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NAEA Research Commission Roster

Meet the Commissioners

April 1, 2022

The Research Commission is led by the Chair, Associate Chair, and Past Chair. Of the 11 additional Commissioners, 7 represent each of the NAEA membership Divisions (Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, Higher Education, Supervision/Administration, Museum Education, Preservice), 3 are At-Large Commissioners, and 1 Ex-Officio Commissioner represents the National Art Education Foundation. Each Commissioner serves for an initial two-year term and may serve for a second two-year term.

Calls for open positions on the Research Commission are distributed to all NAEA members. Nominees should be passionate advocates for the research needs of NAEA members, and divisional nominees should represent the interests and needs of members within the division to be served (they should either be a member of the division of interest or have significant research experience in the division’s focus). The qualifications and duties of all Research Commissioners are as follows:

  • Have research experience as demonstrated through publications, service on research bodies, and participation in research initiatives;
  • Have demonstrated successful organization, administrative, and leadership capacities;
  • Have demonstrated successful leadership within NAEA or at a comparable organization or institution at the state and national levels; and
  • Act as a public representative of the research community within the art education field.

  • Aaron Knochel

    Chair (2024-2026)

    Associate Professor of Art Education, Penn State University

  • Leslie C. Sotomayor II

    Associate Chair (2024-2026)

    Assistant Professor of Art Education & FDI Scholar, Kutztown University

  • Amy Pfeiler-Wunder

    Past Chair (2024-2026)

    Professor; Department of Art Education, Kutztown University; ​Interim Associate Dean College of Visual and Performing Arts | Kutztown University

  • Tina M. Atkinson

    Commissioner - Elementary (2023-2025)

    Art Educator, Percy Priest Elementary School, MNPS, Nashville, TN

  • Jennifer Bockerman

    Commissioner - Middle Level (2023–2025)

    PhD Student, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Jane Dalton

    Commissioner - Preservice (2024-2026)

    Professor of Art Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte

  • Hyunji Kwon

    Commissioner - Higher Education (2024-2026)

    Associate Professor of Art Education, University of South Carolina

  • Gino Molfino

    Commissioner - Supervision/Administration (2023-2025)

    Coordinator, Fine Arts, Howard County Public School System

  • Rina Kundu Little

    Commissioner - Museum (2023-2025)

    Associate Professor, School of Art, Texas Tech University

  • Kelly Bisogno

    At-Large Commissioner (2024-2026)

    Coordinator of Fine Arts, Virginia Department of Education

  • Connie Stewart

    At-Large Commissioner (2024-2026)

    Professor Emeritus, Univeristy of Northern Colorado

  • Christina Bain

    At-Large Commissioner (2023-2025)

    Associate Chair Department of Art And Art History; Associate Professor of Art Education; Undergraduate Coordinator Visual Art Studies/Uteach; Art Education Graduate Advisor, The University Of Texas at Austin

  • Kathryn Hillyer

    Ex-Officio, Representing the National Art Education Foundation (NAEF) (2023-2025)

    Art Educator Emerita, Instructional Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

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