My Guiding Questions
What does art convey about the people and cultures who create it?
Which methods are the most fruitful for understanding and assessing the value, impact, and meaning of an intervention, be it artistic, educational, etc.?
How can arts leadership and organizations create environments that support healthy, consistent, and fulfilling artistic and creative work?
How can we know how other people(s) interact with and perceive themselves in the world?
How do social change actors embrace and enact, or even know, their own roles in social change?

Paradigms/Philosophies
social constructionism, social constructivism, intersectional feminism, post-structuralism, critical theory, normative relativism, interpretivism/antipositivism, educational progressivism.

Research and Evaluation Methods
qualitative data collection: focus groups, interviews, surveys, observations, archives;
data analysis: hermeneutics, grounded theory construction, narrative analysis, content analysis.
art as inquiry: writing, textile weaving, watercolor painting

Topics
teaching and learning digital/media literacy; ethics of educational practices; transformative learning experiences; strategies to reduce prejudice, hate, and dehumanization; role of emotions and affect in learning; role of aesthetics in learning; creative labor structures; methodology of creative praxis; cultural aesthetics of digital games.