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Portrait of Dr. Michael O'Malley

Dr. Michael O'Malley

  • Dean, Education
  • Professor at Dean's Office, College of Education

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Chair, Academic Affairs Workgroup for Responsibility Center Management Budget Model Design, Texas State University. May 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Operations Committee for Responsibility Center Management Budget Model Design. May 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Community Building & Education Subcommittee, Equity Advisory Committee, Austin ISD. April 2021 - Present.
  • Member, LGBTQIA+ Advisory and Resource Network. May 2020 - Present.
  • Member, Council of Academic Deans. August 2018 - Present.
  • Member, University Leadership Assembly, Texas State University. 2016 - Present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, SAGE Publications. August 2015 - Present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, The Journal of Research on Leadership Preparation, SAGE Publications. August 2015 - Present.
  • Member, College of Education Tenure & Promotion Review Group. Texas State University. January 2014 - Present.
  • Member, College Council, College of Education, Texas State University. August 2013 - Present.

2025

  • Officer, Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. May 2021 - May 2025.

2023

  • Associate Director of Publications, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). August 2015 - September 2023.
  • Member, Equity Advisory Committee, Austin Independent School District. March 2021 - June 2023.
  • Member, Editorial Board (ex officio), Educational Administration Quarterly, SAGE Publications. August 2015 - September 2023.
  • President, Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. May 2022 - May 2023.

2022

  • Chair, Search Committee for the Inaugural Vice President for Institutional Inclusive Excellence. September 2021 - March 2022.

2020

  • Member, Presidential Task Force for LGBTIQA+ Inclusion, Texas State University. January 2020 - March 2020.
  • Examination Reader, Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Reader. 2009 - 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, New Academic Program Proposal for Magíster en Educación Mención Diversidad e Inclusión, Facultad de Educación (Master’s of Education in Diversity and Inclusion, College of Education), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. October 2020.
  • Member, Search Committee for Vice President for Student Affairs. March 2020 - October 2020.
  • Chair, Search Committee for Dean, McCoy College of Business. September 2019 - March 2020.

2018

  • Other, College of Education Alternate Primary Contact, Texas State University. September 2013 - July 2018.
  • Member, Council of Chairs, Texas State University. August 2013 - July 2018.
  • Convener, CLAS Department Personnel Committee, Texas State University. August 2013 - July 2018.

2016

  • Member, College Tenure & Promotion Review Group, College of Science & Engineering, Texas State University. 2015 - 2016.
  • Chair, Administrative Assistant II Search Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. November 2015 - 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Journal. April 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Dialogic Forum, Graduate Student mentoring, American Educational Research Association, Division A: Administration, Organization & Leadership. April 2016.
  • Member, Dean Summative Review Committee, Texas State University. January 2016 - April 2016.
  • Member, College Review Group, College of Science & Engineering (2015-2016 Tenure & Promotion Cycle). December 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016.

2015

  • Chair, Administrative Assistant II Search Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. 2015.
  • Member, Search Committee for Executive Assistant, Office of the Dean, College of Education. 2015.
  • Member, Search Committee for the Assistant Director for Faculty Development, Texas State University. 2015.
  • Chair, Administrative Assistant III Search Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. September 2014 - 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar. December 2015.
  • Other, Session Chair, University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention. November 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Researcher. October 2015.
  • Professional Development for Higher Education Administration, Texas State University System Office of General Counsel Legal Presentation for University Administrators, Texas State University System. October 18, 2013 - September 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Reserach Association, Critical Issues in Curriculum & Cultural Studies SIG. August 2015.
  • Editor, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. July 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. July 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention. May 2015.
  • Member, Search Committee for inaugural Outreach Coordinator, College of Education. January 1, 2015 - May 1, 2015.
  • Fulbright Alumni Contact, Fulbright Alumni Contact for Chile (Invited), United States Department of State. April 2013 - April 2015.
  • Jackson Scholar Mentor, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). January 2011 - April 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Book Proposal Reviewer, Palgrave Macmillan. March 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Qualitative Inquiry. March 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Journal (AERJ). January 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. January 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Urban Education. January 2015.

