Mary Elizabeth Meier, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Art and Program Director of Art Education at Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA. She teaches courses in art education, aesthetic and interdisciplinary education, and printmaking. Dr. Meier is President of the Pennsylvania Art Education Association, a professional organization with 900 members who are committed to advancing art education through professional development, leadership, and service. Dr. Meier holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in art education from The Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in art education from The Pennsylvania State University. Experience as a k-12 art teacher in Connecticut and Pennsylvania public schools and as a faculty member for the West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts informs her perspectives on teaching and learning. In 2006, Dr. Meier was named Outstanding Elementary Art Educator of the year by the Pennsylvania Art Education Association. In 2013, her doctoral dissertation research was recognized with an honorable mention in the Harlan and Suzanne Dudley Hoffa Dissertation Award competition. Dr. Meier’s research is focused on arts teacher’s professional learning as they study their own teaching practice in inquiry-oriented professional learning communities. She has led and facilitated professional learning for art, music, theater, and dance teachers in a variety of settings including the Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators. Dr. Meier is working among content area specialists in Pennsylvania who are articulating student learning goals and qualitative assessments to be piloted as part of teacher evaluation measures.