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Laura Hetrick received her Ph.D. in Art Education from Ohio State University in 2010 and has been working at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since then. As an Associate Professor, she serves as the Graduate Coordinator for Art Education. Her scholarly research primarily focuses on the emergent identity formation of art student teachers and the ontological implications of evolving identities in art teaching. Dr. Hetrick has co-edited the Visual Arts Research journal from 2014 to 2024, fostering discourse in historical, critical, and conceptual realms of visual arts education. To date, she has published an edited book, 30 peer-reviewed articles, and has presented at over 80 conferences globally. Her current research interests include Teacher Identity, Popular Visual Culture, Exploring Identity in Artmaking, and Neurodivergence in Academia, particularly concerning autism. Dr. Hetrick, who was diagnosed autistic later in life, advocates for enhanced medical care and the understanding of autistic identities. She actively collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at the Beckman Institute and other academic centers to investigate the neurogenetic mechanisms of autistic conditions, emphasizing awareness and epistemic justice in research about autistic individuals.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign • Urbana, IL
Teaches and coordinates graduate programs while conducting research in the field of Art Education.
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