Kelly Glynn

Faculty Member

Kelly Glynn

Biography

Kelly Bruce Glynn is an accomplished and energetic administrator and educator with an extensive background in arts education and arts administration. Kelly holds a Master of Fine Arts from The University of Utah, a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Southern Mississippi, and a Professional Utah Education License with a K-12 Dance Endorsement. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Education in Learning and Organizational Change at Baylor University. Her research focuses on creating sustainable, high-quality arts education practices and policies to ensure all K-12 students have equitable access to arts education.

Kelly has been working in arts education for over ten years, teaching dance and arts integration at non-traditional high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, universities, and private studios. Recently, Kelly worked at the Utah State Board of Education and administered the Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools, Artistic Resources for Teachers and Students, and Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program and oversaw K-12 Dance, Film & Media Arts, and Visual Arts education. Throughout her career as an artist and educator, she has presented and delivered training for school districts, universities, organizations, and non-profits both nationally and internationally. Kelly currently works as a Professional Faculty in Residence for the Creative Arts at Utah Valley University in the School of Education.

Education

EDD, Baylor University, 2026

Major: Doctorate of Education in Learning and Organizational Change

MFA, University of Utah, 2015

Major: Modern Dance

BFA, University of Southern Mississippi, 2012

Major: Dance

Teaching

EDEL 4980

Elementary Education Capstone Seminar, Spring 2025

EDEL 4240

Elementary Learning Environments IV, Spring 2025

EDEL 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDEL 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDEL 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDEL 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDSC 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDSC 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDSC 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDSC 1010

Introduction to Education, Spring 2025

EDEL 4990

Teacher Performance Assessment Project, Spring 2025

Presentations

Goodman, Andrew (Presenter & Author), Glynn, Kelly (Presenter & Author), Wakefield, Wendy (Presenter & Author), Advocacy: Advancing, Transforming, and Energizing our Commitments to Education, "Deliberate Design_ Cultivating Positive Teacher Dispositions in Teacher Preparation Programs", Association of Teacher Educators, Denver, Colorator. (July 28, 2024)
Glynn, Kelly , Constitution Literacy Institute, "Moving and Meaning Making of the Bill of Rights", Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (June 25, 2024)
Glynn, Kelly (Presenter & Author), Arts Integration Webinar Series_ What a Great Salt Lake!, "Dancing Data Points", Weber State University and Southern Utah University, Online. (April 4, 2024)
Glynn, Kelly (Presenter & Author), Creativity in Young Children , "Introduction to Dance Integration ", University of Utah, Salt Lake City. (March 20, 2024)
Glynn, Kelly (Co-Presenter), Gray, Elicia (Co-Presenter), Siebers, Riley (Co-Author), Balancing the A.R.T.S, "Art and Science Beyond Reality", Utah Art Education Association, Moab . (March 8, 2024)
Glynn, Kelly (Presenter & Author), Arts Education Partnership, "BTS Arts_ Navigating Utah’s Statewide K-6 Arts Integration Program ", Portland, Oregon. (September 14, 2023)