RESEARCH  INTERESTS

CURRENT  RESEARCH  PROJECTS

Creativity and Learning Research Projects
            These research projects broadly address how self-perceptions of creativity relate to creative performance as well as type of learning task, domain, role or environment:
 
Psychometric properties of the Beliefs about Creativity Scales (BACS)
Collaborators:

• Rick Hass 
• Roni Reiter-Palmon

Relationship between the BACS and Divergent Thinking and Creative
Problem Solving
Collaborators:

• Rick Hass
• Roni Reiter-Palmon

Creativity in Engineering Students
Collaborators:

• Kevin Hallinan 
• Rick Hass 
• Gary Friedman 

Critical Thinking Dispositions and Creativity in Photography Students
Collaborators:

• Rick Hass 
• Elain Perignat

Beliefs about Teaching for Creativity in the Profession of Education
Collaborators:

• Rick Hass 
• Elaine Perignat
• Maciej Karwowski, Professor, and Head, Creative Education Lab, Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland
• Lisa Min Tang, Associate Professor, Business Psychology, University of Applied Management, Germany 
• Todd Kettler, Assistant Professor, Gifted Education, University of North Texas 
• Detlef Urhahne, University of Passau, Bavaria, Germany 

Perceptions of Creativity and Gender Schemas in School Leaders

• Collaborator: Dana Martin

Creative Problem Solving in Virtual Reality

• Collaborator: Kristen Betts 

SELECTED  PUBLICATIONS

Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R., & Friedman, G. (2017). “Engineering” student creativity in a probability & statistics course: Investigating perceived versus actual Creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Special issue on Creativity in Everyday Environments.

LaDuca, B., Ausdenmoore, A., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hallinan, K. P. & Marshall, K. L. (2017). Arts processes and practices for developing student creativity applied to humanity-centered engineering design. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy.

Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2017). Guest Editor for Special Issue. Gathering STE(A)M: Policy, Curricular and Programmatic Developments in Arts-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education. Arts Education Policy Review.

Perignat, E. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2017). Book review: From STEM to STEAM: Using brain-compatible strategies to integrate the arts (Sousa, D. A., & Pilecki, T.) Sage. for Arts Education Policy Review.

Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R. & Reiter-Palmon, R. (Equal Authorship). (2016, November). Disentangling creative mindsets from creative self-efficacy and creative identity: do people hold fixed and growth theories of creativity? Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 10(4), 436-446.

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2015, Winter). Implications of Kant’s theories of art for developing creativity identity in students. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 49(4).

Katz-Buonincontro, J., Phillips, J., & Arnold, N. W. (2015, November). Developing school leaders through the arts: New directions in teaching and research. Journal of School Leadership, 26(6).

Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Hektner, J. M. (2014, April). Using experience sampling methodology to understand how educational leadership students solve problems on the fly. Journal of Educational Administration 52(3), 379-403.
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Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Foster, A. (2013). Incorporating the visual arts back into the classroom: Beyond the
‘click and view’ approach. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 30(2), 52-59

GRANTS

Katz-Buonincontro, J. What Counts Matters: Assessing and Measuring Creativity in Photography Students. Office of the Provost Summer Research Grants. $7,000.00.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R., & Perignat, E. (February 17, 2017). A Mixed Methods Study of Education Students’ Beliefs about Teaching for Creativity. School of Education Research Initiative. $6,794.93. Partners Buonincontro, J., (2017). What counts, matters: Measuring Critical and Creative Thinking in:

• Maciej Karwowski, Professor, and Head, Creative Education Lab at the Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland
• Lisa Min Tang, Associate Professor, Business Psychology, University of Applied Management, Germany
• Todd Kettler, Assistant Professor, Gifted Education, University of North Texas
• Rick Hass, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Jefferson University

 
Co-Principal Investigator, Establishing a research collaboration between Engineering, Engineering Technology and
Cognitive Science Faculty: Integrating creativity into undergraduate course projects. (September 01, 2012-September
01, 2014). Research Initiation Grants in Engineering Education. National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering, Engineering Education and Centers, with Dr. Abieyuwa Aghayere, PI, Dr. Gary Friedman, Co-PI, Dr. Vladimir Genis, Co-PI, Dr. Fredericka Reisman, Evaluator, Dr. Youngmoo Kim, Senior Investigator. Budget Amount $157,297.00.
 
