ElizabethÌýMeyer

  • Professor
  • EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS, POLICY & PRACTICE
Address

Miramontes Baca Education Building, Room 507
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Pronouns: she/her

Elizabeth J. Meyer is a professor in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice at the University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß. Dr. Meyer is a former high school teacher whose research and writing focuses on issues related to gender and sexual diversity in K-12 schools. Recent research projects include: a) investigating the experiences of Title IX coordinators in K-12 schools and b) educators' experiences supporting student activism for LGBTQ equity. In 2018, she joined the inaugural class of fellows as part of theand in 2021 was presented with the Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award by the American Educational Research Association.

She is the author of three books: Queer Justice at School: A guide for youth activists, allies, and their teachers (2025, Teachers College Press), Gender, Bullying, and Harassment: Strategies to end sexism and homophobia in Schools (Teachers College Press, 2009), and Gender and Sexual Diversity in Schools (Springer, 2010). Her research has been published in academic journals such as: Educational Researcher, Teachers College Record, Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education, Gender and Education, Computers and Education and The Journal of LGBT Youth.

Education:

B.A., Tulane University, 1992
M.A., University of Colorado, ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, 1997
Ph.D in Culture and Values Education from McGill University, Ìý2007

EDUC 3013 School and Society

EDUC 5005 Advanced Social Foundations of Education

EDUC 6220 Gender Issues in Education

EDUC 6945 MA Capstone

EDUC 8125 Radical Theories in Education

EDUC 8220 Introduction to Educational Research and Policy

Meyer, E.J. & Kurtz, E.* (2026) Advocacy and activism for LGBTQ+ equity in U.S. schools: An anti-oppressive analysis of the literature. Review of Educational Research.

Meyer, E.J. (2022) . Educational Researcher, 51(5) 315-323.

Meyer, E.J., Leonardi, B., & Keenan, H.B. (2022). Transgender students and policy in K-12 public schools: Acknowledging historical harms and taking steps toward a promising future. ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, CO: National Education Policy Center.

Meyer, E.J. & Quantz, M*. (2021) Who is (not) protected by Title IX? A critical review of 45 years of research. Teachers College Record. 123(2), 1-41.