Invited Conferences & Workshops
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS – INVITED
Massachusetts Music Educators Conference March 2027
Featured Presenter
Universal Design for Learning 1 & 2
Classroom Management by Design
Worcester, MA
Consultation for McGill University School of Music July 2026
on Supporting Neurodivergent Music Students
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Great Music Teaching through Universal Design for Learning June – July 2026
Summer Music Educators Workshop
Carnegie Hall,
New York, NY
Rethinking Evaluation: Equitable Feedback and February 2026
Assessment Strategies
College Music Society – Early Career
Online
Summer Teaching
Kodály Level One Pedagogy & Materials and Methods
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Interested in the Kodály Program at James Madison: contact Dr. Rachel Grimsby: grimsbrl@jmu.edu
Interested in the Master’s of Music Education Program at James Madison: contact Dr. William Dabback: dabbacwm@jmu.edu
Research conferences / Guest Lecturing
Research Conferences
Access and Equity through Service-Learning: Sept. 2026
Does it Meet Stakeholder Needs? (paper)
National Association for Music Education
Long Beach, CA
(did not attend due to personal reasons)
Neurodivergent Music Teacher Educators: Navigating the Journey (paper) July 2026
from Graduate Student to Tenured Professor
Supporting Neurodivergent Colleagues and Students: Perspectives (workshop)
from Neurodivergent Music Teacher Educators
Navigating ableist structures within a performance degree (paper)
International Society for Music Education Conference
Montreal, Canada
Caregiver Perspectives on Children’s Musical Experiences (paper) July 2026
International Society for Music Education Preconference
Ottawa, Canada
Perceptions and Outcomes of Implementing Ungrading March 2026
in an Undergraduate Music Methods Course (paper)
College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Conference
Petersburg, VA
(did not attend due to illness)
Access and Equity through Service-Learning: Does It Meet Stakeholder Needs? October 2025
Ungrading in Higher Education: Research to Practice (posters)
(Invited, but Declined due to Family Wedding)
Society for Music Teacher Educators
Research Conference
Indianapolis, IN
Guest Lectures
Mixed-Methods Inquiry: Guidance for Ph.D. Students March 2027
Seminar in Music Education Research
University of South Florida
Online
Teaching Music to Students with Disabilities November 2026
Intro to Music Education
Florida Atlantic University
Online
Mixed-Methods Inquiry: Guidance for Ph.D. Students April 2026
Seminar in Music Education Research
Nazareth College
Online
Collaborating with Paraprofessionals and Understanding April 2026
IEPs in the Music Education Setting
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
Online
Ungrading in Higher Ed. March 2026
MU 5663 Curriculum and Methodology
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, TX
Physiology and Development of the Child’s Singing Voice February 2026
MUPED 778
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
