Carissa DiCindio is an Associate Professor in Art and Visual Culture Education in the School of Art, University of Arizona. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the graduate interdisciplinary program, Applied Intercultural Arts Research, and co-director of the Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies. She is the current editor of Journal of Social Theory in Art Education. Her teaching and research center on art museum education, with a specific focus on museum-community partnerships, university art museums as spaces for collaboration and innovation, and creating opportunities for dialogue and connection in art museum programming. She collaborates on projects and programs with museums and community organizations in Tucson to develop experiential learning opportunities with university students.