Education:
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University - 2000 (Art Education)
Areas of Expertise:
Her areas of expertise include artistic and human development, student teacher preparation in art education, and interdisciplinary curriculum development.
Books and Publications
"No One's the Boss of My Painting: A Model of the Early Development of Artistic Graphic Representation." International Journal of Education & the Arts 14.11. Retrieved from http://www.ijea.org/v14n11/. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013
"For a Beginning It's Good: A Case Study of Learning in Clay." Conversations in Art: The Dialectics of Teaching and Learning. Eds. J. Burton and M. Hafeli. Reston, Va.: National Art Education Association. 190-212. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2012
"The Teacher Education Collaborative: An Art Educator's Perspective." Community in the Making: Lincoln Center Institute, the Arts, and Teacher Education. Eds. M. Holzer and S. Noppe-Brandon. New York: Teachers College Press. 163-74. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2012
"What Children Have in Mind: A Study of Early Representation in Paint." Art Education Monographs 2. Ed. J. Burton. New York: Teachers College. 66-76. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007
"The Five to Seven Shift in Development." Encyclopedia of Human Development. Ed. Neil J. Salkind. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
"What Children Have in Mind: A Study of Early Representational Development in Paint." Studies in Art Education 46.4, Summer. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
Ewing, P. and L. Louis. In the Paint. New York: Abbeville Press. (Books and Publications: Book) 2000
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Crow Professorship, School of Education, Brooklyn College, for outstanding educational research and ongoing partnerships with public schools and community institutions. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Kathy Connors Award, National Art Education Association for career achievement in teaching. (Awards and Honors) 2010
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Critical Questions in Education Conference, "Making As Knowing," Academy for Educational Studies,
Portland, Oregon
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
17th Bershire Conference on he History of Women, Genders, and Sexualities
"My thighs aren't that fat!" Adolescent girls, body image, and self portraits in clay (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017
Presentation at National Art Education Association Conference, New York, NY
Making visual art integration meaningful - workshop and presentation (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017
Keynote Speaker on Artistic Development in Early Childhood
Studio in a School professional development seminar (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016
Discussant, annual Graduate Research in Art Education Exchange. Invited scholar for critique of doctoral candidates' dissertation proposals from Teachers College Columbia University, Penn State, Ohio University and Syracuse University. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2014
"Artistic Learning in Early Childhood" keynote presentation. First Program Divisional Meeting. The Dalton School. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Play With Primary Materials: Perspectives and Possibilities." National Art Education Association Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Strangers in a Strange Land." National Art Education Association Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"The Prospect Park Project." CUNY Research Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
"Fom Ithaca to Flatbush: Putting the 'Odd' back in Odyssey." Acceptance presentation for Connors Award, the National Art Education Association's annual award for career achievement in teaching. National Art Education Association Conference. Baltimore. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"Artistic Learning: Myths and Misunderstandings, Teaching Artist Training, Studio in a School" keynote presentation. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Professional Leadership
Invited Professional Development presentation & workshop for art teachers of Success Academy Charter Schools, "Curriculum Planning with the Affordances of Construction in Mind." (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2018
