I chair the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in educational law and policy. My primary research interests pertain to church/state relations involving schools, free expression rights, equity concerns, privatization of education, curriculum censorship, and leadership preparartion.

Ph.D., Educational Administration, 1975, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Ed.S., Educational Administration, 1974, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

M.A., Curriculum Design, 1969, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

B.A., Elementary Education, 1966, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

• Murphy, J., Moorman, H., & McCarthy, M. (2008). The changing face of educational leadership preparation: Insights from whole state reform efforts, Teachers' College Record, 110, 2172-2203.
• McCarthy, M. (2008). Religious influences and activities in public schools. In K. Lane, et al. (Eds.), Principals' legal handbook (pp. 481-505). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
• Eckes, S., & McCarthy, M. (2008). GLBT teachers: The evolving legal protections. American Educational Research Journal, 45, 530-554. (lead article)
• Kelleher, P., Sergiovanni, T., McCarthy, M., & Fowler, F. (2009). Educational governance and administration (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. 
• Thomas, S., Cambron-McCabe, N., & McCarthy, M. (2009). Public school law: Teachers and students rights (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. 
• McCarthy, M. (2008). One journey to incorporate school law in the undergraduate teacher education program. Action in Teacher Education, 30(2), 59-70.
• McCarthy, M. (2008, summer).  Expression rights:  The impact of recent rulings on public school employees and students.  Legal Memorandum, National Association of Secondary School Principals.
• McCarthy, M. (2008). The judicial impact on education politics and policies. In B. Cooper, L. Fusarelli, & J. Cibulka (Eds.), Politics of K-12 education: A handbook of theory, applications and reform (pp. 109-125). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 
• McCarthy, M. (2008). Anti-harassment provisions revisted: No bright-line rule. Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, 2008, 225-249. 
• McCarthy, M., & Eckes, S. (2008). Silence in the hallways: Implications of Garcetti v. Ceballos for public educators. Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, 17, 209-235. (lead article)
• Cambron-McCabe, N., McCarthy, M., & Thomas, S. (2009). Legal rights of teachers and students, 2d. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.