Details
Education
Degrees
- MFA, 1968, University of Utah
- BFA, 1966, Missouri State University
- BSED, K-12 Lifetime Teaching Certification, Missouri Southern State University
Certification
- ATR, National Art Therapy Registration, 1987, American Art Therapy Association
Teaching
- Art 360 Introduction to Art Education
- Art 466 Practicum in Art Education
- Art 783 MAT Practicum in Art Education
- Art 115 Drawing I
- Art 216 Drawing II
- Art 226/326 Watercolor Painting
Research and professional interests
Research
- Research about oncology patients and the Art/Institute Curie Hospital in Paris (pediatric oncology unit)
- Art and art making for the terminally ill
- Art education research on learning styles in art/child giftedness
- Art education research on arts integration and creativity in the classroom
- Studio work in drawing, painting and mixed media
- Maintains two professional studios in Springfield and Joplin, Mo.
- Provides art therapy and therapeutic art workshops through Art on Wheels-Missouri
Memberships
- Midwest Regional Representative (16 states) for Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education, National Art Education Association
- Member on council committees, Missouri Art Education Association
- Member and vice president, Springfield Art Museum Board of Directors, 2010-12
Awards and honors
Awards
- Foundation Award for Excellence in Service, Missouri State University, 2012
- Excellence in Community Service Award, Missouri State University, 2012
- Summer Faculty Fellowship for Creative Research, Missouri State University, 2004, 2008 and 2012
- Research Grant, Missouri State University, 2004 and 2007
- Special Award for Service to the State of Missouri, MAEA, 2006
Selected recent exhibitions and publications
- Juried presentation, National Art Education Association, spring conference, 2007-2013
- "ART RESCUE in a Troubled World," Arts & Activities, March 2013
- "MISSOURI 50," juried state competition, Sedalia, Mo., 2012
- United States Society for Education in Art exhibition, New York, 2012
- NAEA Women's Caucus Exhibition and Artist Talk, New York, 2012
- MSU Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Missouri State University, 2012
Additional resources