Tracey Hunter-Doniger

Associate Professor of Creativity/ Creative Arts in Education

Address: 86 Wentworth Street, Room 213
Office Hours: Schedule a Meeting (Bookings link in bio)
Phone: 834-953-3376
E-mail: hunterdonigertl@cofc.edu
Personal Website: http://artinfusededucation.weebly.com/


Tracey Hunter-Doniger is an Associate Professor and the Department Chair of Teacher Education at the College of Charleston. Dr. Hunter-Doniger earned her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Visual Arts Education and a minor in Educational Psychology. Prior to graduate school she was employed for 15 years as a public school teacher at the early childhood, elementary, and secondary levels. Her central research focus is STEAM education, child centered approaches like TAB, forest schools, and the Reggio Approach. Her interests also investigate how the arts can play an integral role in equity, diversity and inclusion.

Schedule a meeting:  https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/ScheduleaMeetingwithDrHD@cofc.edu/bookings/

Education

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction- Visual Arts Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Minor in Educational Psychology

Dissertation Title: A Portrait of Outstanding Visual Arts Educators: The Deconstruction of the Pedagogy and Traits of Exemplary Art Teachers

Masters in Education, 2001

Indiana Wesleyan University, General Education, Marion, IN

Thesis: Integrating Math in the Art Room at the Elementary Level

B. S. in Education, 1992

Indiana University, Visual Arts Education, Bloomington, IN

Concentration in Ceramics

Research Interests

Arts Infused Education

Creative Arts in Education

Narrative Identity

Art-Based Educational Research

Courses Taught

EDEE 403 Visual and Performing Arts in Education

EDEE 455 Early Childhood Clinical Practice

EDEE 457 Elementary Grades Clinical Practice

EDEE 698 Early Childhood Clinical Practice

EDEE 699 Elementary Education Clinical Practice

EDEE 655 Creativity and Fine Arts in Education

FYMS 126 Visual Identity

Honors and Awards

  • Department Chair, Teacher Education, College of Charleston
  • Chair, National Art Education Association Research Commission, PLR Group
  • 2019 South Carolina Higher Education Art Teacher of the Year
  • 2020-2022-Director, CofC Teaching Fellows and Teacher Cadets
  • Director, Camp Art Attack and Camp Inspire.
  • 2021 and 2022 nominee for NAEA Manuel Barkan Memorial Award for Significant Academic Contribution to the Field of Art Education.

Publications

BOOK PUBLICATION

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Walkup, N. (2022). STEAM Education: Transdisciplinarity of Art in the Curriculum. Rutledge Publications, (in the editing process)

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2018). Creative Arts in Education: Experiencing the Arts, second edition. Kendall-Hunt Publishing. Dubuque, IA.

  • This book was chosen as the 2018-2019 Arts Integration Book of the Year for the State Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Initiative.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2017). Creative Arts in Education: Experiencing the Arts. Kendall-Hunt Publishing.

  • This book was chosen as the 2018 Arts Integration Book of the Year for the State ABC Initiative.

BOOK CHAPTERS 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2022). The Precarious Balance Between Autonomy and Constraints that Encourages Creativity. In Creativity Theory and Action, Designing K-12 STEAM Education that Highlights the Advantages of Limited Resources. Editors: Beghetto, R. & Sriraman, B. Springer Publishing. New York, NY. (Submitted- May 2022)

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2020). Scanner Self-Portraits, in School Arts Technology and Art. Davis Publication, Worcester, MA.

Hunter-Doniger, T., Williams, S., & Brundage, K. (2020). Elephant Painting: Conveying Empathy. in School Arts STEAM for children. Davis Publication, Worcester, MA.

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

PUBLISHED:

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2022). Creativity, Autonomy, and Play: Child-Centered Approaches and STEAM. ChildLinks of Ireland. Invited article. (Forthcoming). 

Hunter-Doniger, T., Howell, B., Smith, I., Williams, K., Baker, H., J, Ladines, O., Scott, Wright, D. (2022). An Investigation of Diversity in Education: Perspectives of Undergraduate Preservice Educators. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina. 13(2), 30-39. file:///Users/hunterdonigertl/Downloads/TEJSC%20Summer%202022.pdf 

Hunter-Doniger, T., Radakovic, N., O’Byrne, W. I., Adams, B., Gourdie, E., Heckman, C., & Smith, D. (2022). 3D Printed Iron Gates: Celebrating an African American Artist Through a Transdisciplinary Lesson. Art Education, 75(4), 33-38. 

