Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Curriculum and Instruction
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Education
PhD, Educational Psychology, University of Georgia
M.A., Educational Psychology, University of Georgia
B.S., Psychology/Spanish, Louisiana State University
Research areas
Race and Racial Identity Development in Education
Research Methodology (Critical Race Theory and Mixed Methods)
Emotions in Education
Courses Taught
• EDP 304--Educational Psychology (Undergraduate)
• EDP/PSY 476--Adolescent Development (Undergraduate)
• EDP/PSY 582--Advanced Adolescent Development (Graduate)
• ECI 709sp--Mixed Methods Research (Graduate)
• ECI 510--Research Applications in Curriculum & Instruction (Graduate)
Current Project
Current Projects ADVANCE LEADERSHIP AWARD: Peer Mentoring Summits for Women Engineering Faculty of Color. (2006-2009). National Science Foundation, $299,995.
Nurturing Mathematics Dreamkeepers. (2004-2009). National Science Foundation, $3.6 million. Website: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/nmd
Recent Publications
Recent Publications DeCuir-Gunby, J. T. (in press). A review of racial identity development in African American adolescents: The role of education. Review of Educational Research.
DeCuir-Gunby, J. T. (2008). Designing mixed methods research in the social sciences: A racial identity scale development example. In Osborne, J. (Ed.), Best practices in quantitative methods. (pp. 125-136). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
DeCuir-Gunby, J. T. (2007). Negotiating Identity in a Bubble: The Experiences of African American High School Students at Wells Academy. Equity & Excellence in Education, 40(1), 26-35.
DeCuir-Gunby, J.T. & Williams, M. R. (2007). The Impact of Race and Racism on Students’ Emotions: A Critical Race Analysis. In Schutz, P., & Peckrun, R. (Eds.), Emotions in Education. (pp. 205-219). Elsevier Publishing.
DeCuir, J.T., & Dixson, A. (2004). “So when it comes out, they aren’t that surprised that it is there”: Using critical race theory as a tool of analysis of race and racism in education. Educational Researcher, 33(5), 26-31.
Schutz, P. A. & DeCuir, J.T. (2002). Inquiry on emotions in education. Educational Psychologist,37(2), 125-134.
DEPARTMENTAL ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Box 7801, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7801

