Stacie Austin, Ed.D., is an artist, educator, and life-long learner. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Education and Elementary Education Coordinator at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Her years of teaching experience range from pre-k to graduate school, with multiple grades in between. Stacie has taught in the self-contained general education setting, visual arts in elementary and middle school, undergraduate curriculum and instruction courses, and graduate level undergraduate curriculum and instruction and reading courses. Her research interests include creative pedagogy, social emotional learning, and arts integration. Along with teaching in an academic setting, Stacie is also a 500hr Registered YogaFaith Master Trainer and enjoys implementing mindfulness practices in and out of the classroom. She lives in Louisiana with her husband and their three children.