Currently, Dr. McCray is a Co-Principal Investigator for the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center. Also, she is a Co-PI on an OSEP leadership preparation grant, Project Researching Quality in Educating Special Education Teachers (ReQuEST) with Drs. Brownell and Sindelar. Prior to her position at UF, Dr. McCray was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida (USF) where she served as the Program Coordinator for the Master’s program. She has experience as a special educator for students with behavioral and learning disabilities in elementary and middle school settings. Dr. McCray has been recognized for her teaching and research, which focuses on teacher quality and faculty development in the context of diversity.