2014

  • Member, Search Committee for the inaugural Assistant Vice President for International Affairs, Texas State University (representing the Council of Chairs). 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Adult Education Quarterly. SAGE Publications. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Curriculum Inquiry. OISE/University of Toronto. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods, 4th Edition (M. Q. Patton). SAGE Publications. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, SAGE Open. SAGE Publications. September 2014 - December 2014.
  • Speaker, Session Discussant for International issues from a social justice perspective. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention. November 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG. June 2014 - August 2014.
  • Member, Editorial Board. Educational Administration Quarterly, SAGE Publications. September 2011 - August 2014.
  • Member, University Council, Texas State University. August 2013 - July 2014.
  • Chair, Nominations Committee, Division B: Curriculum Studies, American Educational Research Association (AERA). January 2013 - June 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Reviews for Annual Convention, Washington, DC. May 2014.
  • Chair, Administrative Assistant II Search Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. January 2014 - May 2014.
  • Speaker, Session Discussant for Civic engagement and equity: Dimensions of exclusion, identity, and community. American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division B: Curriculum Studies. April 2014.
  • Session Chair, Equity considerations in school improvement. American Educational Research Association (AERA): Division A: Administration, Organization, & Leadership, Section 3: School Improvement. April 2014.
  • Member, Doctoral Council, Texas State University. October 2011 - January 2014.
  • Director, Ph.D. in Education-School Improvement Program, Texas State University. August 2011 - January 2014.

2013

  • Chair, Doctoral Scholarship & Fellowship Committee, PhD in Education-School Improvement Program, Texas State University. 2013.
  • Chair, Ph.D. in Education-School Improvement Admissions Committee, Texas State University. 2013.
  • Member, Administrative Assistant II Search Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. 2013.
  • Member, Educational & Community Leadership/School Improvement Tenure-Line Faculty Search Committee, Texas State University. 2013.
  • Member, EDCL Program Report for the UCEA Exemplary Leadership Preparation Program Award. 2013.
  • EDCL Program Report for the UCEA Exemplary Leadership Preparation Program Award. 2013.
  • Secretary, Invited Nominee (one of two) to stand for election for Secretary, Division A: Administration, Organization & Leadership, American Educational Research Association (AERA). 2013.
  • Member, Graduate Instructional Assistant Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. 2013.
  • Member, Systems Support Specialist II Search Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. 2013.
  • Chair, School Improvement Dissertation Completion Stipend Committee, Texas State University. 2012 - 2013.
  • Chair, School Improvement Doctoral Instructional Assistant Committee, Texas State University. 2012 - 2013.
  • Organizer, Gay Straight Alliance SIG, University Council for Educational Administration. August 2009 - December 2013.
  • Professional Development for Higher Education Administration, American Council on Education (ACE) Leadership Academy for Department Chairs, Chicago, IL. October 28, 2013 - October 29, 2013.
  • Professional Development for Higher Education Administration, Managing at Texas State Training, Texas State University. October 17, 2013 - October 24, 2013.
  • Faculty Co-Sponsor, College of Education Doctoral Student Organization (COEDSO), Texas State University. August 2009 - September 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Bodies in Motion: Imagining Time and Space in Universities. Palgrave Macmillan Publishers. August 2013.
  • Member, Curriculum Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. September 2011 - August 2013.
  • Member, Personnel Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. September 2011 - August 2013.
  • Secretary, American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS). April 2010 - August 2013.
  • Professional Development for Higher Education Administration, New Academic Administrator Orientation, Texas State University. August 30, 2013.
  • Member, Executive Committee, American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS). April 1, 2010 - August 1, 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Cultural Policy. July 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Leadership for Equity and Diversity Series, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. June 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. June 2013.
  • Chair, Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, & School Psychology, Texas State University. May 2013 - June 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Reviews for Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. May 2013.
  • Member, Graduate College Scholarship Committee for Doctoral Students in Education, Texas State University. January 2013 - May 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Dissertation for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree, University of Southern Queensland. January 2013 - May 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Researcher (ER). January 1, 2013 - May 1, 2013.
  • Chair, Problematizing Public Pedagogy. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), SIG: Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies. April 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Urban Education, SAGE Publications. April 2013.
  • Treasurer, Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA). April 2011 - April 2013.
  • Faculty Facilitator, Writing Retreat for School Improvement Doctoral Students, Balcones Springs Conference Center, Marble Falls, TX. April 11, 2013 - April 14, 2013.
  • Discussant, Leadership and negotiating identity. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. April 1, 2013.
  • Member, Nominations Committee, Division B: Curriculum Studies, American Educational Research Association (AERA). January 2012 - January 2013.

