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2016 Doctor of Musical Arts, Music Education
University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
Dissertation: Composing in Groups: Creative Processes of Third and Fifth Grade Students
Committee: Dr. Beatriz Ilari, Chair; Dr. Peter Webster, Dr. Dennis Hocevar
Concentrations: Choral Music & Conducting, Music Theory & Composition, Statistics
California Music Education Association
2013 – 2018 Southwestern Section, President & Immediate Past President
2016 – current State Council, Creativity and Composition Representative
2004 Master of Music, Music Education
University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music
Thesis: Leadership in Curricular Change: A National Survey of Music Education
Faculty Perceptions Regarding Music Composition in Music Teacher Education
Programs
Committee: Dr. Ruth Brittin, Chair; Dr. David Wolfe, Dr. Thomas Nelson, Dr. Virgil
Kitchen, Dr. Denis Meerdink
Graduate Assistant to Dr. Ruth Brittin, Chair; Responsibilities included music teacher
credentialing field work, research, choral and instrumental festivals
Concentration: Instrumental
2004 Master of Education, Curriculum & Instruction
University of the Pacific, Benerd School of Education
Thesis: Architecture of Leadership: Models, Trends, and Implications in Developmental
Context of Higher Education Change
Committee Chair: Dr. Marilyn Draheim
Graduate/Research Assistant to School of Education Dean, Dr. John Nagle;
Research Assistant to NCATE Director, Dr. Sharon Brockman
1994 Bachelor of Music, Composition
University of Oregon, School of Music, June 1994
Assistant to Dean (1992-94)
Assistant to Undergraduate Secretary (1991-1993)
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