About Jennifer Rempfer

MICRO-BIO

  • I am compelled to examine the hermeneutics of idea generation and the subjectiveness involved in pinpointing creativity and novelty within the visual arts. Being both an art educator and "examiner" of art, I want to contribute to and to inspire phil...More

EXPERIENCE

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
    • Design Patent Examiner
    • Technical Center 2900- Designs
    • June 2014 to Present
  • Prince Georges County Public Schools
    • Visual Arts Teacher
    • Thurgood Marshall Middle School
    • November 2013 to June 2014
  • Design and Production Inc.
    • Museum and Artistic Production Coordinator
    • Operations and Fabrication
    • 2012 to 2013
  • Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
    • Museum Education Instructional Design Coordinator
    • Office of Charter and Private Schools
    • September 2010 to July 2011
  • Vanderbilt University
    • Adjunct Studio Art Instructor
    • Sarratt Art Studios
    • August 2010 to June 2011
  • El Paso I.S.D.
    • Texas State Curriculum Developer
    • Texas Virtual School Network
    • January 2009 to December 2009
  • El Paso I.S.D.
    • Fine Arts Teacher
    • Burges High School
    • August 2008 to July 2010
  • United States Army
    • United States Army Officer
    • Ft. Bliss, Texas
    • August 2005 to July 2008

EDUCATION

  • Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
    • PhD in Philosophy, Aesthetics and Art Theory
    • May 2018 to Present

    IDSVA’s pioneering curriculum—fusing distance learning with intensive residencies—allows working art professionals to pursue rigorous advanced scholarship without having to interrupt or abandon their teaching careers, art practice, or other professional responsibilities. As part of IDSVA’s one-of-a-kind Topological Studies Program, IDSVA students engage in Global Travel. The purpose of Topological Studies is to help students grasp the relation between the history of ideas and the history of art and visual culture as a concrete interaction between time and place, especially as that interaction takes shape vis-à-vis Ancient, Medieval, Neoclassical, Baroque, Modern, Postmodern, and contemporary modes of thought and artistic practice.

  • Vanderbilt Univeristy
    • M.Ed. in Learning, Diversity and Urband Studies- Focusing on Art and Museum Education
    • August 2010 to July 2011

    Program Overview Understand the complex ways in which diversity influences learning both inside and outside the classroom. The Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies graduate program is a master’s degree program centered on: Developing visions for community leadership, advocacy, and action Promoting equity and justice in educational contexts Inserting underrepresented voices into the public arena and national policy dialogues At the heart of the program is the understanding that one acts thoughtfully in the world and that one’s actions alter the world, requiring continuous response and learning. As Paulo Freire suggests, you will engage through this program in “reflection and action aimed at structures to be transformed.”

  • Univeristy of Texas at El Paso
    • Alternative Teacher Licensure Program- Art Education K-12
    • August 2008 to August 2009

    The College of Education offers a nontraditional route to certification through the Alternative Certification Program (ACP). The program, which may be completed within 18-24 months, offers training in more than 25 certification areas and various levels. The ACP is an attractive option for individuals who hold a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than Education or students who are interested in teaching while completing certification requirements. Additionally, ACP students complete graduate-level coursework, which may be applied towards a master’s degree.

  • Michigan State University
    • B.A. Studio Art- Sculpture, Specializaton Certificate in Museum Studies

    Students in the College of Arts and Letters explore human expression, human experience, and human values through a wide variety of disciplinary subjects, as well as through interdisciplinary study. The College of Arts and Letters hosts many majors and minors in literatures, languages, global religions, philosophy, arts, and cultures. The college faculty and student body represent diverse backgrounds and cultures and work together to challenge past assumptions and set future directions in the arts and humanities. Relatively small classes and an open and responsive learning environment continue to attract faculty, staff, and students from rich and varied cultural traditions into our educational community. Through its academic units, the College of Arts and Letters provides opportunities for students to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will not only lead to a degree, but will also serve graduates for a lifetime. Students learn to think creatively, critically and independently while engaging in active inquiry; they learn to ask questions and to pursue new ways of integrating multiple kinds of knowledge as they determine the value of the arts and humanities in a rapidly changing world. In the process, they gain self-knowledge and strengthen their understanding of their role and responsibilities as citizens of a global community. Students in the College of Arts and Letters become the kind of creative problem-solvers, researchers, and writers that professional schools and employers actively seek, because these graduates have the capacity to continue to learn and contribute critically and creatively long after graduation.

Interests

  • Innovation

  • Patents

  • Designs

  • Hermeneutics Of Novelty

  • Creativity

  • Differentiated Instruction

  • Life Long Learning

  • Art Education

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