Principal Investigator, Playing to See: A Digital Game Based Learning Project with the Ensembles of the Barnes 
Foundation (April 01, 2013-April 30, 2014). This grant produced an interactive three-dimensional mobile application Keys to the Collection, focusing on creativity and aesthetic understanding, for students aged 7-14, with Dr. Aroutis Foster, P.I. $245,000.00.This Research and Development Project is the seminal project of the Drexel-Barnes Partnership, established September 2012, founded by Dr. Katz-Buonincontro and Dr. Foster.

Full  list  of  publications

Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R., & Friedman, G. (2017). “Engineering” student creativity in a probability & statistics course: Investigating perceived versus actual Creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Special issue on Creativity in Everyday Environments. 

LaDuca, B., Ausdenmoore, A., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hallinan, K. P. & Marshall, K. L. (2017, February). Arts processes and practices for developing student creativity applied to humanity-centered engineering design. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy. 

Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R. & Reiter-Palmon, R. (Equal Authorship). (2016, November). Disentangling creative mindsets from creative self-efficacy and creative identity: do people hold fixed and growth theories of creativity? Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 10(4), 436-446. 

Katz-Buonincontro, J., Davis, O., Aghayere, A., & Rosen, D. (2016, February). An exploratory pilot study of student experience in creativity-infused engineering technology courses. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 15(1), Special issue on Creativity. 

Phillips, J. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2016). Drawing while talking and thinking: Exploring the intersection between creativity and imagination. Torrance Journal for Applied Creativity. 

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2015, Winter). Implications of Kant’s theories of art for developing creativity identity in students. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 49(4). 

Katz-Buonincontro, J., Phillips, J., & Arnold, N. W. (2015, November). Developing school leaders through the arts: New directions in teaching and research. Journal of School Leadership, 26(6). 

Martin, D., Katz-Buonincontro, J., & Livert, D. A. 2015, September). Understanding the role of openness to experience in study abroad students. Journal of College Student Development, 59(6).

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2015, February). Edutainment or relevant learning? A literature review of studio arts-based management education with recommendations for teaching and research. Journal of Management Education. 

Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Ghosh, R. (2014, July). Using workplace experiences for learning about affect and creativeproblem solving: Piloting a four stage-model for management education. International Journal of Management Education 12(2), 127-141.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Hektner, J. M. (2014, April). Using experience sampling methodology to understand howeducational leadership students solve problems on the fly. Journal of Educational Administration 52(3), 379-403.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Foster, A. (2013). Incorporating the visual arts back into the classroom: Beyond the‘click and view’ approach. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 30(2), 52-59.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2012, November). Creativity at the crossroads: Pragmatic versus humanist rhetoric in educationreform speeches. Creativity Research Journal, 24(4), 257-265.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2011, December). “Aesthetic” pedagogy in the context of leadership development: How does itwork? [Special edition on the arts]. Policy Futures in Education, 9(6).  
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Phillips, J. (2011, July-September).‘Art, its creation and leadership [can be] revealing andfrightening’: How school leaders learn to frame and solve problems through the arts. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 14(3), 269-273.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2011, June 30). How might aesthetic knowing relate to leadership? A review of the literature. International Journal of Education and the Arts, 12 (SI 1.3). (Journal of the American Educational Research Association, Arts and Learning Special Interest Group) 

Horney, M.A., Anderson-Inman, L., Terrazas-Arellanes, F., Shulte, W., Mundorf, J., Wiseman, S., Smolkowski, K., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Frisbee, M. L. (October 2009). Exploring the effects of digital note taking on student comprehension of science texts. Journal of Special Education Technology, 24(3), 1-17.  

