Liliana Mayo

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

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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 O'Neil, J., [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE2DC1030F93BA25752C1A9649C8B63 "Her Long-Distance Connections Came Through"] , "The New York Times", November 18, 2002] . She is a professor of special education at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, and honorary associate professor at the University of Kansas. She received her B.S. degree in psychology from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, and her masters and Ph.D. degrees in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Kansas.

Recognition

In 2005, Mayo received an Fellowship for her work in developing Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú's distance education program. Previous distinctions include ABA International's Dissemination of Behavior Analysis Award, a Distinguished Service Citation award from the University of Kansas [ [http://www.news.ku.edu/2003/03N/MayNews/May14/service.html "Honorees at All-University Supper"] , "KU News", May 14, 2003] , Spain's Queen Sofia Award for Rehabilitation and Integration [http://www.ashoka.org/node/3707 Ashoka, Innovators for the Public] ] and Rotary International's Paul P. Harris Award for Teamwork [http://www.abainternational.org/saba/awards/awardees/idba_mayo.asp International Dissemination of Behavior Analysis Awardee] ] .

In 2007, she received the highest honor from the Government of Peru for a civilian's service, the Orden El Sol [ [http://www.rree.gob.pe/portal/boletinInf.nsf/mrealdia/22C1EAA7834B559A0525737F00658427 Experiencia peruana se ha extendido a Argentina, Brasil, Chile y España] ] .

References

External links

[http://www.annsullivanperu.org/ Official site of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú]