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I am an assistant professor in social studies education. I
hold a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University
of South Florida, where my focus of study was gender and
sexuality within the social studies, specifically on the
formation and impact of gay straight alliances in secondary
schools and the challenges faced by gay teachers in Florida’s
secondary classrooms. I am a former middle school teacher of six
years in two Virginia localities. My research interests also
include multicultural education, global education, and the
teaching of history, especially modern U.S. history from the
1960s to the present.
I currently have two projects underway: A study of
gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in area secondary schools and an
evaluative study of the GLBTA Mentor Program here at the
University of Minnesota. In both studies, I am interested in
learning how the existence of GLBT-friendly organizations
affects the larger communities in which they are located. In
addition, I hope to discover how members of the various GSAs and
of the Mentor Program are influenced by their participation in
these programs.
Selected publications
Mayo, J.B. (2007). Negotiating sexual
orientation and classroom practice(s) at school. Theory and
Research in Social Education, 35(3), 447-464.
Mayo, J.B. (2007). Quiet warriors: Black
teachers’ memories of integration in two Virginia localities.
Multicultural Perspectives, 9(2), 17-25.
Courses taught
- CI 5150—Global Perspectives in the Secondary Classroom
- CI 5742—Advanced Methods of Teaching the Social Studies
- CI 5744—Seminar: Reflecting on Professional Development
in Social Studies Education
- CI 5762—Developing Civic Discourse in the Social Studies
August 2008
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