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Erin Mayo-Adam

Erin Mayo-Adam

Associate Professor
Areas of Specialization
American Pol; Public Law; Law & Social Movements; Gender & Sexuality; Migration & Labor Pol

Erin Mayo-Adam is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science.

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Education

  • Ph.D., University of Washington (2017)
  • J.D., University of Washington (2014)
  • B.A., California State University, Long Beach (2008)

Areas of Specialization

  • American Politics
  • Public Law (Law and Society)
  • Law and Social Movements
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Migration and Labor Politics

Courses

  • POLSC 11000: American Government: A Historical Introduction
  • POLSC 21900: Gender and the Law
  • POLSC 23800: American Legal System
  • POLSC 34000: Constituational Law: Organizaing the Government
  • POLSC 34100: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights & Liberties
  • POLSC 33400: Queer Policy & Politics

Selected Publications

Books:


  • Mayo-Adam, Erin. (2020). Queer Alliances: How Power Shapes Political Movement Formation. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.

 

Journal Articles and Book Chapters:


  • Mayo-Adam, Erin. (2020). “LGBTQ Immigration and Queer Migration,” In Oxford Encyclopedia of LGBT Politics and Policy, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
  • Mayo-Adam, Erin. (2020). “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Family Law and Policy in the United States.” In Oxford Encyclopedia of LGBT Politics and Policy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
  • Adam, Erin. (2017). “Community Voices and Speaking Out: Rights Talk and the LGBTQ Community in the 1980s.” Studies in Law, Politics, and Society, 73: 21-46, 2017.
  • Adam, Erin. (2017). “Intersectional Coalitions: The Paradoxes of Rights-Based Movement Building in LGBTQ and Immigrant Communities.” Law & Society Review, 51(1): 132-167, 2017.
  • Adam, Erin and Betsy Cooper. (2017). “Equal Rights versus Special Rights: Rights Discourse, Framing, and Lesbian and Gay Anti-Discrimination Policy in Washington State.” Law & Social Inquiry, 42(3): 830-854.

Office Hours

Day Time Location
Thursday 10 am – 11 am via Zoom

Contact Details

Erin Mayo-Adam

Political Science
68th Street West 1723
(212) 772-5505
erin.mayo-adam@hunter.cuny.edu

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