Dr. Mara Pierce serves the students and surrounding communities of Montana State University Billings in Billings, Montana as the Associate Professor of Art Education. Since taking up her current position in 2015, she has disseminated her own and collaborative research findings at conferences all across the US, as well as at conferences in Korea, Canada, and the Czech Republic. Throughout her years of teaching, she has worked with learners of all ages (from seven to seventy) in various environments including classroom, museum, after school, and summer programs.