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2008, October). Can the arts assist in developing the creativity of educational leaders? The International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving (formerly the Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving). Special Issue on Creativity in Schools and Classrooms. 18(2), 69-79. 

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2008, May). Using the arts to promote creativity in leaders: A multiple case study of threeexecutive institutes. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 3(1).
 
Ehlinger, S., & Katz, J. L. (1995, Fall). Face-off in Minnesota: A pilot study of girls' hockey experience during the first year of sate high school league-sanctioned play. Melpomene Journal, 14(3), 22-26. 

Book chapters

Reiter-Palmon, R., Royston, R., Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Hass, R. (2016/In Press). Is the motivation to be creative domain specific or domain general?: An evaluation of creative identity, creative self-efficacy and creative mindsets. In J.Kaufman & M. Karwowski (Eds.), The creative self (pages to be determined). Academic Press. 

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2015). Rhetorical speech claims about student creativity and the arts: Towards pragmatic appropriation or humanistic realization? In F. Bastos & E. Zimmerman (Eds.), Connecting creativity research and practice in art education (pages to be determined). Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Foster, A. (2012). Drawing avatars: Perspectives on student creativity, identity, and academicachievement in game-based learning. In D. Ifenthaler (Ed.), Assessment in game-based learning: Foundations, innovations, and perspectives (pp. 335-354). NY: Springer.
 
Special Issue Editor Publication Project (In Press).Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2017). Gathering STE(A)M: Policy, Curricular and Programmatic Developments in Arts-based 
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education. Arts Education Policy Review.
Invited authors: Tracie Costantino, Babette Allina, Kylie Peppler, Elaine Perignat.
 
Book review
Perignat, E. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (In Press). Book review: From STEM to STEAM: Using brain-compatible strategies to integrate the arts (Sousa, D. A., & Pilecki, T.) Sage. for Arts Education Policy Review. 

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2015, September). What is scientific creativity? And is it in “crisis”…now? Book review of The creativity crisis: Reinventing science to unleash possibility (Ness, 2015), PsycCritiques, 60(37). (The American Psychological Association). 
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Encyclopedia entries
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2005). Theories of creativity. In C. R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Special Education (3rd Edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2005). Triarchic theory of intelligence. In C. R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Special Education (3rd Edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Smith, B., & Genovesi, J. (In Press). STEAM Out of School Learning. Encyclopedia of 
Out of School Learning (1st Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
 
White papers
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Foster, A. (2010). A framework for studying student creativity in game-based learning 
environments. White Paper on Future Research (Non-Peer Reviewed). National Science Foundation Directorate in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. Retrieved March 23, 2011 from http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/sbe_2020/index.cfm.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hoelscher, K., Geller, J. & Tindal, G. (2008). Analysis of reading in six cases of special 
education curriculum & instruction at the elementary level from 2004-2005. Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research &
Teaching Institute, University of Oregon. Technical Research Report (Non-Peer Reviewed). Technical Report.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Tindal, G. & Trebon, R. (2007). Masters in Educational Leadership program accreditation
reports prepared for the Ministry of Advanced Education, Victoria, British Columbia. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon. 1-241. Successfully received/approved.
 
McCullum, P., Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2007). Program approval report for the Initial Administrator Licensure Program 
& Continuing Administrator Licensure Program with the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon. 1-5. Successfully received/approved.
 
Software and online multimedia
Katz-Buonincontro, J., & Foster, A. (equal authorship). (2014). Keys to the Collection https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keys-to-the-collection/id874961428?mt=8. This research-based, three-dimensional mobile application game uses the Barnes Foundation’s art collection to foster creativity and aesthetic understanding in students.

FULL  RESEARCH  PROJECTS

FUNDED  RESEARCH  PROJECTS

Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2017). What counts, matters: Measuring Critical and Creative Thinking in Photography Students.
           Office of the Provost Summer Research Grants. $7,000.00.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R., & Perignat, E. (February 17, 2017). A Mixed Methods Study of Education Students’ Beliefs
           about Teaching for Creativity. School of Education Research Initiative. $6,794.93.
 
