The Professional Learning through Research Working Group (PLR) provides opportunities for continued professional growth in support of conducting, using, and sharing research that promotes teaching for learning in the visual arts. Through professional development that focuses on research, the PLR builds and cultivates professional growth communities committed to diverse research needs. Additionally, the PLR promotes the visibility and values of art education research through increased communication to stakeholders. The PLR develops knowledge about, skills in, and dispositions towards research as a means to advance visual arts teaching and learning, thereby facilitating an understanding of the ways to create and utilize art education research in multiple settings.

Membership in the PLR is by election, and collectively members represent all Divisions and Regions of the NAEA.

For more information, contact Stephanie Danker, Chair, at dankers@miamioh.edu.

Members:

• Chair: Tracey Hunter-Doniger
• Chair-Elect: Darden Bradshaw
• Outgoing Chair: Stephanie Danker
• Liaison to the Research Commission: Justin Sutters
• Eastern Region Representative: Courtney Casto
• Pacific Region Representative: Andrea Slusarski
• Western Region Representative: Allison Rowe
• Southeastern Region Representative: Borim Song
• Elementary Representative: Jennifer Bergmark
• Middle Level Representative: Jane Montero
• Secondary Division Representative: Theresa Haugen
• Preservice Representative: Jeff Horwat
• Higher Education Representative: Sean Justice
• Museum Education Representative: Carissa DiCindio
• At-Large Representative: Jennifer Fox
• At-large Representative: Ketal Patel