Using qualitative and quantitative research methodology, Dr. Schmitt has conducted research in university, museum, and art studio settings. 
Publications include:

Building Bridges for Success: A Sourcebook for Colleges and Universities by CSRD: Book chapter: “Students on Academic Probation: A Successful Intervention Guided by Pedagogical and Curricular Content Theories”
07/2017
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Dissertation: Art Museum Educators and Curators: An Examination of Art Interpretation Priorities and Teacher Identities
​2014

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“Art Museum Educators and Curators: An Examination of Art Interpretation Priorities
and Teacher Identities,” 
Museum Education Monitor
04/2014

“Putting Museums to Work”
Co-author Mary Erickson, PhD
SchoolArts: The Art Education MagArizonaine for Teachers, Vol. 113, Issue 4 
12/2013​

“Examining Art Interpretation in 21st Century Museums,”
Museum Education Monitor
04/2013

“Establishing an Inclusive Environment for Students with Autism,” 
Co-author Dale O’Neill, PhD
Developments Journal, Vol. 13, Spring Issue
02/2015



​“Students’ Perceptions of Success in the Art Classroom,”
Co-author Hillary Andrelchik, PhD
International Journal of Education & the Arts, Vol. 15, No.13
10/2014
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“Second Life Museums of the Hyperreal,”
Book chapter in Art Education and Digital Worlds,
Edited by Mary Stokrocki, PhD,
published by the National Art Education Association
02/2014

“Curators are Rock Stars: How Museum Educators and Curators Teach Art Interpretation
in 21st Century Museums,” 
Marilyn Zurmuehlen’s Working Papers in Art Education
05/2013

“Believing and Achieving: Enhancing Self-Efficacy in First Year Seminars,” 
co-Author Dale O’Neill, Developments Journal, Vol. 11, Spring Issue 
03/2013