Steven E. Shay
CURRENT POSITION
Senior Instructor I, School of History, Philosophy, and Religion, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
EDUCATION
Ph.D. United States and Public History, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. 2008
Co-Major Fields: United States History and Public History
Secondary Field: Latin American History
M.A. History, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. 2000
B. A. History Major, Physics Minor, Teaching Option, Montana State
University,
Bozeman, MT. 1991
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
2005-Present
- Fostered critical thinking, advanced student’s
knowledge and skills through the teaching of 15 courses per year. - Provided an intellectual foundation for students
in the field of history. - Worked formally and informally within SHPR to
create pedagogical coherence in the United States History survey courses. - Provided enrichment experiences for both majors
and non-majors. - Content areas of emphasis included United States
History, Public History, History of the American West, Environmental History of
the United States, and Pacific Northwest History.
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
1997-2004
- Taught Methods of Teaching Social Studies course for social studies education majors. Taught future teachers to employ video, audio, and computer platforms. Required students to use multiple-intelligence theory, historiography, and diverse assessment strategies
- Created and taught University Honors Seminar examining the role of conspiracy theories in United States history.
Westside Union School District
Quartz Hill, CA
1991-1997
- Shaped curricular objectives, aligning state curriculum to classroom goals, assessing student achievement, coordination with grade level interdisciplinary team, and communicating with parents and administrators
- Aligned California Curriculum with three different history courses to address institutional and classroom goals
- Coordinated implementation and teacher in-service training for the History Alive! Project, Westside Union School District, Quartz Hill, CA
- Certified Education License, History and Physics Endorsement, State of Montana, valid through 2019
PUBLICATIONS
- Shay, Steven, “The Rise of the Montana Freemen: The Limits of the Liberal State in an Agricultural Crisis,” under review at Montana: the Magazine of Western History.
- Shay, Steven, “Montana” and Mike Mansfield,” in The Encyclopedia of Politics in the American West, Mesa Verde Publishing/CQ Press (2013).
- Shay, Steven, “Montana, Home of the Braves: The First Special Service Force’s Inception and Training” and “Fighting with the Devils: The First Special Service Force at War in Italy and France,” in Splendid Service: The Montana National Guard, 1867-2000, Washington State University Press (2009).
- Shay, Steven, “Posse Comitatus” and “Montana Freemen,” in The Encyclopedia of American Conspiracy Theories, ABC-CLIO (2004).
- Rutherford, Janice and Steven Shay, “Peopling the Age of Elegance: A Collaborative Effort to Update Interpretation at Spokane’s Campbell House,” The Public Historian, Summer 2004.
GRANT WRITING AND REVIEWING
- Co-Primary Investigator of Endeavor Grant, Oregon State University, Grant will implement Reacting to the Past historical simulations into STEM fields, Honors College, and History. Awarded 2017
- Faculty Reviewer, Advanced Placement Symposium. Part of a team of faculty that reviewed and suggested changes in the Advanced Placement United States History Exam. Focus on aligning exam design with higher education and reviewing curriculum framework. Philadelphia, PA. October, 2016
- Author of Faculty Development Grant, SHPR, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Senior Reviewer, K12 Education. Designed interactives, developed course content, and reviewed textbook materials for AP United States History course delivered online, 2011-2012
- Reviewer for the Teaching American History Grant Program, Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, Washington, D.C., 2003-2007
- Developed interactive history activities aligned with statewide curriculum, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA, 2002-2003
- GEAR UP grant, Washington State University Rural/Migrant Readiness Program. Authored WSU Cooperative Extension Unit section.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND SERVICE
- Elected and Served as President of the Oregon Conference, American Association of University Professors, 2022-present
- Awarded the Teaching for Change Award by the Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program in recognition for excellence in teaching, Oregon State University, Spring 2018.
- Plenary Speaker, “Securing a Legacy of Choice: Reacting to the Past and Civic Engagement,” Regional Reacting Conference, Portland, OR. Fall 2017
- Co-Chair, session on large classroom simulations, Annual Institute for Reacting to the Past, Barnard College, 2017. Paper presented for the proceedings to be published in Fall, 2017.
- Reviewer Committee, Chicago, 1968 Reacting to the Pase Simulation by Nicholas W. Proctor, Reacting to the Past Game in Development for W.W. Norton Press. Norton Press is the contracted publisher of RTTP games. This committee will review the text; the last review before it is presented to the editorial board of Norton.
- Proxy Member, Oregon State University Faculty Senate, Winter and Spring 2017.
- Co-Chair of the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion Teaching Group. Scheduled, facilitated, and coordinated speakers to address key issues faced by faculty in the university classroom. 2014 -2016
- Proxy Member, Advisory Council, SHPR, Fall 2016.
- Committee Member, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Faculty Advisory Council. Committee addressing themes of student retention, faculty engagement, and core missions of first and second year students at Oregon State University. 2015 to Present
- Completed Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Development Seminar, 2012
- Nominated for the Gilbert C. Fite Dissertation Award, Agricultural History Society, 2009
- Awarded the Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson Graduate Fellowship for excellence in research, teaching, and service by WSU’s History Department. May 2004
- Awarded the National Council on Public History’s Student Project Award. Winning project was a collaborative effort between Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture and WSU’s Public History Seminar. April 2003
- Awarded the President’s Award for Leadership, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 1999