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Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education (CSTAE)–Established 1982
Purpose: To promote the use of theoretical concepts from the social sciences; to study visual culture and the teaching of art; to inform art educators about theory and practice in the social sciences, thus acting as a liaison between social scientists and art educators; to encourage research into the social context of visual culture and teaching art; and to develop socially relevant programs for use in teaching art.
Website for Caucus on Social Theory & Art Education: http://www.cstae.org/
Website for JSATE: Journal of Social Theory in Art Education: http://jstae.org/
CONTACT the CSTAE Executive Board:
Coordinator of CSTAE
Dr. Patty Bode, Coordinator of CSTAE
Director of Art Education
Tufts University/School of Museum of Fine Arts
617-369-3613
patty.bode@tufts.edu
Coordinator-Elect
Alice Pennisi, Assistant Professor
Buffalo State College
pennisac@buffalostate.edu
Past Coordinator
Clayton Funk, Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
funk.86@osu.edu
Treasurer
Melanie Buffington, Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
mbuffington@vcu.edu
Recorder
Kathy Benevento, Art Teacher
Paterson, New Jersey Public Schools
KabeneventoART15@aol.com
Senior Editor, JSTAE
Robert W. Sweeny, Associate Professor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sweeny@iup.edu
Editor, JSTAE
Kryssi Staikidis, Associate Professor
Northern Illinois University
kstaikidis@niu.edu
Associate Editor, JSTAE
Sharif Bey, Assistant Professor
Syracuse University
shbey@syr.edu
NAEA News Columnist
John Derby, Assistant Professor
University of Kansas
johnderby@ku.edu
Web & Social Media Management Team
• Clayton Funk, Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
funk.86@osu.edu
• Aaron Knochel, Assistant Professor
State University of New York at New Paltz
knochela@newpaltz.edu
• Ryan Patton, Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
rpatton@vcu.edu
CSTAE Archivist
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Professor
The Pennsylvania State University
kk-b@psu.edu
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