About

Dr. Christina Bain is an Associate Professor of Art Education at The University of Texas at Austin, where she also serves as Assistant Chair for Art Education and Graduate Advisor. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in History of Art from Syracuse University in 1986, followed by a Master of Science degree in Art Education from Syracuse University in 1989. She holds a New York State permanent teaching certification in art and has public school teaching experience across elementary, middle, and high school levels. In 2001, she earned a PhD in Art Education from the University of Georgia. Her research interests focus on the intersection of theory with practice in art education, specifically examining the preparation and development of art teachers at both preservice and inservice levels. Her work explores topics such as teacher identity development, curricular development, technology integration, arts integration, and material culture. Dr. Bain has authored the book 'Ethical Decision-Making in Art Education' and has numerous publications in prominent journals including Studies in Art Education, The Journal of Art Education, and Visual Arts Research. She has contributed chapters to various books and has conducted over 50 presentations at national and international conferences. Throughout her career, Dr. Bain has received several awards recognizing her teaching excellence and contributions to art education, including the 2015 Regents Outstanding Teacher Award, the Texas Art Educator of the Year Award in 2011, and the Texas Art Education Association’s Higher Educator of the Year Award in 2005. She has held leadership roles within professional organizations, served as an editor and reviewer for academic journals, and currently acts as a consultant for the Educational Testing Service and a reviewer for Teachers College Press.

Research topics

• Sociology
• Engineering
• Political Science
• Mathematics education
• Medicine
• Social psychology
• Pedagogy
• Psychology
• Geotechnical engineering
• Visual arts
• Engineering ethics
• Art

Selected publications

• Case Study: Using the State Florida-Friendly Landscaping Survey to Estimate Water Savings

  Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society · 2025-04-14

  articleOpen access

  The goals of extension education are to increase knowledge, inspire behavior change and ultimately show program impacts to make the world a better place. Extension agents who provide education about water conservation strategies and sustainable landscape practices have the opportunity to utilize the Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM (FFL) behavior change survey. This can be used as a sole data collection source or supplemental to surveys agents already send out. The state FFL office provides a comprehensive survey to track behavior change related to water conservation practices. Extension agents from all over the state are encouraged to share their educational contacts with the state office. Once a year, the state office sends a survey to the contacts received from all counties. The survey asks questions including: “Did you reduce watering in the summer?”, “Did you reduce watering in the winter?”, “Did you calibrate your irrigation system to deliver 1/2” to 3/4” instead of 1” or more?” To better understand how agents can use these survey results, we examine one case study using data from Orange County. In 2022, an extension agent participated in educational events and submitted class participant emails (n = 1858) to the state office. The results were collected and converted to water savings metrics using formulas based on accepted assumptions. Based on client self-reported follow-up surveys from Orange County (n = 226), the annual water savings due to adoption of FFL practices was approximately 5.5 million gallons. This is enough water to supply 63 households with water per year, water bill savings valued at $23,800, and utilities water delivery savings of $14,300. It remains imperative to document effectiveness of water conservation programs which help to protect Florida’s water resources. The state FFL survey is an effective tool available for use by extension agents, faculty, specialists, and staff to quantify water savings and report measurable impacts.

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• Moving From Me to We: Highlighting Collaborative Research in Art Education

  Art Education · 2024 · 3 citations

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Sociology
  • Sociology
  • Visual arts
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• Once a teacher always a teacher: The stories of two art educators who left public schools

  Teaching and Teacher Education · 2022 · 3 citations

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Sociology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
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• Weaving Connections Through Basket Making

  Art Education · 2021-10-19

  article1st authorCorresponding
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• Writer's Corner

  Art Education · 2021-06-11

  articleSenior author

  “I write to find out what I am thinking.I write to find out who I am.I write to understand things.“—Julia AlvarezIf you sit down to write, and you hear a voice in your head casting doubt and murmur...