2012

  • Chair, Doctoral Scholarship & Fellowship Committee, PhD in Education-School Improvement Program, Texas State University. 2012.
  • Chair, Ph.D. in Education-School Improvement Admissions Committee, Texas State University. 2012.
  • EDCL Program Representative, Innovative programs: Texas State University – Developing leaders for educational equity and social justice; The Education and Community Leadership Program at Texas State University. 2012.
  • Representative, EDCL Program Representative, with Sarah W. Nelson, for the UCEA Review publication reporting on the EDCL program as a national Innovative Program: Klar, H. W. 2012.
  • Plenum representative, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Plenum representative from Texas State University. August 2010 - August 2012.
  • Member, Administrative Assistant II Search Committee, CLAS Department, Texas State University. June 2012.
  • Member, Graduate College Scholarship Committee for Doctoral Students in Education, Texas State University. January 2012 - May 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of School Leadership. April 2012.
  • Co-Chair, Awards Committee (invited), Leadership for Social Justice SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA). August 2010 - April 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG. January 2012.

2011

  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Researcher (ER). June 2011 - December 2011.
  • Advisor, Post-Master's Principal Certification Students, Texas State University. November 2009 - November 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ), SAGE Publications. September 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of School Leadership. May 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Reviews for Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. May 2011.
  • Member, Outstanding Graduate Student Award Committee, College of Education, Texas State University. January 2011 - May 2011.
  • Vice-President & Secretary (elected), Faculty Advisory Council, College of Education, Texas State University. September 2010 - May 2011.
  • Assistant Editor, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Educator's International Press. October 2006 - May 2011.
  • Chair, Education and Community Leadership Conference, Texas State University. May 2009 - April 2011.
  • Member, Educational and Community Leadership Tenure-Line Faculty Search Committee (2 searches), Texas State University. 2010 - March 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG. January 2011.

2010

  • Student Recruiter, Community Conversations (Student Recruitment) Facilitator and Host, Texas State University. 2010.
  • Member, Educational and Community Leadership Tenure-Line Faculty Search Committee, Texas State University. 2009 - 2010.
  • Participant, Scholar-Mentor Program, Division of Research and Faculty Development, College of Education, Texas State University. 2009 - 2010.
  • Member, Membership Committee (elected). American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. 2007 - 2010.
  • Member, Membership Committee (elected). American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. 2007 - 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ). December 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of School Leadership. September 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010.
  • Session Discussant, Leadership and negotiating identity. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention. October 2010.
  • Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, College of Education, Texas State University. August 2009 - September 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ). August 1, 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Reviews for Annual Meeting. May 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of School Leadership. January 2010 - May 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Leadership in Education. April 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL). April 2010.
  • Other, Factotum (elected national executive leadership position, one year term), Professors of Curriculum. April 2009 - April 2010.

2009

  • Member, Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division B: Curriculum Studies. 2009.
  • Member, Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division B: Curriculum Studies. 2009.
  • Member, Educational and Community Leadership Tenure-Line Faculty Search Committee, Texas State University. 2008 - 2009.
  • Editor, Editorial Board. Curriculum studies handbook: The next moment. (Dr. Eric Malewski, Editor), Routledge. 2007 - 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL). December 2009.
  • Member, Fulbright US Student Program Campus Committee. October 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Leadership in Education. October 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Leadership in Education. July 2009.
  • Proposal Reviewer, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Reviews for 2009 Annual Meeting. May 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (JCT). May 2009.
  • Facilitator, Education and Community Leadership Conference, Texas State University. January 23, 2009.

