Liliana Mayo

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Liliana Mayo
Born
Yolanda Liliana Mayo Ortega

(1952-03-30)March 30, 1952
Nationality Peruvian
Education Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
University of Kansas
Occupation Psychologist
Employer Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú

Liliana Mayo (born March 30, 1952) is a Peruvian psychologist and special education teacher. [1]

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Biography

Liliana Mayo is the founder and general director of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú, an organization that serves people with developmental disabilities and their families. [1] She is a frequent key speaker on parent and sibling training, supported employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, inclusion and distance education. [2] She is a professor of special education at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, and adjunct faculty member of the Applied Behavioral Science Department at the University of Kansas. She received her B.S. degree in psychology from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Kansas. [3]

Recognition

In 1996, Mayo won the Esteban Campodónico Prize in the area of outstanding professional activity in service to Peruvian society. [4]

In 2005, Mayo received an Ashoka Fellowship for her work in developing Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú's distance education program. [5] Previous distinctions include ABA International's Dissemination of Behavior Analysis Award, [3] a Distinguished Service Citation award from the University of Kansas, [6] Spain's Queen Sofia Award for Rehabilitation and Integration [5] and Rotary International's Paul P. Harris Award for Teamwork. [3]

In 2007, she received the highest honor from the Government of Peru for a civilian's service, the Orden El Sol. [7]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 O'Neil, J., "Her Long-Distance Connections Came Through", The New York Times, November 18, 2002
  2. 8th Annual Lawton Chiles International Lecture Archived 2009-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 International Dissemination of Behavior Analysis Awardee Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Premio Esteban Campodónico 1996 Ph. D. Liliana Mayo Ortega". Universidad de Piura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  5. 1 2 Ashoka, Innovators for the Public Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Honorees at All-University Supper", KU News, May 14, 2003
  7. Experiencia peruana se ha extendido a Argentina, Brasil, Chile y España Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine