Academic Area:
Research Interests:
- Music Reading/Sight-Singing in the Choral Classroom
- With Colleague Dr. Guy Harrision, Access to String Music Education in the U.S.
- Effects Deficit Language in on Pre-Service Music Educators' Views of Families and Students
- Effects of Multi-Subject Area Collaboration on Pre-Service Teachers' Views on Collaboration and Co-Teaching (new)
- Race Conversations in Our Classrooms (new)
- Effective use of Technology in Music Instruction/Education
My current research focuses on affects of terminology used in educational settings, and how these might affect pre-service teachers' views about students, their families, and their backgrounds. I also focus on teaching sight-singing.