. Sandlin and Jennifer L. Milam presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Marble Falls, TX, October 3 – 7, 2007.
“Theorizing Curriculum Leadership through Discourses of Interruption.” A paper with Louise Anderson Allen, Jeanne F. Brady, and Patrick Slattery presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Marble Falls, TX, October 3 – 7, 2007.
"Talking Cents: State Financial Oversight and Student Academic Achievement in East St. Louis, Illinois 1994-2004." A paper with Donyell L. Roseboro and John Hunt presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division A: Administration, Organization, and Leadership, Chicago, IL, April 9 – 13, 2007.
“Curriculum-Leadership: Homo(genized), Bi(furcated), Trans(ferred).” A paper and interactive symposium with Louise Anderson Allen, Jeanne F. Brady, Patrick Slattery, and Jennifer Milam presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division B: Curriculum Studies, Chicago, IL, April 9 – 13, 2007.
“Stirring Dangerous Waters: ‘Forbidden’ Topics and Other Dilemmas of Research with Youth.” A paper with Audrey Dentith and Lynda Measor presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Qualitative Research SIG, Chicago, IL, April 9 – 13, 2007.
“Queering the Language of Gender and Sexual Diversity in Curriculum Studies: A Narrative Analysis.” A paper with Patrick Slattery, presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Queer Studies SIG, Chicago, IL, April 9 – 13, 2007.
“Ethical and Methodological Considerations in Designing Inquiry in an Urban School District.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), Chicago, IL, April 6 – 9, 2007.
“(Re)Considering Curriculum as Autobiographical Text: Student Reflections and Implications of Self-Disclosure in a Pre-Service Teacher Educational Program.” A paper with B. Stephen Carpenter II, Mei Wu Hoyt, Jennifer L. Milam, Patrick Slattery, and Matthew Grumbein presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), Chicago, IL, April 6 – 9, 2007.
“Understanding the Complexity of Gender and Sexuality through the Lens of Recent Biological Studies of Intersexuality: Advancing Social Justice and Democracy for Gender Diverse Students.” A paper with Catherine A. Lugg, and Patrick Slattery presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, San Antonio, TX, November 9 – 12, 2006.
“Leaders for Social Justice: Gay/Straight Alliances in Texas Schools.” An innovative session with Colleen Capper, Catherine A. Lugg, James Koschorek, and Frank Hernandez at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, San Antonio, TX, November 9 – 12, 2006.
“Autobiography in Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs: What School Leaders Need to Know.” A paper with Jennifer Milam, B. Stephen Carpenter II, Patrick Slattery, Mei Wu Hoyt, and Matthew Grumbein presented at the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, San Antonio, TX, November 9 – 12, 2006.
Discussant. Paper Session: “Proactive Leadership and Social Justice.” University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, San Antonio, TX, November 9 - 12, 2006.
“Public Moral Leadership and Dissent from a Standardization of Human Experience.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Marble Falls, TX, October 25 – 29, 2006.
“Implications of Issue-Based Drama for Educational Leadership.” A paper with Gail Ciociola presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Marble Falls, TX, October 25 – 29, 2006.
“What Does That Have to do with Education?: Student Reflections on Curriculum as Autobiographical Text.” A paper with B. Stephen Carpenter II, Patrick Slattery, Jennifer Milam, Mei Wu Hoyt, and Matthew Grumbein presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Marble Falls, TX, October 25 – 29, 2006.
“The Curriculum Parlor: Curriculum Theorists Designing and Implementing an Educational Leadership Program.” A panel discussion with Ellen Barber, Kris Sloan, Lynn Brice, B. Stephen Carpenter II, Susan Edgerton, Mary Anne Doyle, Patrick Slattery, Ruebén Gaztambide-Fernandez, Francyne Huckaby, Nancy Mansberger, and Rebecca McElfresh at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Marble Falls, TX, October 25 – 29, 2006.
“Stirring Dangerous Waters: ‘Forbidden’ Topics and Other Dilemmas of Research with Youth.” A paper with Audrey Dentith and Lynda Measor presented at the Second International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 4 – 6, 2006.
“Talking Cents: Performance, Identity, and Democratic Education in East St. Louis, Illinois – Methodological Reflections.” A paper with Donyell Roseboro and John Hunt presented at the Second International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 4 – 6, 2006.
“Identitas Interruptus: Renegotiating the Politics of Sexual Identities in Educational Leadership Courses.” A paper presented at the Second International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 4 – 6, 2006.
“Education, Religion, and Society: Critiquing a Standardization of Human Soul.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA, April 7 – 11, 2006.
Discussant. Paper Session: “Applications of Wholistic Education to Practice.” American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA, April 7 – 11, 2006.
“Public Pedagogy in East St. Louis, Illinois: Discourses of Accountability, Invisibility, and Disruption 1994 – 2004.” A paper with Donyell Roseboro and John Hunt presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), Berkeley, CA, April 7 – 9, 2006.
“Curriculum Studies and Spiritual, Moral, and Theological Discourses: Locating the Field and Extending the Conversation.” A paper with Sheri Leafgren and Patrick Slattery presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), Berkeley, CA, April 7 – 9, 2006.
Discussant. Paper Session: “Democracy and Schools.” University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) annual convention, Nashville, TN, November 12, 2005.
“Public Pedagogy and Educational Leadership: Possibilities for Critical Engagement.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, October 5-8, 2005.
“Curriculum Studies and Spirituality: Reclaiming a Progressive Theology for Social Justice.” A paper with Sheri Leafgren and Patrick Slattery, Texas A&M University, presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, October 5-8, 2005.
“Transgressing a Politics of Struggle through Ethnographic Engagement of Student Narrative.” A paper presented at the First International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, May 5-7, 2005.
“Qualitative Inquiry and Educational Environments: Avenues for Cultural Critique and Social Action.” A panel organized with Janet L. Miller, Jeanne F. Brady, Patrick Slattery, and Robin Vann Lynch at the First International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, May 5-7, 2005.
“Constructing a Critical Pedagogy of Human Soul: A Critical Ethnography.” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Division G: Social Context of Education, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April, 2005.
“Hermeneutics, Aesthetics, and the Quest for Answerability: A Dialogic Possibility for Reconceptualizing the Interpretive Process in Curriculum Studies.” A paper with Patrick Slattery and Karen A. Krasny presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 8-10, 2005.
“The Language of Ethics and Imagination in Educational Leadership.” A paper with Jeanne F. Brady presented at the annual meeting of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, October 27-30, 2004.
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