Timothy Bellavia is an Associate Professor of Alternative Programs and University Partnerships within the Graduate School of Education. He earned his MFA from Pratt Institute and was a fellow of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and he is the author of several children's picture books, including the award-winning “We Are All the Same Inside.” Over the past few decades, Bellavia has collaborated with several non-profit organizations including Sesame Workshop, Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation, and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. He was a recipient of Education Update’s Outstanding Educator of the Year Award and served as an integral part of a five-year research project to highlight the importance of integrating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) topics into elementary school's curriculum. The research was funded through an Education Innovation Research (EIR) grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE).
Areas of Expertise
Art education, social studies
Recent Publications
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Bellavia, T. (2025) Sage Doll Through the Years. New York, NY: TIMM-E. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/39/
- Bellavia, T., Courey, S. J., Shino, M., Hancock, H., Emmons, C., & Vayenas, N. (2022). Treble Goes to a Go Go [Animation]. The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz and YAM Research Group. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/183
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Bellavia, T., Courey, S. J., Shino, M., Hancock, H., Emmons, C., & Vayenas, N. (2022). Treble Catches the Rhythm Train [Animation]. The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz and YAM Research Group. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/182
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Bellavia, T., Courey, S. J., Shino, M., Hancock, H., Emmons, C., & Vayenas, N. (2021). Treble Leads the Class [Animation]. The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz and YAM Research Group. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/gse_pubs/182
Memberships and Affiliations
- Mattie Stepanek Peace Foundation Board Member https://mattiespeacefoundation.org/team/
In The News
Herbie Hancock joins animators with fresh approach to teaching young children, The Electronic Urban Report