Co-Principal Investigator, Establishing a research collaboration between Engineering, Engineering Technology and
Cognitive Science Faculty: Integrating creativity into undergraduate course projects. (September 01, 2012-September
01, 2014). Research Initiation Grants in Engineering Education. National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering, Engineering Education and Centers, with Dr. Abieyuwa Aghayere, PI, Dr. Gary Friedman, Co-PI, Dr. Vladimir Genis, Co-PI, Dr. Fredericka Reisman, Evaluator, Dr. Youngmoo Kim, Senior Investigator. Budget Amount $157,297.00.
 
Principal Investigator, Playing to See: A Digital Game Based Learning Project with the Ensembles of the Barnes 
Foundation (April 01, 2013-April 30, 2014). This grant produced an interactive three-dimensional mobile application Keys to the Collection, focusing on creativity and aesthetic understanding, for students aged 7-14, with Dr. Aroutis Foster, P.I. $245,000.00.This Research and Development Project is the seminal project of the Drexel-Barnes Partnership, established September 2012, founded by Dr. Katz-Buonincontro and Dr. Foster.
 
Research Co-op Award, Office of the Provost and the Steinbright Career Development Center, (April-September, 2013).
The student assisted with the research and writing functions of the Playing to See project, Budget Amount $7,215.00.
 
Principal Investigator, Researching the Effectiveness of Mobile Application Technology Focused on Creating and Viewing
Works of Art with Students Aged 6-10 (April 5, 2012). Collaborative Research Initiative Grant, School of Education, with Dr. Aroutis Foster. Budget Amount $2,000.00.
 
Co-Principal Investigator, SonicCity Project, (2012). Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITE) Center,
Drexel University, Hana Iverson, P.I. and Dr. Mimi Sheller, P.I., Dan Shimmel, Co-P.I., Jane Dowling, Co-P.I., Tamara Manik-Perlman, Co-P.I., Dr. Pramod Abichandani, Co-P.I. Budget amount $5,000.00.
 
Principal Investigator, An experience sampling methodology (ESM) leadership study: Investigating the affiliation
between mood states and creative problem solving tasks, (2010). Career Development Award, Office of Faculty Development & Equity, Office of the Provost, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Budget amount $3,999.00.

RESEARCH  EXPERIENCE

Research Advisor, The Flow Leadership Project, Washington and Canada, June 2009-December 2009.
Researcher, Center for Advanced Technology in Education, University of Oregon, February 2009-July 2009.

Data Analyst, Behavioral Research and Teaching Institute, University of Oregon, December 2005-April 2008.

Dissertation, Developing a model for promoting creativity in leaders based on a comparative case study of three arts-based executive institutes, Spring 2004-November 2005.
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Research Assistant, Center for Educational Policy Research, Eugene, OR, August 2002-July 2005:
College of Education Curriculum Alignment Study: rating learning outcomes of course syllabi
College Board Validation Study: recruitment for national sample of colleges and universities Standards for Success: content analysis, writing the Arts Standards for final report

Project Manager, Alignment & Challenge Audit-English Standards, Bellevue, WA School District, Educational Policy Improvement Center, Eugene, OR, September-December 2004.

Program Evaluator, Coquitlam Master's Program [for course credit], Educational Leadership, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, January–August 2003.

Research Assistant, Project Alliance-A quantitative study on student achievement and substance use in middle school, Oregon Social Learning Center, Portland, OR, September 1998- September 1999.

Research Fellowship, Quantitative study, Melpomene Institute for Women’s Health, St. Paul, MN, February-June 1995. 

CONFERENCE  PRESENTATIONS  AND  PAPERS

Phillips, J., & Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2017, July). Like a Circle in a Spiral, Like a Wheel within a Wheel: An Art Teacher Engages in Public School Reform. The British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Conference. Ettington Chase, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2016, August). Invited Address: Envisioning CIRCL (Collaborative for Interdisciplinary Research on Creativity in Learning. David Berlyne Award for Early Career Contributions to the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Division 10. 2016 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, August 5-8.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Chair/Organizer (2016, August). Mining mindsets: studies and interventions on perceived versus actual creativity-Symposium Division 10. 2016 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, August 5-8.
 
