I teach in-person and online courses in curriculum development and the instruction of visual art, the history of art education, art education for the 21st century, issues regarding the use of popular culture in art and social studies curricula, choice and community-based art education, social justice and dealing with difficult issues in the classroom.
My past research studies have focused on the role of aesthetic experience in learning, the art-making experiences of youth in voluntary interest-based art-making communities, peer teaching and learning of adolescents, and the art experiences of young adults within situated online communities.
Research Areas:
- Adolescent Art Development, Lifelong Learning, Aesthetic Experiences, Online Learning of Studio Art
