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Alumna Cala Coats (Ph.D. Art Education, 2014) is 2018 editor of Trends, The Journal of The Texas Art Education Association. This journal is published annually and is distributed to all TAEA members. The purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to expand art education discourse by highlighting research, issues, and concerns that can inform our theoretical and pedagogical practices in and out of the classroom. Dr. Coats is currently Assistant Professor of Art Education in the School of Art at Arizona State University.