Reiter-Palmon, R., Katz-Buonincontro, J. Hass, R. (2016, August). Paper in Mining mindsets: studies and interventions on perceived versus actual creativity-Symposium Division 10. 2016 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, August 5-8.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2016, August). Artful avatars: customization options for promoting gender and racial inclusivity in young game players-Paper Division 46. Gamergate---Psychology Addresses Sometimes Violent Protests Against Reel Heroines. 2016 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, August 5-8.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2016, August), Collaborative Proposal Organizer, Chair and Panel Session Moderator. Advancing the Circle of Science by Working with Grant Agencies: National Science Foundation, Institute of Educational Sciences, and the Templeton Foundation, 2016 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, August 5-8. This session includes six Programming Chairs across APA divisions.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2016, April). Panel Organizer and Discussant: Invited Speaker Session: Trends, Gaps and Opportunities in Arts and Learning Research: A Panel with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Arts Education Partnership and the National Art Education Association, 2016 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 8-12.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R., Reiter-Palmon, R. (2016, April). To create or not to create? That is the question-Student beliefs about creativity. Paper submitted for the 2016 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 8-12.

Conference Presentations & PAPERS (Peer-Reviewed)Katz-Buonincontro, J., & Davis, O. (2016, April). Studying engineering technology courses designed to promote creativity. Paper for the 2016 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 8-12.
 
Grant, K. L. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2016, April). Teaching qualitative observation skills through popular film to compliment fieldwork experiences. Paper submitted for the 2016 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 8-12.
 
Paluck, J., Foster, A., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Berkowitz, L. (2016, April). A five-stage research project for designing a visual arts-based mobile game. Paper submitted for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C., April 8-12.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2015, August). Mobile learning in the museum: promoting aesthetic learning through
digital games. In the symposium Active aesthetic engagement and learning. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Division 10: Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts. Toronto, Canada.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2015, August). Engineering students’ and professors’ entity versus incremental views of
creativity. In the symposium Misconceptions about creativity and their effects on teaching, learning, and training creativity. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Division 10: Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts. Toronto, Canada.
 
Klawans, M., Aghayere, A., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Reisman, F. (2015, February). Assessing the creativity of senior design projects using an engineering expert panel. American Society for Engineering Education Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration. Palm Springs, CA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Smith, B. (2015, April). Gathering STEAM: The integration of arts-based educational
projects into science, technology, engineering and math curricula. Symposium for the Arts and Learning Special Interest Group. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2015. Chicago, IL.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Phillips, J. C. (2015, April). Using drawing and doodling to deepen inter-subjectivity in
the interview process. Paper Proposal. Qualitative Research Special Interest Group. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2015. Chicago, IL.
 
Phillips, J. C. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2014, October). Drawing while talking and thinking: exploring the intersection between creativity and imagination. International Creativity Conference. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Torrance Center.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Foster, A., Speck, B. & Gross, K. (2014, September). Keys to the collection mobile app
launch and discussion. Invited guest speaker. The Barnes Foundation Public Programs. Free First Sundays at the Barnes. Philadelphia, PA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J.. & Davis, O. (2014, August). Using experience sampling methodology to understand the nature of learning in engineering technology courses. Paper presented at the Symposium on Creativity and the Arts in Everyday Life: Research in Natural Environments. American Psychological Association, Annual Convention 2014, Washington, D.C.
 
Rangan, P., Gross, K., Speck, B., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Foster, A. (2014, April). Keys to the Collection: Digital Game Based Learning. Drexel University Research Day Poster. Philadelphia-PA: Best poster award-Education and Outreach.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2014, April). Fanning the fires of conflict or leading with empathy? Aesthetic learning “tipping points” in improvisational theatre. Paper Session for the Symposium Researching aesthetics, empathy and education. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2014. Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2014, April). Panelist: Aesthetic learning for the future. 2nd Annual School & Society Forum, John Dewey Society and Special Interest Group in Conjunction with the Arts in Learning Special Interest Group. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2014. Philadelphia, PA.
 
