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About Katie Dawson
About Katie Dawson
Katie Dawson uses the arts to increase equity and access in educational contexts. She is an associate professor at The University of Texas in Austin where she co-heads the M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities / UTeach Theatre program. Dawson received the Distinguished Book Award (for The Reflexive Teaching Artist: Collective Wisdom from the Drama/Theatre Field), the Creative Drama Award and the Winifred Ward Scholar Award from the American Alliance of Theatre and Education. Her second book Drama-Based Pedagogy: Activating Learning Across the Curriculum was published in 2018. Dawson is a Provost’s Teaching Fellow at UT where she received the 2015 College of Fine Arts Distinguished Teaching Award, the 2018 College of Fine Arts Distinguished Research Award and the 2013 Regents Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. Dawson is an internationally recognized consultant in creative learning and teaching artist practice. She publishes, speaks and facilitates workshops locally and globally, including ongoing partnerships in Australia, Asia and Eastern Europe with university and government partners. Dawson recently completed a two-year fractional appointment at the University of South Australia in pedagogical innovation. Prior to academia, Dawson worked as teacher, museum theatre educator, youth theatre director and actor.
About Beth Link
About Beth Link
Beth Link is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction specializing in Cultural Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Beth teaches University courses and professional development workshops on art integration with her DFS partners all over the world. She formerly taught art in museums and elementary schools. Her research applies critical theory to visual art curriculum, enactment, and teacher identity formation to understand the complex ways teachers contextualize history and culture through art objects. Her work has been published in the Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Studies in Art Education, and in NAEA's Art Education Journal. Currently she is co-authoring a forthcoming book about her global art integration work. At the heart of her research, teaching, and mentorship is a desire to build on the knowledge and assets of educators to create a more liberatory approach to teaching, learning, and art making.
About Alice Brandenburg
About Alice Brandenburg
Alice Brandenburg is a first-year M.A. candidate studying Art Education with a focus in Community Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. After completing her B.S. in Art Education and Studio Arts: Metalwork and Jewelry at Illinois State University, she made the move to Austin to continue her studies. While completing her undergraduate degree, Alice served as the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Preservice Western Regional Director and the Illinois State University NAEA Student Chapter President, presenting at the state and national conferences. She has worked with various organizations, including Illinois Art Station, Greenleaf Neurodiversity Community Center, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and most recently, Drama for Schools. Alice is planning her impending thesis research around the interwoven relationship between art education and youth summer camps in the United States while establishing historical and contemporary context to traditional summer camp arts and crafts activities. Her passions lie with engagement and programming that celebrates the arts in diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible ways.
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