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EDUCATION

Boston University, Boston, MA

Masters of Arts Art Education, Jan 2011- Present

Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA

Bachelor of Arts Degree Art Therapy, May 2007

Art Education (K-12), May 2008

Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.82

ART THERAPY/ART EDUCATION OVERVIEW

Art Therapy is defined as experiences, education and training in art, which provide for nonverbal expression and communication. Art Therapy utilizes the creative process as a means to reconcile human emotional conflicts and of fostering self-awareness, personal health and growth. The Certification Program in Art Education provides students with opportunities for observing and teaching art at the elementary and secondary levels. Methods of teaching art are covered with special emphasis on motivation, classroom management skills and ways of nurturing creativity.

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

Union City Elementary School, Union City, PA

Art Teacher (August 2008-Present)

*Instructor of Visual Arts in grades Kindergarten through Fifth.

*Designed dynamic lessons that reflect the PA academic standards.

*Co-Chair of the Union City Elementary School’s February Follies Variety and Talent Show.

*Developed and coached a “Healthy Youth” after school dance program for fourth and fifth grade girls.

*Implemented a school-wide “Peace Project” outdoor art installation.

Gannondale Residential Center for Girls, Erie, PA

Art Teacher (Summer 2010, 2008 & Assistant Summer 2005)

* Provided one-to-one academic/art support for residents.

* Provided positive role modeling for impressionable teens.

* Created and implemented a therapeutic art program.

* Learned techniques to interact with socially & emotionally maladjusted female adolescents.

Children’s Behavioral Health, Erie, PA

Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS) (October 2007- August 2008)

*Provided individualized, supervised, recreational and cultural opportunities to assist client in developing age-appropriate self-management skills.

*Provided one-on-one mental health interventions to a child or adolescent under the age of 21, with a serious emotional disturbance.

* Facilitated the development of therapeutic support skills in parents and family members responsible for the client.

* Redirected challenging behaviors and implemented specific interventions as defined in the treatment plan.

U.S. Brig Niagara, Erie, PA

Ordinary Seaman (Deckhand) (April 2007-September 2007)

*Worked with people of diverse backgrounds in a challenging living and working environment.

*Certified by the US Coast Guard to work on an American Sail Training vessel on the Great Lakes.

*Helped educate Erie community and Niagara trainees of the history and mission of the Ship.

Erie Maritime Museum, Erie, PA

Instructor/Curriculum Designer (2006-2007) Museum Staff (2005-2007)

* Designed and implemented an interdisciplinary curriculum.

* Connected Maritime History and Visual Arts to enhance learning.

* Instructed middle school students in a positive environment to increase outcomes.

ART THERAPY INTERNSHIP

Edmund L. Thomas Dependent Shelter, Erie, PA

Art Therapy Intern (Staff Member), Spring 2006

* Constructed art therapy lesson plans.

* Coordinated First Annual Resident Art Show.

* Utilized art therapy techniques during group sessions.

* Recognized for creativity and professionalism by staff.

* Attended and participated in daily/weekly staff meetings.

* Counseled socially and behaviorally maladjusted adolescents.

* Documented residents’ behavior in Daily Observation Reports.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP

Mercyhurst College Art Education Department, Erie, PA

Research Assistant (7/06-5/07)

* Participated in qualitative research projects.

* Assisted faculty member with research and conference presentations.

* Conducted faculty research in finding, “How professors can balance work and home life.”

ART AWARDS

Sr. Angelica Cummings Creative Excellence Award, 2007

Mercyhurst College Juried Art Show

Third Place Winner- 11x14” black and white hand printed photograph, 2008

“Captain and First Mate” Woodblock, 2006

“The Queen Anne’s Revenge” Lithograph Plate, 2006

Calligraphic Line Drawing, 2004

CONFERENCES

Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Harrisburg, PA, October 2008

Presenter: “Art Education Against the Odds”

Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Scranton, PA, October 2007

Scholarship recipient: Clyde McGeary Scholarship

National Art Education Association Conference, New York, NY, March 2007

Co-Presenter: “Taking Charge as a First Year Professor: the Development of an Art Education Program.”

Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Erie, PA, October 2006

Presenter: “The Establishment of the Student Chapter in the NAEA”

Co-Presenter: “Pop-up Art”

Steering Committee: Student representative, Painted a mural for Gala event: Art Nuevo/“Art for Life”

MEMBERSHIPS

Americans for the Arts Advocacy Foundation, 2007- Present

National Art Education Association, 2005-Present

Pennsylvania Art Education Association, 2005-Present

SCHOLARSHIPS/HONORS

Pennsylvania Art Education Association Clyde McGeary Scholarship, 2007-2008

Phi Eta Sigma, National Honor Society, 2003-2008

Mercyhurst College Dean’s List Scholar, 2003-2008

Mercyhurst College Service Honor Society, 2007

Kappa Delta Pi, International Education Honor Society, 2005-2007

Mercyhurst College Presidential Scholarship, 2003-2007

EDUCATION PRACTICUM

School Subject Setting Grade

Iroquois High School Art Suburban 9-12

East High School Art Urban 9-12

Erie Art Museum Art Urban 2-8

Belle Valley Elementary School Art Suburban K – 6

STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

McDowell Intermediate High School, Erie PA

Teacher: Grades 9-12, Suburban (4/08-5/08)

Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Andrea Jacoby

Union City Elementary School, Union City PA

Teacher: Grades K-5, Rural (2/08-4/08)

Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Meier

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