mcafee has accepted a number of temporary academic appointments in addition to her permanent positions. in 2004 she accepted an appointment as the allen-berenson visiting associate professor of philosophy and women's studies at brandeis university, before becoming a scholar-in-residence at american university in 2005 (where she stayed on as a research professor in 2006.) mcafee also served as a visiting associate professor of philosophy at george mason university from 2006 to 2008. mcafee has also served in a wide number of academic administrative roles, including serving as the director of the gender studies program and the director of the honors program, both at varying times at the university of massachusetts, lowell. she has also served as the deputy director of the center for social media for american university's school of communications, and has occupied a number of other posts.