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Dr. Christina Donaldson

Visiting Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of IADS - Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies

Email: Christina.Donaldson@unt.edu

Education

  • MFA, University of North Texas, 2015
    Major: Design - Interior Design
  • BFA, Marylhurst University, 2005
    Major: Interior Design

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. (2023 - 2025).
  • National Art Education Association. (2022 - 2025).
  • Philosophy of Education Society. (March 2024 - March 2025).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ADES 2630 - Drawing for Interior Design, 3 courses.
  • ADES 4625 - Interior Design: Professional Practice, 3 courses.
  • ADES 5530 - Theories Employed by Design Researchers, 1 course.
  • ART 1301 - Honors Art Appreciation, 4 courses.
  • ART 1450 - Design II, 1 course.
  • ART 2020 - Digital Tools and Technologies for Creative Practice, 2 courses.
  • ART 4620 - Grant Writing and Arts Funding, 4 courses.
  • ART 4660 - Seminar in Design Management, 2 courses.
  • ART 4899 - Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies Capstone, 2 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Other (Undergraduate Honors Paper Submission/ Honors Contract), "Succeed or Be Silenced: Examining How Society Frames Women's Failure," IADS - Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies. (September 2024 - November 2024).

Awards and Honors

  • Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award, National Art Education Association. (December 16, 2024).
  • Student Appreciation/Thank You, UNT/CVAD/IADS (Informal). (December 2024).
  • Toulouse Dissertation Award - Social Sciences, University of North Texas/Toulouse Graduate School. (August 2024).
  • UNT We Care Values Recognition, UNT System Values Council. (October 1, 2024).
  • Student Appreciation/Thank You, UNT/CVAD/IADS (Informal). (May 4, 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Review

  • Donaldson, C. (2024). Review of the book, Education and Democracy at The End: The Crisis of Sense by M. DiPaolantonio.
  • Donaldson, C. (2021). Review of the book The Habits of Racism: A Phenomenology of Racism and Racialized Embodiment, by H. Ngo.

    • Journal Article

  • Donaldson, C., Lewis, T.E. (2023). Critical Phenomenology as Research-Creation: A Theoretical Framework.
  • Takooshian , H., Donaldson, C. (2023). Introduction to this special issue on human–animal relations.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Donaldson, C. (Other), Work, Think, and be Resilient, Work, Think, and be Resilient, UNT//CVAD Career Center, UNT//CVAD, United States of America. (2024).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Donaldson, C. (Chair), Lewis, T.E. (Panelist), Fan, R. (Panelist), Xu, L. (Panelist), Bishop, I.C. (Panelist), Siefert, K. (Panelist), Society for Literature, Science & the Arts Conference, Infrastructures for a Climate Changing World, Part I and II, University of Texas Dallas/Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (2024).
  • Donaldson, C. (Panelist), Travis, S. (Chair), Hood, E. (Panelist), International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Flashpoint Methodology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, Urbana-Champagne, United States of America. (2024).
  • Lewis, T.E. (Chair), Donaldson, C. (Panelist), Travis, S. (Panelist), Hood, E. (Panelist), Herman, D. (Panelist), Art Education Research Institute Symposium, Critical Phenomenological Research in Art Education, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Donaldson, C. (Panelist), Abbasi, S. (Panelist), Sonobul, L. (Panelist), Hood, E. (Panelist), National Art Education Association Conference, Exhibiting Flashes of Critical Recognition in Art Education, National Art Education Association, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Donaldson, C. (Panelist), Lewis, T.E. (Chair), Xu, L. (Panelist), Bishop, I.C. (Panelist), Philosophy of Education Society Conference, Three Educational Implications of Berlant’s Theory of Cruel Optimism, Philosophy of Education Society, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Lewis, T.E. (Chair), Travis, S. (Panelist), Hood, E. (Panelist), Donaldson, C. (Panelist), National Art Education Association Conference, Flashpoint Methodology: Critical Arts-Based Inquiry for Life-Long (Un)Learning, National Art Education Association, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Lewis, T.E. (Chair), Donaldson, C. (Panelist), Travis, S. (Panelist), Hood, E. (Panelist), Herman, D. (Panelist), Art Education Research Institute Symposium, Critical Phenomenological Research in Art Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Lewis, T.E. (Chair), Donaldson, C. (Panelist), Bishop, I.C. (Panelist), Xu, L. (Panelist), Travis, S. (Panelist), Philosophy of Education Society Conference, Flashpoints as Contact Zones, Philosophy of Education Society, San Jose, CA, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

    • Paper

  • Donaldson, C. (Author & Presenter), Bishop, I.C. (Author & Presenter), Philosophy of Education Society Conference, Resilient Subjectivity: Ambiguity of Dwelling in the Climate Crisis Ordinary, Philosophy of Education Society, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (2024).
  • Donaldson, C. (Author & Presenter), Bishop, I.C. (Author & Presenter), Society for Literature, Science & the Arts Conference, Resilient Abduction: Ambiguities of Alienation and the Eco-Individual, Arizona State University, Pheonix, AZ, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Donaldson, C. (Author & Presenter), Philosophy of Education Society Conference, Ethical Practice of Humility: Disorientation, Resilience and Education, Philosophy of Education Society, Athens, GA, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Lewis, T.E. (Principal), Link, B. (Co-Principal), Donaldson, C. (Co-Principal), "Critical Communities of Practice," sponsored by Onstead Institute, University of North Texas, $25000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Other (Research/Preparation), IADS Improvement Activities. (August 2025 - 2025).
  • Student Org Advisor (Non-Professional Org), Interdisciplinary Arts and Design Studies. (October 2024 - May 2025).
  • Attendee, Graduation, Undergraduate Ceremony. (December 2024 - December 2024).
  • Other (Faculty Representative), 60 Second Program Introduction Videos. (April 2024 - 2024).
  • Committee Member, Foundations Lecturer Search. (January 2024 - May 2024).
  • Committee Member, Interdisciplinary Arts and Design Lecturer Search. (January 2024 - May 2024).
  • Committee Member, Interdisciplinary Arts and Design Visiting Assistant Professor Search. (January 2024 - May 2024).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education. Tuscon, Arizona. (2024 - 2027).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Art Education Journal. Alexandria, Virginia. (2023 - 2026).
  • Committee Chair, Philosophy of Education Society. Chicago, Illinois. (March 2024 - March 2025).
  • Editor, Guest Editor, The Humanistic Psychologist. (2021 - 2023).