Foster, A. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2014, April). Using the TPACK-ICCE framework to analyze visual arts mobile applications for teaching and learning. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2014. Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Paluck, J., Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Foster, A. (2014, April). Introducing aesthetics at the Barnes Foundation: a study of how students learn Deweyan aesthetic principles through ensembles of art. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2014. Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Klawans, M., Aghayere, A., Friedman, G., Genis, V., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Reisman, F. Enhancing creativity in
engineering and engineering technology students (2014, March). International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education, Guirmeraes, Portugal.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2013, November). Affordances, constraints and possibilities of mobile devices in educational leadership preparation programs. University Council of Educational Administration Annual Convention 2013. Indianapolis, IN.
 
Phillips, J., Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2013, November). Mini-workshop on arts-based approaches to leadership preparation: “Improv”-ing leadership through improv theatre. University Council of Educational Administration Annual Convention 2013. Indianapolis, IN.
 
Carr, M., Chan, S. P., Womack, A., DeBonis, A. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2013, November). Handling toxic leadership with emotional intelligence: a critical conversations paper for building better school and university communities. University Council of Educational Administration Annual Convention 2013. Indianapolis, IN.  
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Phillips, J. & Arnold, N. (2013, April). Using the arts to promote social justice and vision-
building skills in school leaders. Social Curriculum, Arts in Learning Special Interest Group. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2013. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Ghosh, R. (2013, April). Establishing an empirical model to link educational
leadership students’ creative problem solving in schools to their coursework using experience sampling
methodology. Roundtable session paper presented at the American Education Research Association. Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Rosen, D., Aghayere, A., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Reisman, F. (2013, April). Infusing creativity into undergraduate engineering education courses at Drexel University. A research poster presented at Research Day, Drexel University. Philadelphia, PA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Solan, A. M. (2012, September). From ‘I’ to ‘We:’ developing students to be creative leaders-evidence from student drawings and narratives. Paper presented at the American Creativity Association Innovation by Design Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
 
Martin, D., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Livert, D. (2012, September). Openness to experience and critical thinking in study abroad students. Paper presented at the American Creativity Association Innovation by Design Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2012, November). Discussant for session: Principals navigating politics and policy. Remarks prepared and discussed at the University Council of Educational Administration Convention. Denver, CO. (Not published).

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2012, November). Building a formative understanding of educational leaders’ creative problem solving process (CPSP) using experience sampling methodology. Paper presented at the University Council of Educational Administration Convention. Denver, CO. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Foster, A. (2012, August).‘Drawing out’ adolescent identity, academic engagement and
mathematics knowledge in a digital gaming classroom. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Orlando, FL.

Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Hektner, J. M. (2012, August). The paradox of simultaneous emotions: Examining creative problem solving in educational leaders. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Orlando, FL.
 
Aghayere, A., Reisman, F., Katz-Buonincontro, J., Genis, V., Freidman, G., Kim, Y. (2012, February). Enhancing creative strengths in engineering technology students through curriculum and pedagogy modification. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education. Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration 2012.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hammrich, P.L., & Fadigan, K. (2012, January). Creativity in science students [CiSS]: 
Establishing an empirical model. Paper presented at the International Education Conference in Hawaii.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2011, April). Rhetorical claims about student creativity and the arts: Towards pragmatic
appropriation or humanistic realization? Paper presented at the Arts in Learning Special Interest Group. American Education Research Association. Annual Convention 2011. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2011, February 25). Teaching qualitative research methods: Developing students’ observation skills through film. Paper presented for Group Session. 32nd Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2011, March 31). Autonomous versus socially affirming creative problem solving approaches in leaders. Paper presented at American Creativity Association Conference 2011, Orlando, FL.
 
Foster, A., Katz-Buonincontro, J, & Shah, M. (2011). Designing a game-based learning course: K-12 integration and pedagogical model. Paper presented at the 2011 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International    Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.
 