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• Renew, Recharge and Resiliency Development Through Artmaking During a Global Pandemic

  2021

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Geotechnical engineering
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• Partnerships to Reach New Audiences: The Florida Creole GI-BMP Training Program

  2019-04-19

  article

  The Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) Training Program is mandatory by Florida statute for those applying fertilizer commercially in the urban landscape. The program promotes landscaping practices that minimize the impacts of nonpoint sources of pollution. Input from industry owners and local University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) extension agents identified Haitian Creole-speaking workers as an underserved audience. A Creole-based GI-BMP training program was developed that included translating class materials, procuring funding, recruiting instructors and building partnerships between Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), UF/IFAS extension agents and specialists, industry owners and University of Florida translators. This resulted in the creation of a Haitian–Creole version of all GI-BMP program materials, the recruitment and training of three Creole-fluent instructors, and the delivery of three training sessions in Haitian–Creole. Five trial Creole GI-BMP classes were conducted in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami–Dade counties, 71 out of 102 Haitian–Creole attendees earned GI-BMP certification; pre-/post-test scores averaged a 38% knowledge gain and 70% passing rate.

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• Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Guidelines for Community Associations: Considerations for Selecting a Landscape Contractor and Writing an Effective Landscaping Contract

  EDIS · 2018-06-06

  articleOpen access

  Florida-Friendly Landscaping protects Florida’s unique natural resources by conserving water, reducing waste and pollution, creating wildlife habitat, and preventing erosion. This 12-page document will help the reader with selecting and writing a landscape contract that follows Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles. Written by Adam Dale, Claire Lewis, Esen Momol, Don Rainey, John Bossart, C. J. Bain, Jen Marvin, Lynn Barber, Norman Leppla, Gary Knox, and Thomas T. Ankerson and published by the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep347

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• Revitalizing History [Paperback, B&W Edition]

  2017-06-30

  article

  Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While traversing paths of historical investigation in this field we may discover undocumented moments and overlooked or hidden individuals, as well as encounter challenging ideas in need of exploration and critique. In doing so, history is approached from multiple and, at times, vitally diverse perspectives. Our hope is that the conversations generated through this text will continue to strengthen and encourage more interest in histories of art education, but also more sophisticated and innovative approaches to historical research in this field. The overarching objective of the text is to recognize the historical role that many overlooked individuals—particularly African Americans and women—have played in the field of art education, and acknowledge the importance of history and historical research in this digital age. This text opens up possibilities of faculty collaborations across programs interested in history and historical research on a local, national, and international level. By assembling the work of various scholars from across the United States, this text is intended to elicit rich conversations about history that would be otherwise beyond what is provided in general art education textbooks.

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• Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

  Social Inclusion · 2017-06-23 · 8 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  There has been much discussed and written on the benefits of entrepreneurship education, as well as the importance of early access to this type of learning. But how can entrepreneurship education train and inspire the next generation of anti-trafficking leaders? How can entrepreneurship also be a driver for prevention and a source of economic stability for those at-risk and survivors of human trafficking? At present, there are entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-in-training at multiple age levels coming from a variety of backgrounds, incomes, and circumstances who will develop groundbreaking strategies and solutions in the fight against trafficking. These current and future entrepreneurs can also provide fresh perspectives to those in government and business while building more effective tri-sector coalitions and partnerships that address human trafficking. This article explores how and why entrepreneurship can be a key vehicle for social change and innovations in combating human trafficking, along with providing a multi-ingredient recipe of prosperity for those most vulnerable.

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Frequent coauthors

• Deborah Kuster

  University of Central Arkansas

  9 shared

• Kirstie Parkinson

  4 shared

• Jessica Baker Kee

  4 shared

• Allison Clark

  4 shared

• Mary Hafeli

  4 shared

• Connie Newton

  4 shared

• Christina Hanawalt

  4 shared

• Heidi Powell

  4 shared

Awards & honors

• 2015 Regents Outstanding Teacher Award
• Texas Art Educator of the Year Award (2011)
• Texas Art Education Association’s Higher Educator of the Yea…
• National Art Education Association Student Chapter Sponsor A…