Billie-Jo Grant

Education

• Ph.D. Educational Research, Statistics, and Evaluation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
• M.Ed. Social Foundations of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
• B.A. Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
   

Areas of Expertise

• Prevention, awareness, investigation and correction of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, discrimination and bullying (McGrath Response System)
• Analysis and evaluation of the historical records concerning the level of awareness and risks of childhood sexual abuse by caretaking adults
• Advisor for school employee sexual misconduct prevention and policy implementation for the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), the Department of Education, the Center for Disease Control, the Ontario College of Teachers, and others.
• Expert consultant and witness for litigation relating to school district issues of duty and liability (harassment, sexual misconduct, educator sexual abuse, discrimination and bullying)
• Employee performance, supervision, discipline and evaluation through the McGrath SUCCEED with TRUE-SPEAK System
• Title IX Compliance training & implementation
• Risk assessments
• Third party investigator and decision-maker
• Compliance training
• Policy Implementation studies
• Prevalence studies of sexual harassment, misconduct and abuse by K-12 school employees
• Utilization focused research and evaluation
• Program and policy evaluation
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses
• Report writing and data visualization

Courses Taught

Dr. Grant has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on statistics, survey design, measurement theory, and qualitative and quantitative methods for the past 14 years including:

• STAT 130 - Statistical Reasoning
• STAT 217 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
• STAT 365 - Statistical Communication
• STAT 511 - Statistical Methods

Professional Distinctions

• President, Grant Consulting/ McGrath Training Solutions
• Board of Directors, S.E.S.A.M.E. (Stop Educator Sexual Abuse Misconduct and Exploitation)
• Board Member for St. Patrick Catholic School in Arroyo Grande, CA

Personal Interests 

• Family
• "Ride & Tie"
• Time at the beach
• Cooking
• The great outdoors