Josey Pickett

Josey Pickett, B.F.A., M.Ed. (she/her/hers) Is a native of the U.S./Mexico borderland, mother, educator, performing artist, researcher, choreographer, and director. She is currently a doctoral candidate in sociocultural foundations in the University of Texas at El Paso's (UTEP) Teaching, Learning, and Culture Program where her research focuses on the role of reflective practices in the development of critical consciousness and pedagogical content knowledge in dance teacher education. She has performed with, choreographed and lead community outreach for: the UTEP Dinner Theatre, UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance, El Paso Opera, UTEP Opera, EPISD Fine Arts Summer Musical, Ensemble Musical Theatre Student Organization, Mountain Movement Dance Company, Zilker Theatrical Productions, and Broadway by the Bay. She has acted as a professional development facilitator and consultant for: Actorspace, Region 19 Education Service Center, El Paso ISD, Socorro ISD, and Ysleta ISD Arts Alliance. Her professional and student memberships have included: Texas Dance Teachers Association, National Dance Educators Organization, American Educational Research Association, and United Teacher Education Doctoral Students. Her research and creative works are driven by her goal to advance equity and inclusion, contemporaneously, in our educational and global community. Joseypickett.com