Foster, A. & Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2010, February 03). Students’ mathematics knowledge and motivation in a game- based learning classroom. Research Presentation to Parkway West High School Principal and Faculty. Philadelphia, PA.

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2010, February 03). ESM survey app development. In Schmidt, C. Research and Demonstration Lab Mobile App Projects. Mobile Apps for Academe. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost. Drexel University. Philadelphia, PA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Foster, A. (2010, October 29). Studying creativity as a dynamic process in game-based
classrooms. Session presented at the Planned P.A. Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) Eastern Regional Instructional Practices Event Aligning Standards with Innovation and Creativity. Philadelphia, PA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2010, April 30). How might aesthetic knowing relate to leadership development? A literature review of aesthetic leadership qualities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Convention. New Orleans, LA. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Phillips, J. (2010, May 1). Research on using the arts to develop reflection and problem
solving in educational leaders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association Convention. New Orleans, LA. Retrieved from the AERA Online Paper Repository.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2010, March 23). Engaging leaders online. World Bank Symposium, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (online session presentation).
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2010). Education in the gap: K-12 applied creativity panel, American Creativity Association 2010 International Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2008, November). Exploring the affiliation between creative thinking and student success: How  leaders might evaluate and use creativity rubrics. Paper presented at the University Council of Educational Administration Convention, Orlando, FL.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2008, April). Piloting a survey on creative problem solving with school leaders. Paper presented at Division A-Administration. American Educational Research Association Convention, New York, NY.
 
Conference Presentations & PAPERS (Peer-Reviewed)Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2008, April). How do the arts foster leadership development? Evidence from a multiple case study of executive institutes. Paper presented at the Arts in Learning Special Interest Group Session. American Educational Research Association Convention, New York, NY.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Tindal, G., Hoelscher, K., & J. Geller. (2008, April). Reading assessment for students with  significant cognitive disabilities: Identifying a gap between instruction and assessment. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention, New York, NY.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2008, December). Aesthetic interpretations of painting, Exhibition Interpreters Training Presentation. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2006). The impact of improvisational theatre on school leaders’ abilities to creatively solve problems: A case study of an executive-institute from 2004-2006. Paper presented at the University Council of Educational Administration Convention, San Antonio, TX.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Beghetto, R. (2006, April). The skills and dispositions of creative leadership in education: An analysis of representations in leadership development institutes and the literature. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention, San Diego, CA.
 
Conley, D., Katz-Buonincontro, J., O-Shaughnessay, T. & Ray, K. (2006, April). Pilot study of a new curriculum analysis  tool for colleges of education, Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention, San Diego, CA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2005, November). Implications of creativity for democratic leadership. Paper presented at the University Council of Educational Administration Convention, Nashville, TN.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2005, March). Aesthetic lessons for leadership development. Paper presented at the Social Theory, Politics and Arts Conference, Eugene, OR.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Dellabaugh, K. (2005, March). The culturally enlightened campus: False myth or purposeful design? Paper presented at the Social Theory, Politics and Arts Conference, Eugene, OR.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2005, June). Leadership development and creativity. Paper prepared for the Creative Problem- Solving Institute. Buffalo, NY.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2005, April). Does learning in the arts enhance leadership development? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention, Montreal, CA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Sohn, H.J. (2005, March). Meet Korea in Eugene: Cultivating grassroots cultural diplomacy on a  university campus. Paper presented at the Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & Beghetto, R. (2005, March). Making room for creativity in teaching & leadership: Pipedream or  rigorous approach? Presentation for the Oregon Educators Conference, Eugene, OR.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J., (2004, May). Active teaching in art museums, Exhibition Interpreters Training Presentation, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2004, November). A multiple case study of arts-based executive institutes: Preliminary research  findings. Paper presented at the University Council of Educational Administration Convention, San Diego, CA.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. & DeFranco, J. (2003, March). Understanding university success. Presentation for the Oregon Educators Conference, Eugene, OR.
 
Katz-Buonincontro, J. (2002, September). Teaching the European Collection. Exhibition Interpreters Training Presentation, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.