Jennifer Ruth Hoyden

Research Discipline/Bio

I am a doctoral candidate in the Art & Art Education Program where I am also a Fellow and Gallery Coordinator for the Macy Art Gallery.

I research ways that artists activate and are activated by the materials they work with. I am currently focused on how changes in materials are a potential turning point for imaginative thinking. My research aims to inform teaching practices that can support material responsiveness as part of an artistic practice.

I have presented papers and workshops, both internationally and domestic, on my research.

In addition to my own studies, I have taught research seminars at the graduate level.

Educational Background

Master of Arts, Cognitive Science in Education, Teachers College, 2020

Honors/Awards

Myers Art & Research Grant, Summer 2025
Myers Art Prize, Spring 2025
Provost's Grant, Fall 2024
Susan L. Kriegman Scholarship, 2024–2025
Arthur W. Dow Scholarship, 2023 – 2024
Provost's Grant, Fall 2023
Art & Art Education Fellow, Fall 2022 – present
PSI CHI, the International Honor Society in Psychology, 2019 – present

Publications/Exhibitions

Hoyden, J. R. (2025). Discovering Hidden Landscapes: Research as Art. International Visual Journal for Art Education (IMAG), Issue #19: Crossroads

Hanchett Hanson, M., Eisman, J., & Hoyden, J. R. (2023). Affect, complexity, and the case study method. In, Cambridge handbook of creativity and emotions. Cambridge University Press

Hoyden, J. R. (2022). Agitation, Alteration, and Transformation: A Deleuzean knitting adventure. Qualitative Inquiry, 28(6), 741-742

Last Updated: Jun 9, 2025