Teri Evans-Palmer, Associate Professor at Texas State University, enjoys preparing new visual art teachers for success in the field. Her career as a K-12 art educator, school district visual arts coordinator, director of public information, study abroad program director, researcher, and artist have placed her in schools and museums across Texas, Pennsylvania, Germany, Italy, and Africa. Her published research investigates the internal capacities of teachers, specifically the essential vitality of humor as a response to the inherent challenges in public school art education (teacher resilience, disposition, emotional well-being, instructional self-efficacy, student engagement, and visual journaling). Teri leads professional development and continuing education for visual arts and museum educators. She received her B.S. in Art Education from Kutztown University, her M.S. in Art from Texas A & M University, and her Ph.D. from University of the Incarnate Word.