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
Kathy Connors Award for career achievement in teaching warded by the National Art Education Association. This prestigious award is given once a year to someone who has been nominated by his or her peers, in recognition of exemplary career accomplishments in teaching at the higher-education level. (Awards and Honors) 2010
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"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
