Maxine McKinney de Royston, Ph.D.

Dean of Faculty, Erikson Institute

Dr. Maxine McKinney de Royston is the Dean of Faculty at Erikson Institute. She previously served as Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to her appointment as tenured Associate Professor at UW-Madison, Dr. McKinney de Royston held prestigious Post-Doctoral Fellowships from the Spencer and Ford Foundations. She has received a number of awards and fellowships in teaching and research.

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.