Crystal Mercado

Crystal Mercado Assistant Professor   Email:  Office: 25-127 Phone: 805-756-1859

bell hooks: “The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is—it’s to imagine what is possible.”

Education 

M.F.A. in Theatre for Youth, Arizona State University (2008)

B.A. in Theatre, emphasis in Children’s Theatre, San Diego State University (2005)

Courses 

LS 370: Performing Arts in the Elementary Classroom

Research & Interests 

Arts Education
Creativity and Play
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Theatre for Youth

Professional Experience

Founder & Artistic Director, Bocón — a San Diego–based arts education and theatre organization

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