Education
2008– Ph.D. Program in Educational Studies, Lesley University
2003–05 M.Ed. Creative Arts and Learning, Lesley University
2003 Children’s Literature Symposium, Simmons College
1999–03 B.S. Early Childhood Education, minor in English, Suma Cum Laude,
University of Rhode Island
1995 Literature and Theatre studies, Bennington College
1992–94 Cranston High School East –High School Diploma
2013- Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, Bunker HIll Community College
2014- Adjunct Faculty, Music Education Program,Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
2014- Adjunct Faculty, Early Childhood Education,Endicott College, Boston, MA
2013 Adjunct Faculty, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Art Education
2013- Adjunct Faculty, Early Childhood Education, Fisher College, North Attleboro, MA.
2012- 2013 Liaison for UMass Dartmouth Art Education & Art Works New Bedford, MA.
2010- Adjunct Faculty, Early Childhood Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
2011-12 Youth Resident Activities Program Coordinator- Sandywoods Farm, Tiverton, RI.
2009 Curriculum Writer, Early Child Development Series, Families First, Cambridge, MA
2006 – Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education, Young Artist Faculty
2008 All Children’s Theatre, Drama Instructor
2004–08 Brown/Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center, Lead Teacher
2004 – Lead Line Design Stained Glass and Consulting, president & artist
2003–04 Dr. Pat Feinstein Child Development Center, URI, Long Term Sub
2003–06 Mentor teacher for students from URI's Early Childhood Program
2000–03 Dr. Pat Feinstein Child Development Center, URI Teacher Assistant
1999-–00 Center for the Arts and Spirituality, Art Instructor
1997–00 AmeriCorps Vista Volunteer – Providence Public Library’s Family Place,
founding contributor for Cradle to Crayons Parent/ child workshops & Family Arts Workshops.
1996–98 Perishable Theatre, Stage-manager
1997–01 AS220’s Fat Cat Productions, organized shows with regional and international artists.
1995–96 Perishable Theatre-House Manager
2010 - present
2010 - present
2014 Workshop on Emergent Curriculum, Environments, & Materials in Early Childhood at the Elizabeth Peabody House, Somerville, MA
2014 NAEA-National Convention- San Diego, CA (Special Education Division) Children’s research makes abstract concepts visible though art.
2014 NAEA-National Convention- San Diego, CA (Early Childhood Division) The Color of thinking: Using arts based research children make their understanding of abstract concepts visible.
2013 Fort Worth, TX: The Art of Listening: developing emergent arts curriculum with young children through open-ended art.
2013 NAEA-Fort Worth, TX: The Art of Listening: developing emergent arts curriculum with young children through open-ended art.
2012 Guest Speaker, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Anti-bias education and young children with special needs in the art room.
2012 Guest Speaker, Reggio Emilia Inspired Curriculum, Rhode Island College, Providence
2012 "New Your City": Bringing Together Art and Community through Recycled Materials and Imagination, Community of Scholars, Lesley University,
2012 SCRAPS- RI Art Education Conference, A Tale of Two Cities: Creating art and community with imagination and recycled materials, Newport, RI.
2011 NAEYC, Orlando, Fl.: Cameras & Curriculum: Using photography, imagination, and the arts to explore the world.
2011 International Art in Early Childhood Conference, Eyes on imagination: Giving voice to children's perspectives through visual inquiry and the arts. Toledo, OH
2011 NAEA-Seattle, WA: Open-ended Art: addressing the needs and imaginations of all children.
2011 Mapping Imagination: Exploring Curriculum Through the Arts, Community of Scholars, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
2011 "New Your City"Poster Presentation of Documentation, The Reggio Emilia Institute, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
2010 PreK-8 Literacy Conference, Providence, RI: Words of Wonder: Exploring Art and Language to Empower Young Children.
2010 NAEYC-Anaheim, CA: Seize the moment: Recognizing and documenting powerful learning in “ordinary” classroom moments, co-presented with Lisa Fiore, PhD.
2010 NAEYC- Anaheim, CA: Children as researchers: Giving voice to children’s perspectives through visual inquiry and the arts.
