Sean TurnerSean Turner (PhD) has degrees in Literacy, Special Education, and Theatre Arts. He is a Lessac-Certified Trainer(R) and has been Managing Director of Lessac Training and Research Institute (LTRI) since 2013. He was one of the editors of the Lessac Fetschrift (2009). He has presented and published nationally and internationally around arts based research/education. His research interests include interdisciplinary approaches towards Kinesensics, Critical Discourse Analysis, Social Learning, Multimodality, New Literacies, Special Education and Arts Based Education. Sean currently collaborates on multiple arts based programs throughout the country and teaches at Hunter College, Mercy College, and Innovation Diploma High School. He is a current member of the LTRI Research Committee and served as the President of LTRI from 2012-2013. Read More Read Less