J.B. Mayo, Jr
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Florida
Fellow: Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
social studies education
Curriculum and Instruction
Room 168 PeikH
159 Pillsbury Dr S E
Tel: 612/625-2534
mayo@umn.edu
Office hours:
by appointment
Department Affiliations:
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Areas of Interest
Teacher education, GLBT studies, multicultural education, global education, teaching of history, social justice
Research Interests
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 (GSAs) in secondary schools and the challenges faced by gay teachers in Florida’s secondary classrooms. I am a former middle school social studies teacher of six years in two Virginia localities. My research interests also include multicultural education, global education, adolescent identity development, and the teaching of history, especially modern U.S. history from the 1960s to the present.
I am interested in how to include GLBTQ topics/themes in the standard social studies curriculum. As such, my most recent research project centers on Two Spirit people among American Indian communities – their historic place within the communities and how that has changed over time – and writing curriculum that honors their contributions. In addition, I am interested in learning how the existence of GLBTQ-friendly clubs within schools, like GSAs, affect the individuals who participate in them and the larger (school) communities in which they are located.
Current Courses
- CI 5746—Global and Multicultural Education in the Secondary Classroom
- CI 5762—Developing Civic Discourse in the Social Studies
Courses taught
- CI 5150—Global Perspectives in the Secondary Classroom
- CI 5137—Multicultural Gender-Fair Curriculum
- CI 5742—Advanced Methods of Teaching the Social Studies
- CI 5743—The Social Sciences and the Social Studies
- CI 5744—Seminar: Reflecting on Professional Development in Social Studies Education
Selected Publications
Selected Journal Articles:
Mayo, J.B. & Hammond, J. (2010). Dissent confused with disloyalty: Teacher trials and reflections on academic freedom in America. The Ohio Social Studies Review, 46(2), 45-52.
Mayo, J.B. (2008). Gay teachers’ negotiated interactions with their students and (straight) colleagues. The High School Journal, 92(1), 1-10.
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.
Recent Book Chapters:
Mayo, J.B. (2011). Social justice enacted: Critical civic engagement in the Gay Straight Alliance. In. J. L. Devitis (Ed.), Critical civic literacy: A reader. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Group.
Mayo, J.B. (2011). GLBT issues in the social studies. In W. B. Russell, III (Ed.), Contemporary social studies: An essential reader. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing
Awards
2010: The Kipchoge Neftali Kirkland Social Justice Award, College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) for the paper, Native Americans' Acceptance of Diversity: Lessons Learned from the Two Spirit Tradition
Revised January 2012
