Cris Mayo

Professor of Education

Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Studies in Education

Vice Chair, Department of Education

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cris.mayo@uvm.edu
Cris Mayo
cris.mayo@uvm.edu

85 South Prospect Street
Waterman Building
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
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Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Education Policy Studies/Educational Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M. A., Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • B. A., History and Women’s Studies, SUNY Albany
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Education

BIO

Dr. Cris Mayo serves as professor and coordinator of the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies Program in the Department of Education.

Mayo’s publications include a number of books, book chapters and journal article in Educational Theory, Studies in Philosophy of Education, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, and Educational Policy and Theory, among others. In addition, Mayo co-edited two collections and is currently the editor-in-chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia on Gender and Sexuality in Education, and currently serves as associate editor of Educational Theory.

Prior to joining UVM, Mayo served as Professor and Director of the LGBTQ+ Center and in Women's and Gender Studies at West Virginia University.

Publications

Google Scholar

Awards and Achievements

  • Critics’ Choice Book Award for LGBTQ Youth and Education: Policies and Practices, American Educational Studies Association (2014)
  • American Educational Research Association Queer SIG Body of Work Award (2014)
  • University of Illinois Online Teaching Award (2013)
  • Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Outstanding Faculty Award (2013)
  • College of Education Outstanding Faculty Award for Graduate Teaching (2012)
  • College of Education Graduate Student Conference’s Mentor Award (2012)
  • Critics’ Choice Book Award for Disputing the Subject of Sex, American Educational Studies Association (2008)

Area(s) of expertise

  • Philosophy of education
  • Gender and sexuality studies in education
  • Queer, transgender, and community-based pedagogies

Bio

Dr. Cris Mayo serves as professor and coordinator of the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies Program in the Department of Education.

Mayo’s publications include a number of books, book chapters and journal article in Educational Theory, Studies in Philosophy of Education, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, and Educational Policy and Theory, among others. In addition, Mayo co-edited two collections and is currently the editor-in-chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia on Gender and Sexuality in Education, and currently serves as associate editor of Educational Theory.

Prior to joining UVM, Mayo served as Professor and Director of the LGBTQ+ Center and in Women's and Gender Studies at West Virginia University.

Publications

Google Scholar

Awards and Achievements

  • Critics’ Choice Book Award for LGBTQ Youth and Education: Policies and Practices, American Educational Studies Association (2014)
  • American Educational Research Association Queer SIG Body of Work Award (2014)
  • University of Illinois Online Teaching Award (2013)
  • Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Outstanding Faculty Award (2013)
  • College of Education Outstanding Faculty Award for Graduate Teaching (2012)
  • College of Education Graduate Student Conference’s Mentor Award (2012)
  • Critics’ Choice Book Award for Disputing the Subject of Sex, American Educational Studies Association (2008)

Areas of Expertise

  • Philosophy of education
  • Gender and sexuality studies in education
  • Queer, transgender, and community-based pedagogies