2008

  • Member, Assistant to the Chair of Educational Studies Department Search Committee, University of Central Florida. 2008.
  • Chair, Inaugural Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee. Curriculum and Pedagogy Association. 2008.
  • Chair, Nominations Committee, Curriculum and Pedagogy Association. 2008.
  • Member, Governance Council, Curriculum and Pedagogy Association. 2005 - 2008.
  • Discussant, Teacher Educators Deliberate Literacy Methods Courses and Student Retention and Campus Accountability Ratings: Implications for Educational Policy and Practice. Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference. October 2008.
  • Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA). September 2008.
  • Program Coordinator, MA & MEd Degrees in Curriculum & Instruction, University of Central Florida. January 2008 - August 2008.
  • Chair, MEd in Teacher Leadership Proposal and Design Committee, University of Central Florida. September 2007 - August 2008.
  • Member, Research Committee, College of Education, University of Central Florida. September 2007 - August 2008.
  • Founding Program Coordinator, MEd in Teacher Leadership, University of Central Florida. September 2007 - August 2008.
  • Member, Masters Admissions & Retention Committee, College of Education, University of Central Florida. September 2006 - August 2008.
  • Proposal Reviewer, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Reviews for 2008 Annual Meeting. June 2008.
  • Chair, Membership Committee (elected). American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. April 2007 - April 2008.

2007

  • Program Chair/Conference Organizer, 8th Annual Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Democratizing educational experience: Envisioning, embodying, enacting, Marble Falls, TX. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Conference Site Committee, Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Marble Falls, TX. 2005 - 2007.
  • Secretary, Curriculum and Pedagogy Association. 2005 - 2007.
  • Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA). September 2007.
  • Proposal Reviewer, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). Reviews for 2007 Annual Meeting. June 2007.
  • Chair and Organizer, Curriculum Leadership Symposia, University of Central Florida. January 2007 - May 2007.
  • Book Prospectus Reviewer, Routledge. February 2007.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. February 2007.
  • Member, Curriculum & Instruction/Teacher Leadership Tenure-Line Faculty Search Committee (2 searches), University of Central Florida. September 2006 - January 2007.

2006

  • Manuscript Reviewer, Curriculum for a progressive, provocative, poetic, and public pedagogy. Educator's International Press. 2006.
  • Member, Purdue Advisory Board, sponsoring body of the Conference for Post-Reconceptualization in Curriculum Studies, West Lafayette, IN. 2005 - 2006.
  • Discussant, Proactive leadership and social justice. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention. November 2006.
  • Other, Editorial Board. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Educator's International Press. October 2004 - October 2006.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. September 2006.
  • Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA). September 2006.
  • Member & External Department Representative, Elementary Language Arts Tenure-Line Faculty Search Committee, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. January 2006 - May 2006.
  • Qualitative Inquiry Specialist for Ed.D Students, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. January 2006 - May 2006.
  • Discussant, Applications of wholistic education to practice. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). April 2006.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. January 2006.
  • Member, Educational Foundations Tenure-Line Search Faculty Committee, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September 2005 - January 2006.
  • Member, Educational Leadership Program NCATE Committee, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September 2005 - January 2006.

2005

  • Co-Guest Editor, With Sheri Leafgren. Perspectives Section, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy 2(2), Educator’s International Press. 2005.
  • Co-Guest Editor, Perspectives Section, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy 2(2), Winter, 2005. Educator's International Press. with Sheri Leafgren. 2005.
  • Discussant, Democracy and schools. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention. November 2005.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. September 2005.
  • Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA). September 2005.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. June 2005.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. April 2005.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education. April 2005.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. January 2005.
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education. January 2005.