Pattie Chambers, Assistant Professor
Pattie Chambers is the Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Art Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Department of Visual Arts.
Pattie taught K-8 visual art for nearly 15 years in public and private schools and community settings before she received her Ph.D. in Art Education from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. She regularly presents her research at the state and national levels. Her research interests include the lived-experiences of K-12 art teachers, arts-informed mentoring with pre-service and early-career art teachers, and notions of vulnerability and resilience within teaching practice. She is an active member of the Louisiana Art Education Association (LAEA), serving on the board as Higher Education representative; and the National Art Education Association (NAEA), serving on the board of the Women’s Caucus. She regularly presents her research at the annual conferences for both LAEA and NAEA. In terms of teaching and working with students, Pattie is the Faculty Supervisor for the Louisiana Art Education Student Association (LAESA), the local student chapter of the National Art Education Association. She collaborates with community organizations and schools to provide field-teaching experiences for art education students throughout their time at UL; and remains a resource and touchstone for students after they graduate.
She holds an M. A. in Art Education from Purdue University and a B.S. in Art Education from Ohio University.