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Christi has a diverse background as a dance educator, administrator, and choreographer. She has been teaching dance for over 25 years in various settings including public schools, community spaces, private studios, and higher education. She currently teaches a range of undergraduate and graduate courses at 51ĀŅĀ× including contemporary modern technique, dance composition, dance pedagogy, arts management, and an array of seminars, independent studies, and tutorials. She has developed new courses including Issues and Methods in Dance Pedagogy, Introduction to Arts Administration, Eyeing the Everyday, and Concepts, Communications, and Considerations in Arts Management.

Christiā€™s research focuses on pedagogy; she explores how dance training, curriculum, and community shape a studentā€™s identity within the context of their studies. She contributes to the field through original research, international presentations, and publications. She has received two 1804 Endowment Grants for her research and her writing is published in a variety of outlets including Research in Dance Education, Journal of Dance Education, Dance Education in Practice, and Dance Teacher.Her professional choreography has been presented at venues in Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. She regularly collaborates with colleagues in theater and has choreographed numerous main stage musicals.

As an arts administrator, Christiā€™s research focuses on curriculum and community engagement. She is published in the American Journal of Arts Management, has presented at the national conferences for the Association of Arts Administration Educators, and serves as a consultant for arts programming and development with non-profit arts organizations. Christi previously worked as the State Arts Coordinator for the West Virginia Department of Education, where she oversaw all aspects of arts education including dance, music, theater, and visual arts; she has been an advocate for arts and arts education in the public and private sectors, non-profit arts organizations, and at the state and national levels; and has held supervisory roles at all levels of K-12 public arts education.

Educational Background

Christi is a proud alumnus of 51ĀŅĀ×!

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction (2012)
• Graduate Certificate, Women's and Gender Studies (2011)
• M.A., Specialized Study in Dance, Special Education, and ExercisePhysiology (1999)
• M. Ed. (1999)
• B.F.A., Dance Performance and Choreography (1997)

Interests

Dance Education, Dance Pedagogy, Critical Theory, Leadership Models, Feedback, Community Building, Educational Programming

Honors & Awards

• 51ĀŅĀ× Leadership Fellow, Mid-American Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (2024-2025)
• Cutler Scholars Outstanding Mentor Award (Spring 2024)
• University Professor Award (2022-2023)
• Social Justice in the Classroom award nominee (2018)

Professional Affiliations

• Dance and the Child International (daCi)
• National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
• Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE)
• Ohio Dance

Recent Scholarship (selected)

Camper Moore, C., & Bell, A. (2023). Power of the Pillow: Three Models to Support Student

Creativity. Dance Education in Practice (9)4, 21-25.

Szymanski, B., & Camper Moore, C. (March 2023). The Need for Sustainable Documentation

and Evaluation Strategies in Community-Based Arts Programs. American Journal of Arts

Management. Volume 11, Winter 2023

Camper Moore, C. (2022, March 08). Interdisciplinary collaboration as a source for (re)Igniting

student creativity. National Dance Education Organization, Behind the Curtain.

Camper Moore, C. (2021). ā€˜Culture of Basic Goodnessā€™ ā€“ examining factors that contribute to

student success and sense of place in undergraduate dance major programs. Research in

Dance Education. Published online November 18, 2021.

Camper Moore, C. & Moore, D.R. (2021). The extended mind: Tools to expand cognition in the

collegiate modern dance class. Journal of Dance Education (21)3, 198-202.

Featured News

ā€œMini-grant program enhances engagement with first-year studentsā€ (October 9, 2024)

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ā€œArts Administration students contribute to arts and culture organizations during summer internshipsā€ (August 6, 2024)      

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ā€œIn UP course, students find the extraordinary in the everydayā€ (April 1, 2024)

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ā€œEyeing the Everyday Exhibit Talk and Tourā€ (March 7, 2024)

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