My work explores the relationship between the female body and contemporary cultural, political, and societal manifestations of gender. Autobiographical in their genesis, these representational paintings use allegory to illustrate my experience as an A . . .

At the core of my work is the question, what constitutes a community? My interdisciplinary practice, centered around three-dimensional object making, often uses forms that reference minimalism, urban design, and do-it-yourself construction. I am inter . . .

Through uncertain scale shifts, muted colors, and blurred optics, my color photographs reveal the hidden beauty in ordinary objects and places. I photograph the atmospheric and ethereal effects of light and shadow in everyday spaces, such as off of fl . . .

I take my glasses off and share them with my viewer. There is discomfort in viewing the world through the obstacles of darkness, extreme light and the blurriness that overtakes my one bad eye. The vehicle of portraiture both reveals and obscures aspec . . .

Loose Change Under the Carpet is a 61-page collection of writings that were written with no intention of being read. Over the course of a month, I compiled the recorded text in the Notes app of a MacBook. Some of the writings date back several years a . . .

This graduate project discusses the importance of art integration within elementary social studies curriculum. This project highlights the need for integration to drive engagement and understanding of the social studies content, rather than the tradit . . .

My work explores the relationship between the female body and contemporary cultural, political, and societal manifestations of gender. Autobiographical in their genesis, these representational paintings use allegory to illustrate my experience as an A . . .

As a first-generation Armenian-American woman, my practice is informed by my personal journey and struggles with gender-specific roles and expectations, religion, and racial stereotyping. Through ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, and painting, I striv . . .

At the core of my work is the question, what constitutes a community? My interdisciplinary practice, centered around three-dimensional object making, often uses forms that reference minimalism, urban design, and do-it-yourself construction. I am inter . . .

While scientific inquiry has been hailed as being at the center of science learning, in many early childhood classrooms, teachers may be inclined to shy away from engaging children in authentic science experiences due to low-self efficacy or a feeling . . .