Congratulations to Debbie Gerardi, who recently defended her doctoral dissertation in art education at Florida State University! Whether it was a global pandemic, return to K-12 work, or collecting data across multiple state lines, Debbie always persevered and showed a tenacity to overcome whatever life and academics threw at her. I am honored to have … [Read more…]
Thanks to Dr. Ami Kantawala for inviting Ryan Shin (from the University of Arizona) and me to virtually chat with her graduate class at Teachers College, Columbia University in NYC about research methods in art education. Ryan talked about quasi-experimental methods, and I talked about using surveys as instruments to collect data. (I always learn … [Read more…]
Florida State University’s Department of Art Education recently hosted the “Arts & Education Social Justice Symposium” on our campus in Tallahassee, FL. It was an inspiring event expertly co-organized by my good friends and colleagues, Dr. Rachel Fendler and Dr. Amber Ward, and supported by Dean James Frazier and Departmental Chair, Dr. Sara Scott Shields. … [Read more…]
The Florida State University Department of Art Education had an excellent showing at the 2022 Art Education Research Institute Symposium, expertly co-lead by FSU associate professor (Dr. Rachel Fendler), Dr. Fiona Blaikie, and Dr. Mira Kallio-Tavin. Presentations were given by FSU Alumni and faculty members – past and present – including, but not limited to, … [Read more…]
Florida State University had another great showing at the annual Florida Art Education Association Conference in October. Presentations were given by FSU Alumni, Faculty, and students including, but not limited to: Caiti Bauer, Minki Jeon, Dr. Nicole Crane, Dr. Laurie Hoppock, Allison Prater, Egda Claudio, Latonya Hicks, Dr. Rachel Fendler, Dr. Sara Scott Shields, Katharyn … [Read more…]
I recently had the pleasure of serving as an invited keynote speaker for the Joint Art Education Conference in South Korea (virtually, of course). It was a wonderful experience, and I wanted to thank Ji-Young Ryu, Haikyung Kim, the Korean Art Education Association, and all of those who worked behind the scenes to give me … [Read more…]
In the past month, I attended two international virtual conferences. It was an honor to have my proposal selected among the slate of presentations for the International Conference on the Arts in Society in Spain and the International Conference on Narrative in England. In the UK, my presentation was paired with presentations by scholars from … [Read more…]
Congratulations to Anthony Woodruff, who recently defended his doctoral dissertation within the Department of Art Education at Florida State University. Anthony’s dissertation was titled ” Creating Visitor-Centered Museum Experiences for Adults With Developmental Disabilities: A Collaborative Case Study”. Whether it was switching data collection sites due to COVID-19 restrictions, return to K-12 work, or flexibly … [Read more…]
Sincere thanks to Yiwen Wei for inviting me to serve as second-author on an article with her, published recently in “Studies in Art Education”. It was an honor to write with her, and it’s always a thrill when the publication reaches your hands. (And I also have to say how nice it was to also … [Read more…]
I recently attended the International Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative (virtually of course). It was an honor to have my proposal selected among the slate of presentations. (FSU art education doctoral student, Chris Omni, gave a wonderful presentation too!) My presentation was paired with presentations by scholars from and working with students from the U.S., … [Read more…]