CURRICULUM VITAE
Asavari Thatte, Ph.D.
asavarithatte@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2017, Ph.D., Art Education. Minor in Curriculum and Instruction
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Dissertation Advisor: B. Stephen Carpenter II, Ph.D.
2011, M.A., Graphic Design
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2008, B.F.A., Applied Art
Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fall 2017: Boston University
Course facilitator for the online course AR 890 Master’s Research Project for the masters program in art education.
Fall 2015: Boston University
Course facilitator for the online course AR 680 Insightful and Creative Leadership in Art Education
for the masters program in art education.
2012- 2015: The Pennsylvania State University
Graphic designer for Penn State’s Art Education program and the School of Visual Arts,
designing print and web materials.
Graduate student mentor to undergraduate student-teachers for their advanced practicum/
Saturday Art School (A ED 489 Curriculum Theory and Development in Art Education) at Penn State.
Assistant editor for the International Journal for Education in the Arts
as a part of graduate assistantship.
2010: Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), Mumbai, India
Freelance designer for a life-skills program initiative of the Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojna.
2009-2010: Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art and Craft, Mumbai India
Visiting faculty for Advertising Art and Ideas course for first year B.F.A. students.
2008-2009: Bascos Design Marketing Private Limited, Tokyo, Japan and Mumbai, India
Designed print and web media for Japanese and Indian clients.
2004-2010: Independent freelance graphic designer
Designed diverse print media including brochures, logos, and illustrations.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
2016: Kee, J. C., Lomeli, H., Thatte, A., Thompson, C. M., Powell, K. A., and Carpenter, B. S. (2016).
Writing ‘between-the-six’: Mentorship, distance and the co-construction of dissertation research.
Visual Inquiry, 5(3), 407-418.
Forthcoming Book Chapter
2018: Thatte, A. (2018, forthcoming). Jugaad in innovative making and crafting in India: Examining
the work of Sanjeev Shankar. In E. Garber & M. Sharma (Eds.) Makers, crafters, educators: Working
for cultural change. New York, NY: Routledge
Other Publication
2017: Thatte, A. (2017). The Learning Home: An Ethnographic Case-Study of Curriculum,
Place, and Design. Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers in Art Education.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Thatte, A. (2018). Design and the Cultural Construct of Jugaad: Examining the Work of Interdisciplinary Artist Sanjeev Shankar. National Art Education Association conference (NAEA), Seattle, WA
Thatte, A. (2018). Reconceptualizing Design Process(es): Examining the Potential of Lived Experiences and Place to Inform Design. National Art Education Association conference (NAEA), Seattle, WA
Thatte A. (2017). Blended Ethnographic Writing: An Experimental Approach to Compositing
Researcher and Participant Narratives. International Congress of Qualitative Research (ICQI),
Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Thatte A. (2017). The Learning Home: An Ethnographic Case-Study of Curriculum,
Place, and Design. Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers in Art Education,
National Art Education Association (NAEA) conference, New York, NY.
Thatte, A. (2017). Design as an Act of Curriculum. Pennsylvania Art Education
Association (PAEA) conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Thatte A. (2015). Grammangal: An Ethnographic Case-Study of Collective Lived Experience,
Curriculum, and the Process of Designing Instructional Resources. Graduate Research in
Art Education (GRAE) conference, Columbus, OH
Thatte A. (2015). The Role of the Pedagogical Site in a Constructivist School.
Curriculum and Pedagogy (C&P) conference, Cleveland, OH
Thatte, A. (2015). Math and Languages Masquerading as Art: An Art Teacher’s Interdisciplinary Approach.
Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA) conference, Harrisburg, PA
Thatte, A. (2015). A Journey from Narratives to Abstract Art-Making.
Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA) conference, Harrisburg, PA
Thatte A. (2014). Art Education in the 1950s and 1960s in Academia, Classrooms, and
on Television: Through the Lens of Key to the Cupboard. National Art Education
Association (NAEA) conference, San Diego, CA.
Thatte, A. (2013). Decipher: The Game of Alphabet Evolution. Pennsylvania Art Education
Association (PAEA) conference, Bethlehem, PA
AWARDS and HONORS
2018: Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education Runner Up Award by National Art Education Association (NAEA)
2017: Selected Presenter, Seminar for Research in Art Education Graduate Research Session,
Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers, National Art Education Association Conference
2014: Dorothy Hughes Young Endowed Scholarship, the School of Visual Arts,
The Pennsylvania State University
2010: Merit Honors Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2010: J. N. Tata Endowment Scholarship for higher education, Mumbai, India
2008: Gold Medal, Mumbai University for achieving the 1st rank in the B.F.A. final year exam, Mumbai, India
SERVICE
2018: Communication liaison for the Community Arts Caucus of the National Art Education Association
2018: Higher Education Regional Director Elect (Eastern Region), National Art Education Association
2014: Planning Committee, Penn State Alumni Reception for the National Art Education Conference
2014-2015: Kriya yoga instructor for colleagues in the art education program at Penn State and local community
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA)
International Society for Education Through Art (InSEA)
OTHER INTERESTS and SKILLS
Performer and student of vocal Indian classical music.
Fluent in English, Marathi, and Hindi.
Proficient in the use of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
Experience in the use of NVivo, a software for qualitative data analysis.