Higher Education

Ph.D. in Art Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2008
M.A. in Art Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2002

Research

Dr. Ivashkevich’s research interests include girlhood studies, social justice and feminist pedagogies, and children’s and youth new media production. She is an affiliate of Women’s and Gender Studies program and conducts art and new media workshops for at-risk girls from local communities. Dr. Ivashkevich co-edited an interdisciplinary anthology “Girls, Cultural Productions, and Resistance” (with Michelle S. Bae) published by Peter Lang. Her articles appeared in a number of peer-reviewed journals such as Studies in Art Education, Visual Arts Research, International Journal of Education & the Arts, Visual Culture and Gender, Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, and Art Education.

Awards

Mary J. Rouse Early Professional Award, Women’s Caucus, National Art Education Association, 2015
Southeastern Region Higher Education Art Educator Award, National Art Education Association, 2014
Higher Education Award, South Carolina Art Education Association, 2012
Dissertation Fellowship, Art Education Department, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2006–2007
Teaching Excellence Award, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2006