Engaged Outreach Scholars Academy Award, ECU, 2012

Research and Creative Activity Grant, ECU, 2009

Dissertation Completion Assistantship, Graduate School, University of Georgia, 2005
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Graduate School, University of Georgia, 2005
Graduate School Dean's Award, Arts and Humanities, University of Georgia, 2005
Center for Humanities and Arts Performance Scholarship, University of Georgia, 2004
Excellence in Art Education Graduate Student Award, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, 2003
    
EXPERIENCE: ART EDUCATION
School of Art and Design, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 

Associate Professor: 2012-present

Assistant Professor: 2006-2012
Teacher of Art Appreciation (Distance Education) and Color/Design for non-art majors, supervisor of Classroom Participation in Art (after-school art class for art education majors), supervisor of art education student teachers, and teacher of Elementary Methods in Art Education (On-campus and Distance Education) for generalist pre-service teachers.

 

Art Education Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Lecturer: Art and the Child, Fall, 2002- Spring, 2004. Teacher of record for art education methods course to elementary education undergraduates.
Supervisor: Student Teaching Experience, Fall, 2004, and Spring, 2005
Supervision of student teachers with travel to school placements and coordination of weekly seminars.

 

Department of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Lecturer: Art Appreciation, Summers, 2003, 2004, 2005
Teacher of record for large undergraduate Art Appreciation course, in which I devised curriculum and utilized WebCT and Horizon Wimba for hybridized instruction.

 

Department of Art, Auburn University-Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
Lecturer: Art Appreciation, Spring, 2002.
Teacher of record for Art Appreciation.

 

Department of Art, Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, AL    
Art Teacher: Middle and High School, Fall, 1997- Spring, 2002. Taught students in grades 5-12. I organized and presented lessons using the Discipline-Based-Art-Education method. My other duties included Outdoor Awareness Club faculty advisor and Assistant Girls Soccer Coach.

PUBLICATIONS
Quinn, R. D. (2011). E-learning in art education: Collaborative meaning making through digital art production. Art Education, 64(4), 18-24. 

Quinn, R. D. (2011). CD-ROM to accompany Cynthia Bickley-Green’s Art Elements: Biological, Global, and Interdisciplinary Connections. Kendall/Hunt; Dubuque, Iowa. 

Quinn, R. D. (2011). Using visual art to teach prepositional phrases. Learning through the Arts: A Research Journal on Arts Integration in Schools and Communities, 7(1), Article 6. 

Quinn, R. D. (2009). Computer technologies in art education. NAEA Advisory. 

Quinn, R. D. (2009). Post-secondary art appreciation: Going online. Arts and Learning Research Journal, 25(1), 146-163.  

Quinn, R.D. (2008). Research-based art: A dialog in words and images between two artists doing arts-based educational research. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 9(5). Dockery, C., & Quinn, R.D. (2007). Finding balance in contemporary foundations programs. FATE in Review, Vol. 28.
Quinn, R.D. (2006). The possibility of words. Kappa Delta Pi Record, Vol. 42.
Quinn, R.D., & Bethea, C. (2005). Artsongs [Music recording]. Athens, GA.

PRESENTATIONS
Quinn, R.D. (2007). Using iMovie for Art Education, North Carolina Art Education Association (NCAEA) Conference, Wilmington, NC
Quinn, R.D. (2007). Vodcasting: What Is It & How Can It Be Used in Art Education?, NCAEA Conference, Wilmington, NC. Co-presenter: Carl Twarog
Quinn, R.D. (2007). Six Pedagogical Themes of the Hybrid College Art Appreciation Classroom. NAEA Conference, New York, NY
Quinn, R.D. (2006). Artsongs. NCAEA Conference, Winston-Salem, NC
Quinn, R.D. (2006). The Temperature of Color. Houston County Art Teacher In-service, Warner Robins, GA
Quinn, R.D. (2006). David is Missing: A Crashcourse in E-learning. NAEA Conference, Chicago, IL
Quinn, R.D. (2006). Invited Panelist for Perception, Fear, and Hypertext: The arts-based dissertation at the University of Georgia. 19th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA. Co-presenter: Shannon Wilder
Quinn, R.D. (2006). Invited Presenter for David is Missing: A Crashcourse in E-learning, 19th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA
Quinn, R.D. (2005). Artsongs, version 2.0, Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA) Conference, Buford, GA
Quinn, R.D. (2005). Conference Orientation, GAEA Conference, Buford, GA. Co-presenter: Chris Dockery
Quinn, R.D. (2005). Online Art Education, NAEA Conference, Boston, MA
Quinn, R.D. (2005). A Post-secondary Art Appreciation Approach, NAEA Conference, Boston, MA
Quinn, R.D. (2005). Foundations Curriculum Proposal, NAEA Conference, Boston, MA. Co-presenter: Chris Dockery
Quinn, R.D. (2005). Graduate Student Research Seminar, NAEA Conference, Boston, MA
Quinn, R.D. (2005). Research Based Art, 18th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA. Co-presenter: Jamie Calkin
Quinn, R.D. (2005). Draw on Your Drawings, 18th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA. Co-presenter: Jamie Calkin
Quinn, R.D. (2004). Online Art Education, GAEA Conference, Savannah, GA
Quinn, R.D. (2004). The Aesthetics of the Matrix, NAEA Conference, Denver, CO
Quinn, R.D. (2004). Accountability in Art Education, NAEA Conference, Denver, CO
Quinn, R.D. (2004). Computer Technology in Arts-Based Data Representation, Graduate Student Research Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Quinn, R.D. (2004). Arts-Based Educational Research, 17th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA
Quinn, R.D. (2003). Art Songs, GAEA Conference, Athens, GA
Quinn, R.D. (2003). Computer Technology Group, GAEA Conference, Athens, GA. Co-presenters: Kim Christian, Pam Taylor, Shannon Wilder
Quinn, R.D. (2003). Collaboration in the Multi-Age Classroom, NAEA Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Co-presenter: Karen Heid