2010 Guest Lecturer, Lesley University: Cambridge, MA. Learning through play.
2010 A Ball Turns into a Sculpture: Emergent Explorations in Early Childhood Education. Community of Scholars, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2010 NAEA- Baltimore, MD: Pages of Possibility: Children’s Explorations of Bookmaking and Imagination
2009 Guest Speaker on Early Childhood Education and Learning styles, Mary Mount Manhattan College. NY, NY
2009 NAEYC-Washington, DC: Pages and Possibilities: Children’s Explorations of Bookmaking and Imagination
2009 Harvard Day of Learning, Cambridge, MA, Re-Art, Uncommon Possibilities for Common Objects.
2009 RIAEYC-Annual Conference, Providence, RI: Words of Wonder: Using Art and Language to Empower Young Children
2009 The Languages of Children Conference-K. Play Co. Newton, MA: Re-Art, Uncommon Possibilities for Common Objects.
2009 Pages and Possibilities: Children’s Explorations of Bookmaking and Imagination, Community of Scholars, Lesley University.
2008 RIAEYC-Providence, RI: Playing with Imagination: Exploring the Possibilities of Art and Young Children
2008 NAEA- New Orleans: Playing with Imagination: Exploring the Possibilities of Art and Young Children
2007 RIAEYC, Providence, RI: The Color of Poetry
2007 Lesley University- Creative Arts in Leaning Panel on Arts and Education
2007 NAEA- National Art Education Association Conference, NY: Inside their words: Empowering the voices of children through language & Art
2006 Childspan, Pawtucket, RI: Inside their words: Empowering the voices of children through language & Art
2006 NAEYC-Atlanta GA: Inside their words: Empowering the voices of children through language & Art
2006 Imaginative Research in Education Group, Vancouver, Dancing with Imagination: Imagination a Necessary Step for Higher Order Thinking.
2006 RIEYC Providence, RI: Inside My Words: Empowering the Voices of Children Through Language and the Arts
2005 RIAEYC Providence, RI: From the Page to the Stage- Creative Storytelling
2004 RIAEYC , Providence, RI: Gender Roles in Fairytales
2003 RIAEYC, Providence, RI Poster presentation, Storytelling Techniques.
Presentations & Workshops
Teaching Artist Workshops and Grants
Employment
2013 “Inside my Hand: reflections on art, artists, and creativity from young children. In progress, Self-Published
2012 Our Alphabet City, exploring literacy through photography- self-published.
2011 Sandywoods Kids, Documentation of art at Sandywoods Farm- self-published.
2011 New Your City: Fox Point Community Library- Self-Published on Blurb.com
2009 Curriculum writer for Early Childhood Development Series, Families First-Cambridge, MA
2006 Imaginative Research in Education Group International Conference: Dancing with Imagination: Imagination a Necessary Step for Higher Order Thinking.
2005 The Color of my skin, self-published poetry book.
1998 Rubble: An Anthology, editor and contributor of work from Rhode Island artists involved with AS220.
1995 The Commons, Bennington College, editor and Poetry Contributor
1995 Raw Voices: An Anthology of Poetry, The Spoken word Poetry series, Contributor
1995 Inside The Coffee self-published chap book
1995 The Commons Magazine, Bennington College, Editor
1994-96 The Nice Paper, Contributing writer, graphic artist, weekly editorial
1993-95 AS220 Magazine, Assistant Editor, Poetry Editor & contributor
Publications
2012-13 Provided weekly arts programs for children, Sandywoods Farm, Tiverton, RI.
2012 The Amazing Trash City, Sandywoods Farm: Arts & Agricultural Community, Tiverton, RI.
2012 Bookmaking workshops, Tiverton, RI Head Start
2011 Raise Your Voice Project-Conducted bookmaking workshops for children at the Compass School in Kingston, RI.
2011 New Your City-Worked with children at the Fox Point Community Library to create a city from recycled materials funded by the Library Friends Group
2010 Pages of Possibility-series of workshops for children at the Fox Point Community Library funded by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
2009 Bookmaking workshop with Kindergarteners at the Boston Teachers Union School. Jamaica Plain, MA