Maxine McKinney de Royston

Dr. McKinney de Royston’s research and teaching examine how educators’ political clarity can be reflected in their pedagogical practices in ways that support the intellectual thriving and holistic well-being of racially and economically minoritized learners. She is a co-editor, along with Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Erikson’s Trustee Carol Lee, and Roy Pea, of the Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning; free access: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203774977 In addition to numerous peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and other publications and presentations, over her career Dr. McKinney de Royston has served as Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal, Co-Chair of the Wallace Foundation Emerging Scholars Committee, and Advisor to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Family, Youth, & Community Advisory Council. She is a member of several professional learned societies, including the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the International Society of the Learning Sciences, the National Association for Multicultural Education, and the National Council of Black Studies.