Jay Anthony Mann

Jay Anthony Mann serves as Senior Director of the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) within the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, while concurrently holding an Adjunct Lecturer position in Curriculum and Instruction. His interdisciplinary work bridges engineering education frameworks with teacher preparation methodologies, emphasizing civic engagement through service-learning pedagogies.

His research centers on teacher education reform, civic-oriented service learning, and inclusive citizenship development, with strong methodological emphasis on qualitative approaches. Mann investigates how service-learning structures can dismantle restrictive citizenship barriers across North American and UK educational contexts, prioritizing action research to create equitable learning opportunities. His fingerprint analysis confirms dominant expertise in Civics, Action Research, Teacher Education, and Citizenship frameworks.

Publication trends reveal sustained focus on civic integration in educational settings since 2012, with his Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education chapters establishing foundational connections between teacher preparation and democratic citizenship. The 2015 Journal of Experiential Education article particularly demonstrates how service-learning can transform citizenship education through experiential pedagogy, reflecting his consistent advocacy for inclusive civic participation in diverse student populations.