Radakovic, N., O’Byrne, W. I., Negreiros, M., Hunter-Doniger, T., Pears, E., & Littlejohn, C. (2022). Toward Transdisciplinarity: Constructing Meaning Where Disciplines Intersect, Combine, and Shift. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 23813377221113515. 

O’Byrne, I., Hunter-Doniger, T. (2021). Pre-Service Educators Developing a Digital Identity. Tech Trends  1-10. 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2021). Early Childhood STEAM: The Joy of Creativity, Autonomy, and Play. Art Education. 74(4), 22-27. 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2021). Forming Artist/Scientist Habits. Art Education. 74(2), 16-21 https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2020.1852376 

Lewis, L., Rufo, D., & Hunter-Doniger, T. (2021). Writer’s Corner. Art Education, 74(1), 58-58. 

Tillman, D. A., Henriksen, D., Mishra, P., Hunter-Doniger, T., Slykhuis, D., Alexander, C., & Jones, W. M. (2021). Creative Classrooms 2021 & Beyond: Field-Tested Best Practices. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1033-1034). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). 

Radakovic, N., & Hunter-Doniger, T. (2020). Towards more inclusive mathematics: Opening up standards for mathematics practice. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics. 86, 1-10 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2020). Non-Standard Pedagogies in Art Education: An Investigation of Child-Centered Approaches, Translations in Art Education. 1 (2) 1-4. 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2020). Seeing the Forest through the Trees: The Intersection of Forest Kindergartens and Art-Based Environmental Education. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. DOI: 10.1080/14729679.2020.1771388 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2020). The A² Curriculum ARTvocacy and Autonomy: Giving a voice to the next generation. Art Education. 43 (4) 37-43. DOI:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00043125.2020.1746160 

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Fox, M. (2020). An Investigation of Art Education Courses for Pre- Service Generalists. Art Education Policy Review. 1-8  Reprint. DOI: 10.1080/10632913.2018.1530709 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2019). STEAM Afterschool and Summer Learning. STEAM Journal. l: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 12. Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol4/iss1/12 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2019). Finding STEAM Pedagogies in Forest Schools. CIRCE Magazine. Special edition. Implementing STEAM Pedagogies: Curriculum Development, Practices and Beyond. Available at: https://gillianjudson.edublogs.org/files/2019/01/CIRCE-STEAM-Magazine-FINAL-Jan12-2d3m23q-2m0eso5.pdf 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2019) "STEAM Lessons from the Forest: Ingenuity, Instruments and Autonomy," The STEAM Journal. 3(2). Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol3/iss2/7 

Herring, A., & Hunter-Doniger, T. (2018). The Title I Narrative: Connecting cultural and critical awareness through the arts. International Journal of Education Through Art, 14(3), 305-317. 

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Fox, M. (2018). An Investigation of Art Education Courses for Pre- Service Generalists. Art Education Policy Review. 1-8  DOI: 10.1080/10632913.2018.1530709 

OByrne, I., Radakovic, N., Hunter-Doniger, T., Fox, M., Parnell, S., & Kern, R. (2018). Pre- Service Teachers Problematizing Creativity Through the Creation of Stop Motion Movies on Tablets. International Journal of Education in Math, Science and Technology. 6(2), 182-199. 

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Fleming, T. (2018). Project Based Learning: Utilizing Artistic Pedagogies for Educational Leadership. Art Education Journal- special edition on Social Justice. 71(2), 46-51. 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2018). Art Infusion: Ideal Conditions for STEAM. Art Education Journal. 71(2), 22-27. 

Hunter-Doniger, T., McGrath, A., McNeel, K., Templeton, K., Tobin, K., Walker, A., & Wen, J. (2018). Transdisciplinary Lessons Learned from the Reggio Emilia Approach and Art. 

Reading Matters. 18(1), 21-25. https://user-23310503727.cld.bz/Reading-Matters-Winter-2018 

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2018). “But he looks like me”: Social Justice in Art Education. Art Education Journal special edition on Social Justice. 71(1), 17-19. 

OByrne, I., Radakovic, N., Hunter-Doniger, T., Fox, M., Parnell, S., & Kern, R. (2018). Pre- Service Teachers Problematizing Creativity Through the Creation of Stop Motion Movies on Tablets. International Journal of Education in Math, Science and Technology. 6(2), 182-199.

