Educator, artist, researcher.
Noor Jones-Bey
New York University | Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development
Department of Teaching and Learning
Education
Ph.D. New York University,
New York, NY
2023
M.A New York University,
New York, NY
2017
B.A. University of California,
Berkeley, CA
2010
Urban Education, Department of Teaching and Learning
Sociology of Education, Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities
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American Studies with a focus in African American Studies, Psychology and Sociology
Research & Teaching Interests
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Critical Literacies
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Urban Education
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Black Studies
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American Studies
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Indigenous Studies
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Art and Science
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Art Based Research
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Visual Culture
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Healing Justice
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Design & Research Methodologies
Selected Publications
Jones-Bey, N. (2023, September) Naming A Thing: A Case for Feeling. School Crisis Recovery and Renewal Voices from the Field Blog.
https://schoolcrisishealing.org/naming-a-thing-a-case-for-feeling/
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Jones-Bey, N. (2023). Diasporic Dialogue: An Intergenerational Study of Black Women and Girls Educational and Lived Experiences. New York University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2869169391
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Jones-Bey, N., Cahill, L. (2022) "The Project of Black Girlhood: Reimaging Indivisibility Between Black Women and Girls". Ourselves In Our Work. Book Chapter.
Jones-Bey, N. (2020, May 1) "NYU Metro Center Statement - Slow Down To Move Forward." NYU Steinhardt News. https://research.steinhardt.nyu.edu/news/2020/5/1/NYU_Metro_Center_Statement_on_Covid19__ Slow_Down_to_Move_Forward
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Jones-Bey, N. (2017) Liminal Labor: A Study of Non-Credentialed Staff in Socioeconomically Segregated Schools. MA Thesis.
Jones-Bey, N. (2009) Searching for Voice: A History of Black Women’s Representation. Honors BA Thesis.
Academic Honors & Awards
Dissertation Finishing Award
2022-2023
NYU Global Research Fellow
2022-2023
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Urban Doctoral Research Fellowship
2019-2020
Teagle Foundation Grant Recipient (with Children’s Aid)
(for EXCEL at NYU—literacy focused)
2019-2021
EmPOWERed Woman Award, Children’s Aid
2018-2019
In the Spirit of Fannie Lou Hamer Award, FLHFHS
2018-2019
Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
2018-2021
NYU Global Provost Research Initiatives Grant
2017-2018
Steinhardt Research Scholarship and Assistantship
2017-2021
Steinhardt Student Challenge Grant Recipient
2016-2017
Teagle Foundation Grant Recipient (with Children’s Aid Society)
(for EXCEL at NYU—literacy focused)
2015-2019
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21st Century Scholarship Recipient
2015-2017
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Teacher for Social Justice Award
2014-2015
SPROUT Grant Recipient for Technology and After-School Enrichment
2015
RICH Award for Leadership and Campus Engagement
2014
Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers Fellow
2012-2013
Stiles Hall Board Leadership Award, UC Berkeley
2011-2012
UC Berkeley Honors Graduate and Honors Thesis Presenter
2009
Outstanding Graduating Senior
2009
WEB DuBois Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence and Community Service
2009
Louise Patterson- Senior Honor for Outstanding Community Service
2008-2009
Alpha Phi Alpha Black Woman of The Year Award
2008-2009
Chancellor’s Community Partnership Grant Recipient
2008-2009
Chancellor’s Community Service Award
2007-2008
Professional Presentations
Presenter, Alder Graduate School of Education, Redwood City, CA
2020
Presenter, Abolitionist Teaching Network, Online
2020
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Presenter, Girls for Gender Equity, Brooklyn, New York
2020
Presenter, NYC Department of Education, Youth Summit, New York, New York
2019
Presenter, The Posse Foundation, New York, New York
2019
Guest Speaker, Peace Block Party, Bronx, New York
2019
Presenter, Radical Listening: Narrative Medicine for a Polarized World, Stockbridge, MA
2019
Panelist, CSS Absence of the Black Educator Panel, New York, New York
2019
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Keynote Address, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom high school, Bronx, New York
2017
Guest Speaker, Peace Block Party, Bronx, New York
2017
Presenter, NYC DOE District 1, Conference for Racial Justice, Brooklyn, New York 2017
Panel Moderator, Decolonizing Education Conference, Brooklyn Law School
2017
Keynote Address, June Jordan School for Equity, San Francisco, CA
2015
Workshop Presenter, Black Student Union Summit, Berkeley, CA
2010
Opening Address, African American Student Development Retreat
2009-2010
Guest Lecturer, Fall Freshman Program, University of California, Berkeley
2010
Conference Presentations & Exhibitions
Jones-Bey, N., Ekwelum, N. (2023) South Side Community Arts Center. "Through a Lens of Beauty & Wonderment Notes on Collaborative Friendship" Exhibit. Chicago, IL.
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Jones-Bey, N., Ekwelum, N. (2022) Diasporic Dialogue: A Call and Response Methodology/Dialogo Diasporico: En Chemada E. Resposta Metodologia. Participatory design for expanding views of science and science learning across the US and Mozambique Seminar. University of Pungue, Mozambique.
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Jones-Bey, N., Cahil, L., Smith, B., DuBois, V. (2021) Rituals of Black Girlhood: Sacred Portraits of Play. Black Portraitures Conference VII: Play and Performance. Newark, New Jersey.
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Jones-Bey, N., N. Ekwelum, N., Jones, C., Jimenez, R. (2021) Cultivating a Sense of Civic Imagination. Panel Presentation at American Studies Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Jones-Bey, N.M., Cox, A.M. (2020) A Conversation on Youth, Arts, and Healing Justice: Aimee Meredith Cox and Noor Jones-Bey. [Presentation] Convening for Contemporary Art, Education, and Social Justice. New Museum, Manhattan, New York.