 

EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES AND ASSEMBLIES
Artsongs- Music and lyrics by Robert D. Quinn
    Chase Street Elementary School- Athens, GA 2007
    Youth Art Festival, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2007
    J.H. House Elementary School, Conyers, GA 2006
    Hightower Trail Elementary School, Conyers, GA, 2005
    Colham Ferry Elementary School, Watkinsville, GA, 2005
    Gaines Elementary School, Athens, GA, 2005
    Hightower Trail Elementary School, Conyers, GA, 2005
    Timothy Road Elementary School, Athens, GA, 2004
    Lorraine Elementary School, Conyers, GA, 2004    
    Rocksprings Elementary School, Buford, GA, 2004

SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / SERVICE
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Member, 2007-present
National Art Education Association (NAEA) Member, 1997-present
North Carolina Art Education Association (NCAEA) Member, 2006-present
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE) Member, 2007-present
Student Chapter Division Sponsor, NCAEA, 2007-present
Director, Distance Education, School of Art and Design, East Carolina University, 2007-present
Search committee member for Gray Gallery Assistant Director, School of Art and Design, East 
    Carolina University, Fall 2007
Computer Advisory Committee Member, School of Art and Design, East Carolina University,          2007-present
Council for Teacher Education (CTE) Representative for Art Education area, School of  
    Education, East Carolina University, 2007-present
Thesis Committee Member for MAEd candidate, Alana DeVito, East Carolina University,  
    2007-2008
Steering Committee Member, Scholarship and Portfolio Review Day, School of Art and Design,     East Carolina University, 2007
Art Education Guild Sponsor, East Carolina University, 2007-present
Thesis Committee Member for MAEd candidate, Kelly Alexander, East Carolina University,             2006-2007Wellington B. Gray Scholarship Committee Co-Chair, East Carolina University, 2006
Art Education Guild Co-Sponsor, East Carolina University, 2006-2007
Juror, North Carolina State Fair Children’s Art Exhibit, Raleigh, NC, 2006
Qualitative Interest Group (QUIG) Steering Committee for 19th Annual Conference on                 Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, 2005
GAEA Board Member, Student Chapter Co-Representative, 2003-2006
Search committee member for Post-Doctoral Franklin Fellowship position, College of Arts and     Sciences, University of Georgia, 2005Alabama Art Education Association Board Member, Newsletter Editor Chair, Spring,
    2000-Spring, 2002 Art Educators of Central Alabama Board Member, Secretary, Fall, 2000-Spring, 2002
Search committee member for Middle School Director, Montgomery Academy, 2001

 

EXPERIENCE: STUDIO
North Carolina Art Education Association Member’s Exhibit, Annual Professional Development
  Conference, Wilmington, NC, 2007
Faculty Exhibition, East Carolina University, School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC, October,    2007
Arts Council of Wayne County Exhibition, Goldsboro, NC, 2007
Emerging ENC Regional Juried Show, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC, 2007 North Carolina Art Education Association Members’ Exhibit, Sawtooth Gallery, Winston-Salem,
  NC, 2006 New Faculty Exhibition, Burroughs Wellcome Senior Gallery, School of Art and Design, East
  Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2006
Lyndon House Arts Center 29th Juried Exhibition, Athens, Georgia, 2004
University of Georgia's Art Education Department Group Exhibit, Athens, Georgia, 2003 Montgomery Art Guild Bank Show, Montgomery, Alabama, September, 1999
Madison County Public Library, Commerce, Georgia, July, 1999
"Expressions of Faith-Light", Dauphin Way United Methodist Church, Mobile, Alabama, March
  28-April 4, 1998 Montgomery Art Guild Bank Show, Montgomery, Alabama, September, 1998
College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Purchase Award, Nineteenth Annual Miniworks on Paper
  Exhibition, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, May 5-31, 1998 Art Education Annual Student Show, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens,
  Georgia, May, 1997 Printmaking Department's Print Show and Sale, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of
  Georgia, Athens, Georgia, March, 1997 Transcending: An Art Education Show, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia,    
  Athens, Georgia, January, 1997 Madison County Public Library, Danielsville, Georgia, December, 1997
Commerce Public Library, Commerce, Georgia, September, 1997
Commerce Public Library, Commerce, Georgia, October, 1996

OTHER INTERESTS
Musician (Performer in music clubs and coffeehouses in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and South Carolina)