Dr. Amber Tackett
An art educator at Paul G Blazer High school in Ashland, Kentucky since 2009. She is an adjunct instructor at the Art of Education University. She holds a BA from Georgetown College (2007) with an emphasis in Painting and Art History, a Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Art Education (2010), and a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies with a concentration in Education from the University of the Cumberlands (2020).
Selected work
Publications and Presentations
“Creative Problem-Solving in 3d” Presented at Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative’s FIRE Summit (November 2021 and May 2022). Received a grant for a 3d printer.
“Intersectionality: Women and Social Justice Educational Leadership in Appalachian Kentucky Schools." Chapter for The Handbook of Research on Social Justice Research Methods. IGI Global (Final Publication in 2022)
"Why Context and Intersectionality Matter: Social Justice Educational Leadership Research in Appalachian Kentucky Schools." Guest Presentation for Appalachian Studies Class at Marshall University. (April 7, 2021)
“Pandemic Reflections: Cultivating Authentic Learning through Reflection in Art Class.” Art Education (Published in November 2021, volume 74, issue 6)
“Predicting the Social Justice Leadership of Educational Leaders in Appalachia Kentucky: Why Context Matters.” Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research (ELRDR) (Published, December 2021, volume 9)
“Why Context Matters: Social Justice Educational Leadership in Appalachia Kentucky” Presenting at the University of the Cumberlands Virtual Research Symposium (March 20, 2020)
“Virtual Reality: Learning Beyond the Classroom” Presented at Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative’s FIRE Summit (October 2019 and April 2020). Received grant for Virtual Reality Goggles.
Get in touch at ambertackettart@gmail.com