Thomas, Beth
B.A. in Art Education from the University of Cincinnati
M.A. in Education from The Ohio State University
Interim Director
Assistant Professor
Office Hours
| MR | 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM | |
| T | 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM | and by appointment |
Career History
Professor Beth Thomas has over 20 years of teaching experience, including work in community arts settings and 14 years teaching art in P-12 schools.
After completing her doctoral work at The Ohio State University, Dr. Thomas worked at the Maryland Institute College of Art as a faculty member in both the Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Arts in Art Education programs.
Research/Creative Activity
Her artwork has been exhibited in venues in Ohio and Kentucky including the Dairy Barn Art Center (Athens, OH), Carnegie Art Center (Covington, KY), F-stop Gallery (Columbus, OH), and the Machine Shop Gallery (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Dr. Thomas’s research interests include metaphor and psychoanalytic theory as they apply to art education theory and practice; teacher development; teacher research; and communities of practice.
Publications
Her published writings have appeared in the journals Studies in Art Education and Visual Arts Research as well as in the edited volume Perspectives on Creativity.
