Kryssi Staikidis

Title:	Professor
Department:	Art and Design Education
Office Location:	Art Building, Room 201D
Office Phone:	815-753-1474
Office Fax:	815-753-7701
Email:	kstaikidis@niu.edu
Website:	www.kryssistaikidis.com

Educational Background

Ed.D., Art Education, Teachers College Columbia University, 2004.
M.F.A., Hunter College, New York City, 1991.
B.S., Anthropology/Art History, Columbia University.

Research Interests

Indigenous Studies, Critical Pedagogy, Studio Practice as a Site for Research

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Courses Taught

Graduate

ARTE 563 Reading and Writing in Art + Design Education: Critical Approaches
ARTE 544 Middle Level Art Education Methods
ARTE 545 Secondary Level Art Education Methods
ARTE 588A/B Student Teaching in Art Education (Elem/Secondary)
ARTE 684 History and Philosophy of Art Education
ARTE 683: Seminar in Indigenous Arts and Pedagogy
ARTE 783 Research Methods at the Doctoral Level
ARTE 784 Research Methods at the Doctoral Level
ARTE 799: Doctoral Research and Dissertation

Undergraduate

ARTE 383 Art Education for Elementary Educators
ARTE 344 Middle Level Methods in Art Education
ARTE 345 Secondary Level Art Education Methods
ARTE 463 Reading and Writing in Art and Design Education: Critical Approaches
ARTE 488A/B Student Teaching in Art Education (Elem/Secondary)

Selected Publications

Books

Staikidis, K. & Ballengee Morris, C. (Eds.). (2017). Transforming our practices: Indigenous art, pedagogies, and philosophies. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.

Edited Journals

Staikidis, K. (Ed.). (2012). De(Fence). The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, 32.
Staikidis, K. (Ed.). (2013). Preoccupy/Maximum Occupancy. The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, 33.

Book Chapters

Ballengee Morris, C. & Staikidis, K. (In Press). "Power with: Emerging and expanding indigenized leadership." In K. Keifer-Boyd (Ed.), Lobby Activism. London, UK: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Ltd.
Staikidis, K. (2017). "The inseparability of Indigenous research and pedagogy: A collaborative painting of a Maya Tz'utuhil grieving ritual." In K. Staikidis, & C. Ballengee Morris (Eds.). Transforming our practices: Indigenous art, pedagogies, and philosophies. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.
Staikidis, K. (2017). "Individual paths and sharing, collaboration, and community: An interview with artist Melanie Yazzie ." In Staikidis, K. & Ballengee Morris, C. (Eds.). Transforming our practices: Indigenous art, pedagogies, and philosophies. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.
Staikidis, K. (2016). "Dog walk: A series of paintings and poems." In Cole, A. (Ed.), Professorial paws: Dogs in scholars' lives and work. Nova Scotia, Canada: Backalong Books.
Staikidis, K. (2014). "Decolonizing methodologies and the ethics of representation: A collaborative ethnography with Maya artists Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay and Paula Nicho Cumez." In Miraglia, K. & Smilan, C. (Eds.), Inquiry in action: Paradigms, methodologies and perspectives in art education research. Reston,VA: National Art Education Association.
Staikidis, K. (2013). Advocating for justice: A Maya painter's journey. In Tavin, K. & Ballangee Morris, C. (Eds.), Stand(ing) up, for a change: Voices of arts educators. Reston, VA: NAEA Press.
Staikidis, K. (2012). "Crossing borders." In L. Hochtritt, J. Ploof, & T. Quinn (Eds.), Art and Social Justice Education: Culture as Commons. Oxford, UK: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Ltd.
Staikidis, K. (2010). Maya teaching methods: Transformers of content and pedagogy in higher education. In Anderson, T. (Ed.), Art Education as a vehicle for social justice. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.

Refereed Journal Articles

Staikidis, K. & Ballengee Morris, C. (In Press). "Indigenous art curriculum." In International Encyclopedia of Art and Design Education (Vol. 2). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Staikidis, K. & Rex, L. (2016). "With relationship at the centre: Shared mentoring as a transformative experience." Visual Inquiry: Learning and Teaching Art, 5(3), 419-31.
Staikidis, K. (2014). "Indigenous methodologies: A collaborative painting with Maya painter Paula Nicho Cúmez." Visual Culture and Gender, 9, 91-112.
Staikidis, K. (2014). "Tell me your secrets." Visual Arts Research, 40(1), 129-134.
Staikidis, K. (2011). "Girlhood." Visual Arts Research, 37(2), 82-87.
Sanders, J. H., Staikidis, K., Ballangee-Morris, C., & Smith-Shank, D. (2010). "Decolonizing development through indigenous artist-led inquiry." Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, 31, 60-82.

Honors/Awards

Recipient of National Art Education Association National J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Award (2015).
Recipient of National Art Education Association Western Region Higher Education Art Educator Award (2014).

Professional Affiliations/Leadership roles

Elected Member of Council for Policy Studies in Art Education (2014-present).
Elected Member of Art Education Research Institute Steering Committee (2014-present).

Editorial Review Boards, Elected Member

Studies in Art Education (2017-2020).
Visual Arts Research (2016-present).
The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education (2009-present).
The Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education (2014-2020).
The Journal of Art For Life (2012-present).
Visual Culture and Gender (2006-present).
The Journal of Art Education (2007-2010).

Invited Keynotes/Public Lectures

Keynote Speaker (2018) ,"Exploring the Multiple Perspectives of Scholarship,” Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois.
Keynote Speaker (2015) , Visiting Artist Lecture. Invited Presentation, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
Keynote Speaker (2015) , Artists Now! Invited Presentation, University of Wisconsin ,Milwaukee Peck School of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Keynote Speaker (2014) , Asserting Female Ways of Connected Knowing: A Collaborative Painting with Maya Painter Paula Nicho Cúmez. Tokorau Institute for Indigenous Innovation at Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, Waketani, The University of Waikato, New Zealand.

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