JESSICA A. MURRAY

jmurray@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Director of Digital Communications, Transformative Learning in the Humanities, 2021 – present
Developer and Designer, New York City Civil Rights History
National Archives Public Engagement with Historical Records Grant, 2020 – present

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2020
MA Liberal Studies, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2014; Psychology of Work and Family
BFA Design, University of Texas at Austin, 2003

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mobilities, work-family psychology, transportation, technology, accessibility, and disability rights.

FELLOWSHIPS

Graduate Fellow | Futures Initiative, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2016-2019
Digital Fellow | Center for the Humanities, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2014 – 2016

PUBLICATIONS

Murray, J. (2020). Self-Determination in Transportation: The Route to Social Inclusion for People with Disabilities. Dissertation, The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Murray, J. (2020). Self-Determination in Transportation for People with Disabilities. Policy Research Inc. Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) Final Report.
Murray, J. (2019) Understanding Transportation Challenges for People with Disabilities Returning to Work. Policy Research Inc. Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) Final Report.
Murray, J. (2017). A systems analysis of Access-A-Ride, New York City’s paratransit service. Journal of Transport & Health, 6, 177-186.
Murray, J (2014). Work-Life Experiences for People with Mobility Disabilities in New York City. Masters Thesis, City University of New York.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

ARDRAW Small Grant Program, Self-Determination in Transportation: The Route to Social Inclusion for People with Disabilities, (2019-2020)
New Media Lab Digital Dissertation Award, CUNY Graduate Center (2019)
WTS International and TransitCenter Transit Policy Innovator Graduate Scholarship (2018)
ARDRAW Small Grant Program, Understanding transportation challenges for people with disabilities returning to work (2018-2019)
Provost’s Digital Innovation Implementation Grant, 2017
Early Research Initiative Grant, 2017
Provost’s Digital Innovation Start-Up Grant, 2016
Highest Doctoral Student Abstract Award, International Conference on Transport and Health (ICTH), 2016
UT Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2002
Dean’s Travel Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, 2002
Dean James Malone Endowed Scholarship, 2002

PROJECTS & WORKSHOPS

NYC Accessible Travel Guide (2020). Online training course for ARDRAW Research Grant.
futuresinitiative.org redesign (2019)
Journal of Teaching Disability Studies, website design and editorial consulting (2018, September)
Accessibility, Fall Workshops, Teaching and Learning Center, (2017, October)
Our Mobility: A Mixed-Methods Research Protocol for Studying Daily Mobility, (2016-present)
Accessibility, Fall workshops, Teaching and Learning Center, (2017, October)
Futures Initiative: Total Participation Workshop, Pedagogy Day, 8th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, (2017, October)
The Accessible Classroom in Context, Teach@CUNY Day, (2017, May)
Rosa Parks’ Biography – A Resource for Teaching Rosa Parks website design and WordPress theme development (2016, February)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Murray, J. (2019, August) – Self-Determination in Transportation: The Route to Social Inclusion for People with Disabilities. Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting. New York, New York.
Murray, J. (2018, April) – Our Mobility, a Study of Transportation Disadvantage in New York City. 48th Annual Urban Affairs Association Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Murray, J. (2016, December). OAER: Open Accessible Educational Resources. CUNY IT Conference, 2016. John Jay College, CUNY.
Murray, J. (2016, June). A Systems Analysis of Access-A-Ride, New York City’s Paratransit Service. International Conference on Transport and Health (ICTH). Mineta Transportation Institute/San Jose State University.
Murray, J., & Daiute, C. (2016). Presentation of Narrating America Game. CUNY Games Festival. January 2016. Convened at The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Murray, J., & Daiute, C. (2015). Narrating America Game Concept. Narrating America in the Community College Forum. Convened at The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Daiute, C., Murray, J. & Kreniske, P. (2015, October) Narrating America in the Community College Forum. Convened at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Speaker, CUNY Tech Meetup, Inclusion and Technology, March 28, 2019
Moderator, American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York, Cane and Able: Seniors and Public Transit, September 13, 2018
Speaker, a11yNYC, Understanding transportation challenges for people with disabilities in NYC, June 5, 2018
Speaker, James Gallery town hall forum, What is “Public” about Our Public University?, April 12, 2018
Speaker, CUNY Centers for Teaching and Learning Retreat, Creating Accessible Web Content, January 11, 2018
Moderator, Understanding the IRB, Part 1, Part of the Futures Initiative Thursday Dialogues, October 18, 2017
Moderator, Futures Initiative, 2016-2017 University Worth Fighting For Series: Accessibility, Mobility, and Design with Sara Hendren and April Coughlin. February 8, 2017
Respondent, Columbia University’s Seminar on Disability, Culture, and Society: Theorizing Access with Josh Miele, Associate Director of Technology Research and Development at Smith-Kettlewell Institute. October 21, 2016

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

NYCT Advisory Committee for Transportation Accessibility, Interim Chair
CUNY Disability Scholars, Co-Chair and Director of Communications
Collective of Critical Transport Scholars, CUNY
Society of Disability Studies
HASTAC Scholar

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Webmaster, Co-Chair, Director of Communications: CUNY Disability Scholars, Spring 2015-Present
Member, Student Tech Fee Committee, The Graduate Center, CUNY 2017-2018
Member, Executive Committee, Psychology subprogram in Human Development 2014-2015
Member, Admissions Committee, Psychology subprogram in Human Development 2015-2016

VOLUNTEER WORK

Chair, Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility (ACTA), New York City Transit (NYCT), 2020 – present
Organizer, Rise and Resist Elevator Action Group, 2017 – present

SOFTWARE EXPERTISE

Statistics software including, RStudio, SPSS, SAS, STATA, JMP-Pro
Atlas.TI qualitative analysis software
Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and After Effects
Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP; WordPress theme design, development, maintenance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MediaWhiz, Art Director, Creative Director| New York, NY, October 2008 – May 2012
Targetbase, Freelance Art Director | Irving, TX, July 2007 – September 2008
Jessica Murray Designs, Freelance Art Director | Dallas, TX, June 2007 – September 2008
Splash Media, Video Editor, Graphic Illustrator and Designer | Addison, TX, January 2005 – May 2007
GlobalTec Solutions, Graphic and Web Designer | Addison, TX, December 2003 – January 2005
Capital Metro, Graphic Design Intern | Austin, TX, February 2003 – June 2003
UT Austin, Land Arts of the American West, Program Assistant | August 2002 – January 2003
ACLU of Texas, Graphic Designer | Austin, TX, April 2002 – July 2002