Jones-Bey, N.M. (2020) Art Making as Radical Self and Community Care in Youth Education. [Presentation] Convening for Contemporary Art, Education, and Social Justice. New Museum, Manhattan, New York.
Jones-Bey, N. Malone, H, Jones, P. (2020) Researching at the Confluence of Communities, Youth, and Families: Literacies for Liberation. Panel Presentation at National Council for the Teachers of English, Online.
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Jones-Bey, N. M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Diasporic Dialogue: Mapping Resistance Through the Speech Acts of Black Women and Girls Over Time [Symposium]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/rqggptb (Conference Canceled)
Jones-Bey, N. (2020) CUNY Gallery “Art for the People” Exhibit, New York, New York.
Jones-Bey, N. (2019) Juan San Carlos Center “Radical Futures” Exhibit, New York, New York.
Jones-Bey, N. Malone, H, Jones, P. (2019) Spirit in the Dark: Literacies for Survival. Panel Presentation at National Council for the Teachers of English, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jones-Bey, N. Malone, H, Jones, P. (2019) Spirit in the Dark: Literacies for Survival. Panel Presentation at National Women's Studies Association, San Francisco, California.
Jones-Bey, N. (2019, September) (Un) Bounded Jazz: Reimagining identity, access and performance in an afterschool classroom and a coffee shop. Learning Sciences Graduate Student Conference. Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy, Evanston, Illinois.
Jones-Bey, N. (2019, April) Bounded Jazz: Reimagining identity, access and performance in an afterschool classroom and a coffee shop. Roundtable Presentation at the American Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Jones-Bey, N, Madore, M, Orellana, W, Le, Khanh (2019, February) Critical Relational Methodologies: intimacy, complicity and (disrupted) storytelling. Panel Presentation at University of Pennsylvania Ethnography Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jones-Bey, N, Ma, J, Kelton, M, Malone, H, Levandov, J, Vucetaj, S, Krishnamoorty, S, Radke, S. 2019, February) Ethnographic Threading; Multi-sited Orientation toward Analyses of Urban Youth’s Engagements in an Afterschool Documentary Filmmaking Program. Panel Presentation at University of Pennsylvania Ethnography Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jones-Bey, N. (2018) East Building “Radical Futures” Exhibit, New York, New York. Malone, H & Jones-Bey, N (2018, June) Young Guerrilla Filmmakers: Learning in Humanizing and Agentive Spaces. Poster presented at University, Community, and Government Partnerships for Race and Equality Conference, Niagara University.
Jones-Bey, N. (2018, April) Bounded Jazz: Reimagining identity, access and performance in an afterschool classroom and a coffee shop. 2018 Poster presented at Steinhardt Graduate Research Showcase, New York.
Gilligan, C, Snider, N and Jones-Bey, N. (2018, February) Radical Listening. Presented at Nevertheless She Persisted: Power and Patriarchy in Psychology and Education, Columbia University.
Jones-Bey, N. (2017) East Building “Radical Futures” Exhibit, New York, New York.
Dawson, N, George, C, Hameed, N, Weathers, K & Jones-Bey, N. (March, 2017) Bridging the Gap: Students Voices Rising. Presented at Decolonizing Education Conference, Brooklyn Law School.
Jones-Bey, N, Sillah, M & Sylla, S. (2017, April) Radical Futures: Career Exposure at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School. Steinhardt Graduate Research Showcase, New York University.
Academic Experience
Research Assistant, Participatory Design Learning (U.S. and Mozambique)
2019-2022
Research Assistant, Mathematics Learning Pathways Project
2017-2019
Research Assistant, Radical Listening Project
2017-2020
Research Assistant, JetBlue Soar with Reading Project NYU Steinhardt
July-Aug 2016
Graduate Student & Educators Research Project (U.S. and Cuba), January 2010
Teaching & Educational Experience
Educational Consultant and Trainer, Creativeworks, LLC.
2019-Present
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Director, Excel Academy: Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools New York, NY
2016-2023
Educational Equity Consultant, Center for Strategic Solutions: Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools , New York, NY
July 2016-2019
College Access Director: June Jordan School for Equity, San Francisco, CA
2012- 2015
Co-Director, Urban Promise Academy: Aim High, Oakland, CA
2011-2012
After-School Enrichment Coordinator and College Access Intern: June Jordan School for Equity, San Francisco, CA
2011-2012
Program Director, Experience Berkeley: Stiles Hall, Berkeley, CA
2009-2011
Class Facilitator: University of California, Berkeley Transfer & Freshman First Year Transition Course
2009-2011
Racism and Inequality in Structures of Education (DeCal)
2008-2009
Program Coordinator: Berkeley Scholars to Cal, Stiles Hall, Berkeley, CA
2006-2009
Master Teacher: Aim High-Urban Promise Academy, Fruitvale, CA
2008-2011
Volunteer Experience
Survivor’s Summit Steering Committee: Girls for Gender Equity, Brooklyn NY
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Sister Circle: Intergenerational Art and Mentorship Spaces, New York
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Don’t Walk Away Outreach Volunteer for homeless in Harlem, New York
2016-Present
Co-Founder/Director Berkeley Youth Collective, Berkeley, CA
2007-2009
Co-Organizer: Activism Right There! Concert, Berkeley, CA
2008-2010
Resource Coordinator/Mentor: Berkeley Technology Academy’s Women’s Group Berkeley, CA
2007-2009
Tutor/Mentor: Oakland High School, Elmhurst Evenstart
2005-2007
Other Activities
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Collage Artist
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Marathon Runner
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Mindfulness Instructor
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Womxn and girls circle facilitator