Rate My Professor Amy Pfeiler-Wunder

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.