Rate My Professor Amy Pfeiler-Wunder

Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder is a Professor of Art Education in the Arts and Culture faculty at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where she has served since 2009. She currently holds the position of Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, a role she assumed permanently in January 2024 after serving as interim associate dean since 2022. Pfeiler-Wunder earned her Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning: Art from the University of Iowa, a Master of Arts in art education from the same institution, and a Bachelor of Arts in art education and elementary education from Mount Mercy University. With over 25 years of experience in PreK through higher education art settings, she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in art education for 15 years, as well as doctoral courses in transformational teaching and learning. She previously served as department chair of Art Education for two years, coordinator of the Master’s in Art Education program, assistant dean, chair of the Graduate Council, and chair of the Commission on Human Diversity. Pfeiler-Wunder facilitates Communities of Practice focused on equity, diversity, and inclusivity to support curricular and pedagogical transformation, and collaborates on interdisciplinary programming for student success.

Her research explores identity and representation, emphasizing the impact of professional identity on views of learners and curriculum design, alongside transdisciplinary studies at the intersection of art and science, narrative inquiry, and action research. She has presented at regional, national, and international conferences, with publications in books and peer-reviewed journals. A notable publication is her co-authored chapter, “Let’s Talk: Engaging in Critical Conversations in the Art Room,” in Cultivating Critical Conversations in Art Education: Honoring Student Voice, Identity, and Agency (2023), edited by Connie Stewart, Eli Burke, Lisa Hochtritt, and Toya Northington. Pfeiler-Wunder has received the 2024 National and Eastern Region Higher Education Art Educator awards from the National Art Education Association, the 2017 Pennsylvania Art Education Association Outstanding Higher Educator Award, the 2019 Kutztown University Chambliss Faculty Research Award, and a National Art Education Foundation grant for “Socially Engaged Pedagogy: The Impact of Teacher Identity on Views of the Learner and Curriculum Development.” She serves as Higher Education Division Director for NAEA, former chair of the NAEA Research Commission, and has held roles including Higher Education Representative on the Research Commission (2016-2020), chair of the Professional Learning through Research Working Group (2013-2016), editorial review board member for Art Education (2014-2016), and reviewer for the International Journal of Education & the Arts.