Assoc. Professor Meya E. Hargett, MA.
Doctoral Student, Leadership K-12, Pepperdine University, GSEP
assocprofmehargett2026@gmail.com • LinkedIn
assocprofmehargett2026@gmail.com • LinkedIn
Education
- Ed.D. in Leadership K-12 (in progress), Pepperdine University, GSEP, 2024–present
- M.A. in History (Education emphasis), Grand Canyon University, April 2022
- B.S. in Criminal Justice, California State University, Bakersfield, June 2007
- A.A. in Administration of Justice, Antelope Valley College, June 2004
- A.S. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Antelope Valley College, June 1999
- A.A. in Multimedia and Film Production, Polk State College, June 1997
Academic Appointments & Teaching
- Undergraduate Mentor, CSU Bakersfield, R.A.M.P. Program (2022–present): Mentored undergraduates in academic planning and professional preparation; provided structured activities, events, and one-on-one guidance.
- Faculty Diversity Fellowship Training Program (2022–2024): Designed and taught courses for incarcerated scholars; authored OER textbooks, workbooks, and supplemental materials; developed Canvas course shells and accessible curriculum.
Signature Courses Developed/Taught
- Introduction to Administration of Justice (CRIM B1 / AJ110) — OER textbook + workbook
- Constitutional Criminal Procedure (CRIM B4 / AJ122) — OER textbook, workbook, case study materials
- Community Relations and the Administration of Justice (CRIM B5) — OER companion textbook + workbook
- Additional courses in Criminal Justice and History, Rising Scholars Program
Curriculum & Program Development
- Designed project-based, interdisciplinary curricula for LACOE’s RTSA program
- Integrated digital/virtual learning tools
Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles and Essays
- Hargett, Professor Meya E. (2025). “Marooned: a Western Frontier Dismal Swamp Narrative.” The Scholarship Without Borders Journal, Vol. 4, Iss. 1, Article 6. Read Article
- Hargett, Professor Meya E. (2025). “Black Americans’ Strategic Disengagement in Digital Protest: A Thematic Analysis of YouTube Responses to Latino Deportation Appeals (2025).” The Scholarship Without Borders Journal, Vol. 3, Iss. 2, Article 2. Read Article
- Hargett, M. E. (in press). “In Her Own Words: Five Ways Mentors Model Authentic Leadership.” The Circle Magazine (The Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, Fall 2025, Vol. 103, No. 2). Read Article
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Hargett, Professor Meya E. (2022-23). “American Historical Association Diversity Member Spotlight & Featured Research Projects.”
Perspectives on History, American Historical Association.
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Research focus: Tracing the heritage and semi-dynamic relationship of the Black and White Bell-Hargett’s of the Carolinas in the Antebellum era; BIPOC expertise in Western Territories—researching outlaws of color in western frontiers and investigating whom the first Black Federal Marshals may have arrested.
Academic Service Presentations
- Panelist, Black History Month Student Panel Event, Black History Month Speaker Series 2025, The Center for Global Partnerships & Learning, Pepperdine University — Discussing narratives that keep doctoral students engaged (BHM 2025)
Conference Presentations
- Accepted April 2026, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division G – Social Context of Education, Division G – Section 4: Policies, Mattering, and Praxis. “Maroon Geographies: A Black Methodological Framework Rooted in Fugitive Epistemology,” [paper session “Fugitive Spaces and Geographies of Spatial Justice throughout Social Contexts of Education”]; Division B – Curriculum Studies, Division B – Section 6: DeColonization and Transformative Curriculum Studies. “Neutrality as Curriculum: Unmasking Swiss Mythologies in Global Economic Memory,” [roundtable session “Global lenses in curriculum studies”].
- January 2026, Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI. Division: Educational Technology. “From Vernacular Archives to Virtual Classrooms: Decolonial Pathways in Black Educational Technology,” [paper presentation]. Division: Social Studies Education. “Ankh Epistemologies of Black Liberation: Integrating Diasporic Maroon Memory and Diasporic Freedom Economies in Decolonial Educational Practice,” [paper presentation].
- 2025 Western History Association Annual Conference ’65, Albuquerque, NM. Paper: “Hell on the Border: Settling Western Indian Territory after Enslavement, Enlistment, and Forced Resettlement.”
- 2024 Western History Association Annual Conference ’64, Kansas, NA. Paper: “Fredrick Douglass, A Dismal Swamp Marooned Narrative: East meets West.”
- 2023 Western History Association Annual Conference ’63, Los Angeles, CA. Paper: “Communications of Color 1800s to 1900s.”
w/zoom audience Switzerland 2025
Professional Memberships
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)
- American Historical Association (AHA)
- Western Historical Association (WHA)
- Association of Pan-African Doctoral Scholars (APADS)
Community Engagement & Service
- Mentor, R.A.M.P. (CSU Bakersfield) (2022–present)
- Scholarship Committee, Moose International Lancaster & Stockdale Lodge #2178 (2015–present)
- Historian, Moose International Stockdale Lodge #2178 (2024–25)
