Faculty
Dr. Lynn Beudert (formerly Lynn Galbraith; Ph.D., M.A., University of Nebraska) is Professor of Art and Chair of the Division. Her teaching and research interests focus on teacher preparation and in particular on the preparation of preservice teachers and the issues that confront faculty art teacher educators. She is author of Work, Change, and Pedagogy and editor of Preservice Art Education: Issues and Practices and her papers have been widely published in various journals and book chapters. A recent chapter on the status of art teachers education appears in the The Handbook of Research and Policy in Art Education (2004). Dr. Beudert is currently Chair of the National Art Education Association Research Commission and serves on the editorial board of Studies in Art Education. Professor Beudert can be reached in 134 Art, or 626.7639, or email lynng@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Garber (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, M.F.A., University of Arizona) is Professor of Art. Her research is focused on feminist, multicultural, and social justice issues in art education, on community and public art, and on craft education. Underlying and uniting these interests is a commitment to exploring the links between art/artifacts and culture and particularly the links between art/ artifact and social justice. Her work has been widely published in journals and anthologies and she has been a featured speaker at many universities and conferences. Recent publications include a chapter on feminist art and dance education in Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity through Education, on social justice education in International Handbook of Research in Arts Education, and a forthcoming chapter on Mexican visual culture for the second edition of Art, Culture, and Ethnicity . She is Past-President of the Women's Caucus of the National Art Education Association, as well as a reviewer for several journals. She served as Fulbright Professor to the University of Art and Design, Helsinki, during fall 2000. Professor Garber can be reached at 132 Art, or 626.3399, or email egarber@email.arizona.edu [visit Dr. Garber's website]
Dr. Ryan Shin (MA, PhD Florida State, 2002) is an Assistant Professor of Art.
His research focuses on cyber culture, visual culture art education, Asian
folk and performance art, cross-cultural research on teacher education, and
K-12 school culture. His articles have appeared in Visual Arts Research,
Journal of Cross-Cultural Research in Art Education, and NAEA Advisory. He
actively presents at state, national, and international conferences. Dr. Shin
teaches foundations of art and visual culture education, museum education, and
cross-cultural/multi-cultural issues in art and visual culture education, into
which he integrates experiences with new technologies. He can be reached at 136 Art, or 621.1253, or email shin@email.arizona.edu.
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Affiliates (Fall 2007)
Ms. Alexandra Cheshire (BA, University of Arizona; MA, Rice University; MA, University of Arizona) is Adjunct Instructor of Art Education. She supervises student teachers. Email: alex@alexandracheshire.com.