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Fleming, T. (2018). Project Based Learning: Utilizing Artistic Pedagogies for Educational Leadership. Art Education Journal- special edition on Social Justice. 71(2), 46-51.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2018). Art Infusion: Ideal Conditions for STEAM. Art Education Journal. 71(2), 22-27.

Hunter-Doniger, T., McGrath, A., McNeel, K., Templeton, K., Tobin, K., Walker, A., & Wen, J. (2018). Transdisciplinary Lessons Learned from the Reggio Emilia Approach and Art. Reading Matters. 18(1), 21-25. https://user-23310503727.cld.bz/Reading-Matters-Winter-2018

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2018). “But he looks like me”: Social Justice in Art Education. Art Education Journal special edition on Social Justice. 71(1), 17-19.

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Herring, A. (2017). The Perceptions of Art in Non-Art Pre-Service Teachers.  Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Research. 58(4), 279-291. 

Hunter-Doniger, T., Harris, R., Hall, C. & Howard, C. (2017). Culturally Relevant STEAM. Art Education Journal- special edition on Social Justice.  71(1), 83-92. 

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Herring, A. (2017). The Perceptions of Art in Non-Art Pre-Service Teachers.  Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Research. 58(4), 279-291.

Hunter-Doniger, T., Harris, R., Hall, C. & Howard, C. (2017). Culturally Relevant STEAM. Art Education Journal- special edition on Social Justice.  71(1), 83-92.

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Berlinsky, R., (2016). The Power of the Arts: Evaluating a Community Artist-in-Residence Program through the lens of Studio Thinking. Arts Education Policy Review. 12 (5) p 1-8.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2016). The Eugenics Movement and its Impact on Art Education in the United States. Art Education Policy Review. 7 (6) p 1-10.

Hunter-Doniger, T. & Sydow, L. (2016) A Journey from STEM to STEAM: A Middle School Case Study. The Clearing House Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas. 6 (23) p 159-166.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2016). Snapdragons and Math: Using Creativity to Inspire, Motivate, and Engage. Young Children. 71 (3) p. 30-35.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2015) Artists in Residence: Teaching with a Sense of Urgency, International Journal for Education Through the Arts, (IJETA). Vol 11, No 2. Page 229-243.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2013). Contextual A.R.T. Factors in the Evaluation of Visual Art Educators, Arts and Education Policy Review. 114(04) p 170-178.

ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Herring, A. (2017). The Arts and the Title I Narrative: Reaching Underserved Students, Developing Cultural Responsiveness. International Journal for Education Through the Arts. (Forthcoming).

Hunter-Doniger, T. & Berlinsky, R. (2016). White Paper Visual and Performing Arts in Afterschool and Summer Learning. Afterschool and Summer Learning Think Tank. School of Education, Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston.

UNDER REVIEW:

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Fox, M. (2017). An Investigation of Art Education Courses for Pre- Service Generalists. Art Education Policy Review.

PUBLICATIONS -Curriculum Journals

PUBLISHED:

Hunter-Doniger, T., Williams, S., & Brundage, K. (2018). Elephant Painting: Conveying Empathy. School Arts.  117(8), 32-34

Hunter-Doniger, T., & Russell, E. (2017). “I am an Artist!” Inspiration found in a Little Library Community Project and a Contemporary Artist School Arts Magazine. 117(3), 35-38.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2016). Making of Future Engineers: Early Childhood 3D Sculptures. School Arts Magazine. 116(4) 38, 48

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2016). Art and Design the Reggio Emilia Approach. School Arts Magazine. 114(1) 16-18.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2015). Scanner Self-Portraits, School Arts Magazine.  115 (3) 36-42.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2015). STEAM in Action at the Ocean. School Arts Magazine. 115 (1) 14 & 45.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2014). Starting the Year Studio Thinking. School Arts Magazine. 114 (1) 16, 52.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2013). What You Know/What You See: A Brain Experiment in Drawing. School Arts Magazine. 113(1) 30-31.

BOOK REVIEWS

Patel, N. (2013) Process and Progress. Nishan Arts, New Jersey, on NAEA web page

Patel, N. (2013) Southology. Nishan Arts, New Jersey, on NAEA web page

PUBLICATIONS PRIOR TO RANK AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2009). Mosaics in Art, School Arts Magazine.  109 (2) 9-10.

Hunter-Doniger, T. (2005). Digital Masterpieces, School Arts Magazine. 104 (7) 28-19.

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