Recent graduate wins Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education

Recent Art Education graduate Natasha Reid (PhD 12) has been selected to receive the prestigious Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education.
 
Reid will receive the award during the National Art Education Association (NAEA) national convention in March. She has also been invited to present a lecture about her doctoral dissertation, which investigates the identities of art museum educators amidst the changing climate of museums, as these institutions take steps to become more public-oriented, socially responsive centres, at the convention.

In her letter to Natasha announcing the award, Deborah B. Reeve, Executive Director of the NAEA wrote, "There is no greater testament of your scholarship and the many exemplary contributions you will make to the field of visual arts education than being chosen for this prestigious award. Your colleagues throughout the United States and abroad join the NAEA Board of Directors in applauding your leadership, commitment and service to the profession."
 
The title of Reid's doctoral dissertation is The Contemporary Identities of Art Museum Educators as Told Through Their Life Histories. It can be accessed line via Spectrum. Of note, Reid also gave the valedictory address at the Faculty of Fine Arts convocation ceremony in October 2012.