Alison Leonard
Alison Leonard
Alison Leonard is an Associate Professor of Arts & Creativity, Teaching & Learning, College of Education, Clemson University.
Biography
Alison Leonard teaches Arts in the Elementary School, Introductory Doctoral Seminar I, Doctoral Dissertation Research, Honours Capstone and others at Arts & Creativity, Teaching & Learning, College of Education.
She joined Clemson University as an Assistant Professor of Arts & Creativity, Teaching & Learning, before rising to the rank of Associate Professor in 2018.[1]
Prior to joining Clemson University Leonard has worked in the Academic space for more than 8 years.
She also taught choreography and dance.
Leonard also received honours and awards for her service:
Presented as a College of Education “Top 3 Faculty” during 2017 to the Clemson University Board of Trustees
Presenters’ Choice recognition for VENVI: Learning Computational Thinking Through Creative Movement.
NSF 2016 video showcase "Advancing STEM Learning For All: Sharing Cutting Edge Work and Community Discourse.”[2]
Professor of the Game, Clemson University, September 5, 2015
Presented as a Eugene T. Moore School of Education “Top 3 Faculty” during 2015 to the Clemson University Board of Trustees, and many more.
Academic Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction (minor in Dance & Theatre for Youth) 2012, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Master of Arts in Performance Studies, 2006, New York University
Bachelor of Individualized Studies (Anthropology, Dance, & Spanish), 2003, University Of Minnesota—Twin Cities
Publications
Hamilton, E. R., Burns, A., Leonard, A. E., & Taylor, L. (in press).
Three museums and a construction site: A collaborative self-study of learning from teaching in community-based settings.
Studying Teacher Education.
Leonard, A. E. & Cridland-Hughes, S. (2019).
Dancing vernacular: Integrating English, hip hop, and choreography for Analyzing Texts.
Journal of Dance Education, DOI: 10.1080/15290824.2019.1644451
Leonard, A. E. & Bannister, N. A. (March 2018).
Dancing our way to geometric transformations.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 23(5): 258- 267.
DOI: 10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.23.5.0258
Farmer, J. L., Spearman, M., Qian, M., Leonard, A. E. & Rosenblith, S. (March 2018).
Using children’s drawings to examine student perspectives of classroom climate in a school-within-a-school elementary school.
The Elementary School Journal, 118(3): 384-408.
DOI: 10.1086/696194
Amongst others.