The State of LGBT issues in K-12 Education: Reflections on the Past, Recommendations for the Future

 Dr. Emily A. Greytak is the Director of Research at GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), the leading national organization addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues in education. In addition to its work on policy, professional development, curriculum, and student leadership, GLSEN conducts original research on LGBT issues in K-12 schools. Its flagship research project is theNational School Climate Survey, a biennial survey of U.S.LGBT students that provides the most comprehensive and widely cited data on LGBT youth's school experiences. GLSEN recently released a first-of-its kind report assessing anti-bullying policies from all 13,000+ U.S. school districts and is currently spearheading a national survey of teacher educators in collaboration with the leading teacher education associations. GLSEN's research is regularly cited by the media, including The Daily Show, USA Today, Education Week, The Huffington Post, and People Magazine and is widely published in both practitioner and scholarly outlets such as the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Journal of School Violence,Teaching Education, and the Prevention Researcher.

In addition to leading the research team at GLSEN, Emily teaches courses on various topics such as research methods, education theory, and gender studies. Prior to her research career, she worked as an educator on child welfare and anti-bias issues for organizations such as Anti-Defamation League and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. She is an active member of the American Education Research Association, the Society for Research on Child Development, the Society for Research on Adolescence, and the American Evaluation Association. 

As a nationally recognized expert on LGBT youth, Emily serves on the Gender Identity in United States Surveillance Group convened by UCLA's Williams Institute and on the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Workgroup to Address to LGBTQI2-S Children and Families. She holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and has been doing applied research for over 15 years. Emily first became involved with GLSEN as a volunteer with the local Philadelphia Chapter in the late 1990s and has been on staff since 2006. She lives in New York City where she navigates the public school system as an LGBTQ parent first hand.

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