Jayme Scally
“"The Appalachian Other" (HONR 207A) will focus on the human element of Appalachia that is often neglected, those who are othered by the traditional stereotypes of Appalachia.”
Jayme Scally comes to Multidisciplinary Studies from the Honors Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa where she served as faculty for six years. She is originally from Baltimore, MD and has lived and studied in England, Ireland, Spain, and South Africa. Her research focuses on the development of intercultural competence in various settings, including through study abroad, intentional campus programming, and through media. Jayme’s dissertation focused on a comparison of the three main study abroad models in US undergraduate education and assessed their program structures to ascertain which best support the development of intercultural competence, as well as the influence of administrative support and varying student motivations. Other work has investigated the idea of “internationalization at home” including a look at the relationship between Fundamental British Values and Arabic complementary schools and a focus on the mismatch between Global North and South institutions in higher education exchange programs that results in further propagating the inequity such programs are meant to address. A scholar-practitioner, Jayme has also worked in careers and study abroad advising, welfare and student support in the US and UK.