Gretchen M. Miller, MA, LPAT, ATR-BC ® , ACTP
Social Media American Art Therapy Association The Art Therapist's Guide to Social Media offers the art therapy community a guide that addresses content related to social media use, its growing influence, and the impact social networking has on the profession and work of art therapists.
TED x Ursuline: Cultivating Creativity, Connection, and Community - In this TEDx talk, Gretchen describes the ways social media offers opportunity for creativity, connection, and the development of community.
Ursuline College Alumni Service Award: Promoting the Field of Art Therapy and Building Community
AATA Presidential Recognition Award: Social Media (2015)
In 2008, Gretchen founded The Art Therapy Alliance , an on-line professional network leveraging social media and connection to promote art therapy, the work of art therapists, and build community.
Gretchen also created the online community 6 Degrees of Creativity that cultivates creative energy through art making, collaboration, and connection among art therapists, expressive arts therapists, and others around the world. Associate Editor | Social Media Coordinator, Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association (2022-Present)
Director, American Art Therapy Association (AATA) Board of Directors (2017-2021) Honors & Scholarship Working Group Board Liaison, 50th Anniversary Chair, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Taskforce and Committee Chair, AATA Communications Team
Presidential Recognition Award, 2016
Active in the AATA for over 20 years: Student Subcommittee Chair (1997-1999), Education Committee (1999-2002), Web Editorial Committee (2002-2003), Publications Committee (2005-2006), Governmental Affairs Committee (2007-2008), Journal Advisory Board (2007-2009), Web Editor (2005-2008), Program Chair for AATA's 40th Anniversary Conference (2009)
Recipient of the Association's highest recognition, Honorary Life Member (HLM) Award for outstanding regional and national contributions in the field of art therapy (2019)
Past President (2007-2010)
Publications Committee Chair Editor of BATA's quarterly newsletter, The Palette (2005-2007)
Online Course Instructor: Online Art Therapy Approaches and Methods (2022,-Present), Creating a Strong Art Therapy Presence on Social Media (2023)
Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Art Therapy
Guest Editor, Special Issue- Online Art Therapy, Volume 25, Issue 4, International Journal of Art Therapy (2020)
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