Overview

Dr. Ian McGregor Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno. His scholarship and education focuses on social studies teacher preparation, human rights education, and citizenship/citizenship education, with an emphasis on teaching difficult history. His current research explores how teachers and students conceptualize citizenship in human rights education and the use of virtual interactive technology in Holocaust museum education. Before joining Wolfe’s pack, Dr. McGregor was a high school social studies teacher in Louisiana for six years.

education

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Connecticut, 2021
• Ed.S., Gifted Education, Louisiana State University, 2013
• MAT, Secondary Social Studies Education, Louisiana State University, 2011
• BA, History, Louisiana State University, 2010

professional experience

• 2022-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Education and Human Development, University of Nevada, Reno
• 2021-2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Human Rights, University of Connecticut
• 2017-2021: Lecturer, Neeg School of Education, University of Connecticut
• 2017-2021: Student Guidance Supervisor, Neague School of Education, University of Connecticut
• 2011-2017: Social Studies Teacher, East Baton Rouge Parish School System

Selected presentation

McGregor, IM (April 2022). “Some Kind of Crazy Eleanor Roosevelt Utopia”: Merging Human Rights Educator Concepts with Citizenship Education. In C. Martell (Chairman), Promotion of fair social studies education. Paper session at 106^th American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. San Diego, California.

McGregor, IM, Mitoma, G. & Sandra, S. (April 2022). Human rights education as a model of citizenship education. In J. Corson (Chairman), Analysis that humanizes (dehumanizes) the educational experience. Paper session at 106^th American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. San Diego, California.

McGregor, IM, Hicks, D., Marcus, AS, Schweber, S., Stoddard, J. and Mills, G. (April 2022). Performance in Pedagogy: Interactive Forces Informing Museums to Use Virtual Interactive Survivor Testimonials. A. Eckhoff (Chairman) said, Beyond the Classroom: Informal and Meaningful Learning space. Paper session at 106^th American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. San Diego, California.

McGregor, IM (December 2020). Educating Global Citizens Through Human Rights: A Case Study. In D. Vesperman (Chairman), Preparing citizens for globalization society. paper session at 100^th National Council for the Annual Conference of Social Studies: Colleges and Universities Faculty Council. (virtual meeting).

Marcus, AS, McGregor, IM, Stoddard, J., Schweber, S., Mills, G., Maor, R., and Hicks, D. (December 2020). Contested Historical Spaces: Virtual Interactive Holocaust Survivor Testimonies.Symposium presentation and his paper for 100 people^th National Council for the Annual Conference of Social Studies: Colleges and Universities Faculty Council. (virtual meeting)

Makoto Shirota, Tsuyoshi Mitoma, McGregor, IM, and Marien, J. (March 2020). Human rights education as a strategy for advancing social and emotional learning.of Human rights and peace educationPaper session at .64^th Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference. Miami, Florida (meeting canceled).

Publication

McGregor, IM, Mitoma, G. & Sirota, S. (forthcoming). Rethinking citizenship education through critical and transformative human rights education. D. Vesperman, A. Aydinian-Perry, M. Missias, W. Blankenship (eds.) Getting out of the chaos: A catalyst for relearning, reeducating, and reimagining history and the social sciences.

McGregor, IM, Harvel, S., Simmons, J., & Griffith, K. (2022). Social Studies Opinion: Report to the Connecticut Department of Education. Connecticut Social Studies Council.

Marcus, AS, Maor, R., McGregor, IM, Mills, G., Schweber, S., Stoddard, JD, & Hicks, D. (2021). Holocaust Education Through Virtual Interactive Survivor Testimony: Ethical Dilemmas, Goals, and Challenges. holocaust studies.DOI: 10.1080/17504902.2021.1979176

McGregor, IM, Marcus, AS, and Moss, DM (2019). Promoting cross-cultural competence in a professional setting: Overseas teaching experience in the UK for social studies teachers. Global Education Review, 6(4), 31-49.

course

• EDU 202: Introduction to Education (Secondary)
• EDSC 473: Teaching Secondary Social Studies
• EDSC 673: Teaching Secondary Social Studies