M.A. (Educational Leadership) University of Wyoming
B.A. (Art Education) University of Wyoming
Professional/Academic Experience
Assistant Professor of Art Education, University of Northern Colorado Current
Guest Instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage 2021 - 2022
Student Teacher Supervisor, University of Wyoming 2022
Co-Lecturer, University of Wyoming 2021
Other Experience
Middle School Arts and Crafts Teacher 2019-2023
Student Teacher Mentor 2019-2022
Elementary Art Teacher 2007-2019
K-12 Art Teacher 2004-2006
Research/Areas of Interest
Teaching for Artistic Behavior
The Role of the Teacher in TAB
Exploring the lived experiences using the continuum of choice
Art Education History
Publications/Creative Works
Articles Teaching for artistic behavior: A definition and historiography, doctoral dissertation,
University of Wyoming, ProQuest. May, 2023. An interview with Abi Paytoe Gbayee: Unusual art media, skulls and silk, Splatter
Volume 9 Issue 3, Spring 2023. The forest of technology. CAEA Spring Collage, 56, 2016. The art of reading: Book lists for art classrooms. CAEA Fall Collage, 2013
Podcasts TAB Storytellers. Teaching for Artistic Behavior Inc, co-host with Jen Ferrari, 2022-present. Be Pacific. National Art Education Association Pacific Region, co-host with Robyn
MacNair, 2023-present.
Keynote Presentations [re]TAB [Keynote]. TAB Colorado Conference, Denver, CO, United States, co-keynote
with Jen Ferrari, January 2023.
Refereed National Presentations The history of TAB and choice-based art education. National Art Education Association.
San Antonio, TX, 2023. Mural, mosaic, and community connections. National Art Education Association. San
Antonio, TX, 2023. Trauma informed teaching and art education. National Art Education Association. San
Antonio, TX, co-presented with Leah Maltbie, 2021. Showing growth over time, using standards referenced proficiency scales. National
Art Education Association. Chicago, IL, 2016.
Poster Presentations Teaching for artistic behavior: A definition and historiography. University of Wyoming
Education Summit, 2023.
Honors and Awards
National Art Education Association, Pacific Region Art Educator of the Year 2021
Wyoming Art Education Association Art Educator of the Year 2021
Wyoming Middle Level Art Educator of the Year 2021
