I AM: Portrait Poem
I am calm but creative
I wonder about the rain
I hear showers
I see water
I want to be drenched in droplets
I am calm but creative
I pretend to teach
I feel uneasy
I touch ideas
I worry about tessellations
I cry over victimized children
I am calm but creative
I understand reality
I say I roll with the punches
I dream about goodwill
I try to be compassionate
I hope for harmony
I am calm but creative
Dr. Karen V. Lee
Faculty of Education
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4
kvlee@mail.ubc.ca
Refereed
Lee, K.V. (2010b). An Autoethnography: Music Therapy after Laser Eye Surgery. Qualitative Inquiry. 16(4)244-248.
Lee, K. V. (2010a). Miscarriage. Families, Systems, and Health, 28(20), 194.
Gouzouasis, P.J. & Lee, K.V. (2009). The Cage: Stuff, Tunes, Tales. Reflective Practice,
10(2), 173-178.
Lee, K.V. (2009). Georgie’s Girl : last conversation with my father. In P. Chamberlayne & M.
Smith, (Eds.). Art, Creativity and Imagination in Social Work Practice. (pp.31-38).
NewYork, NY: Routledge.
Lee, Karen V. (March, 2009). White Whispers. Cell 2 Soul: Human Health Care Blog.
http://www.cell2soul.typepad.com/
Lee, K. V. (2009). I Reach for Rum. Qualitative Inquiry, 15(3), 499-502.
Wu Yue Yue & Lee, K.V. (Jan, 2008). The Inspire from Courses of Music Education in Canada,
Journal of Music Inditing, Music Association, China
Gouzouasis, P. J. & Lee, K.V. (2008). Sticky Knot Danish. In J. G. Knowles, S. Promislow & A. L. Cole, (Eds.). Creating Scholartistry: Imagining the Arts-informed Thesis or Dissertation* (pp. 15-25. Vol. 4, Arts-informed Inquiry Series). Halifax, NS & Toronto, ON: Backalong Books & The Centre for Arts-informed Research.
Lee, K.V. (2008). Myrt’s Kitchen. Journal of Loss and Trauma, International Perspectives on Stress & Coping, 13(6), 541-546.
Lee, K. V. (2008). A Neophyte about Online Teaching: Almost Done. Qualitative Inquiry, 14(7), 1180-1186.
Lee, K. V. (2008) Scrabble: An Autoethnography about Adoption. Iowa Journal of Communication, 40(1&2),115-125.
Lee, K. V. (2008). White Whispers. Qualitative Inquiry, 14(6), 896-890.
Lee, Karen V. (2008). A Sketchbook of Memories [38 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 9(2), Art. 40. Available at http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs-texte/2-08/08-2-40-e.htm.
Lee, Karen V. (June, 2008). Georgie’s Girl. Cell 2 Soul: Human Health Care Blog. Available at: http://cell2soul.typepad.com/cell2soul_blog/2008/06/georgies-girl.html
Lee, K.V. (2008). “Out of the Cage” in The Authentic Dissertation: Alternative ways of knowing, research and representation, edited by Four Arrows, published by Routledge, 149-154.
Lee. K.V. (2008). A Slice of Fruitcake: An Autoethnographic Reflection. (JAHA) Journal of Aging, Humanities and Arts, 2(1), 41-47.
Lee, K. V. (2008). Chaos. Visions in Research in Music Education, v.11. Available at: http://www.rider.edu/~vrme/
Lee, K. V. (2007). Caesar’s Closure. Reflective Practice, 8(4), 545-550.
Lee, K. V. (2007). George’s Girl: Last Conversation with my Father, Journal of Social Work Practice, 21(3), 289-296.
Lee, K.V. (2007). George: Music and Apple Pie. Journal of Creative Work (Scientific Journals International), [On-line Journal], v(2), Art. 3. Available at: http://www.scientificjournals.org/journals2007/j_of_creative2.htm.
Lee, K.V. (2007, October). Confessing Takes Courage. [22 paragraphs] Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal], 8(1), Art. 6. Available at: http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs-texte/1-07/07-1-6-e.htm. http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-e/inhalt1-07-e.htm
Lee, K. V. (2006F). A Fugue About Grief. Qualitative Inquiry. 12(6), 1154-1159.
Lee, K. V. (2006E). Drumming Math. Canadian Music Educator Journal. 48(2), 50-51.
Lee, K. V. (2006D). The Eleventh Hour. Visions in Research in Music Education, v.8. Available at: http://www.rider.edu/~vrme/
Lee, K. V. (2006C). Fallen Diva. Reflective Practice, 7(3), 383-391.
Lee, K. V. (2006B). At The Beach: Mother and Daughter. Lifewriting, 3(1), 141-146.
Lee, K. V. (2006A). Her Real Story. Journal of Loss and Trauma. 11(3), 257-260.
Lee, K. V. (2005C). Spoiled in Academia. Qualitative Inquiry. 11(6), 939-940.
Lee, K. V. (2005B). Neuroticism: End of a Doctoral Dissertation. Qualitative Inquiry. 11(6), 933-938.
Lee, K. V. (2005A). Joseph Santini: Divided I Stand. Qualitative Inquiry. 11(4).
Lee, K.V. (2004) Nothing New: Lots of Gel. Action Criticism & Theory for Music Education. 3 (1).
Lee, K. V. (2003). Maria’s Medley. English Quarterly. 35(2), 20-21. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=528581921&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=6993&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Gouzouasis, P. & Lee, K.V. (2002). Do You Hear What I Hear: Musicians Composing The Truth: Teacher Education Quarterly, Fall 2002. 29(4), 125-141.
Welcome!
As UBC Faculty Advisor and Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, UBC, Vancouver, B. C., Canada, I’m available for questions about coursework and practicum, to obtain a B. Ed. and BC teaching certificate.
My research interests include issues of music/teacher education, performance ethnography, memoir, women’s life histories, autoethnography, writing practices, and arts-based approaches to qualitative research. My doctoral dissertation was a book of short stories titled Riffs of Change: Musicians Becoming Music Educators. I am a teacher, writer, musician, music educator, and researcher. Currently, I teach undergraduate and graduate students at UBC in both traditional and online contexts.
I look forward to having you as students and making your professional UBC B. Ed. year a positive and rewarding academic and educational experience.
Cheers,
Dr. Karen V. Lee
UBC Faculty Advisor/Lecturer
kvlee@mail.ubc.ca
