STPA Conference

High-Impact Practices and Arts Education: Can They Predict Educational, Career, and Community Engagement Outcomes?
Presenter: Angie L. Miller
Using undergraduate-level data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, this study explores whether working with community artists and creation of portfolios are discipline-specific high-impact practices based on connections to educational and career outcomes.

Twenty-first Century Arts Experiences in Youth and Associated Adult Outcomes
Presenter: Anthony Rhine
This study explored the relationships between arts education, arts exposure, and arts engagement as a youth and participation in the arts as an adult.

Reinforcing Effective Program Design and Planning: Reflections on an Arts-based Service-Learning Project
Presenter: Kate Keeney
This research shows how a service-learning project was employed to extend the use of traditional program planning techniques in the nonprofit arts field. Additionally, the study provides “lessons-learned” for equivalent experiential learning settings that bridge academic settings and practice.

Compassion Fatigue: Narrative Study of Art Teachers Instructing a Trauma Curriculum
Presenter: Audrey Reeves
This study serves as an opening for others to enter into the dialogue on art teacher compassion fatigue and the effect of traumatized students on art teachers’ empathy.