Mary Hafeli is Professor and former Director of Art and Art Education at Teachers College, and former Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at SUNY New Paltz. Prof. Hafeli's research examines ideas, ways of thinking, and judgments that characterize the practices of visual and performing artists, both adults and children, as they produce creative work—and teaching, teacher education, and leadership in arts environments. She received the National Art Education Association’s Mary Rouse Award, Manuel Barkan Award, and Marilyn Zurmuehlen Award for scholarly contributions to the field, and in 2020 was named a Distinguished Fellow of the NAEA.
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