Special Research Interest Groups (SRIGs) 2010-2012
How to Join a Special Research Interest Group
If you're an active member of NAfME, just send a message to NAfME Member Advocacy Resource Manager Nick Webb noting the SRIG(s) you'd like to join. Please be sure to include your preferred email address. Visit the SRIG Web sites listed below to find out more about SRIG activities.
Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) SRIG Liaison: Marie McCarthy
Department of Music Education
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
University of Michigan
1100 Baits Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Ph: (734) 647-0557
Adult and Community Music Education
Chair: Debbie Rohwer
University of North Texas
PO Box 311367
Denton, TX 76203-1367
Ph: (940) 369-7538
Chair-Elect: Lee Higgins
Boston University School of Music
855 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Ph: (617) 358-3176
Affective Response
Chair: Joseph Parisi
University of Missouri-Kansas City
4949 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64110-2229
Ph: (816) 235-2919
Chair-Elect: Frank Diaz
The University of Oregon
School of Music and Dance
1225 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1225
Please send any correspondence to both Joseph Parisi and Frank Diaz.
Assessment
Chair: Tim Brophy
University of Florida
PO Box 117900
School of Music
Gainesville, FL 32611-7900
Ph: (352) 392-0223 x222
Chair-Elect: Kelly Parkes
Virginia Tech University
322 Bwar Memorial Hall 0313
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0001
Ph: (540) 231-0765
Children with Exceptionalities
Chair: Deborah Blair
304 Varner
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309
Ph: (248) 370-3022
Chair-Elect: Kimberly VanWeelden
College of Music
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180
Ph: (850) 644-4042
Creativity
Chair: Alex Ruthmann
Department of Music
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA 01854
Ph: (978) 934-3879
Chair-Elect: Katy Strand
Indiana University
1201 E 3rd St
M145D
Bloomington, IN 47405
Ph: (812) 856-5015
Cell: (570) 452-5109
Early Childhood
Chair: Suzanne L. Burton
Associate Professor of Music Education
Music Education Coordinator
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
Ph: (302) 831-0390
Fax: (302) 831-3589
Chair-Elect: Wendy Valerio
Director, Children's Music Development Center
Associate Professor of Music
USC School of Music
813 Assembly St.
Columbia, SC 29208
Ph: (803) 777-5382
Fax: (803) 777-6508
Gender Research in Music Education
Chair: Glenda L. Cosenza
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
Ph: (815) 753-7971
Acting Chair-Elect: Sondra Wieland Howe
135 Chevy Chase Drive
Wayzata, MN 55391
Ph: (952) 473-4323
History
Chair: Patrick Jones
Setnor School of Music
215 Crouse College
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244
Ph: (315) 443-5892
Chair-Elect: Shelly Cooper
9684 N. Deimos Drive
Tucson, AZ 85743
Ph: (520) 744-9091
Past Chair: Alan Spurgeon
719 Long Meadow Drive
Oxford, MS
Ph: (662) 513-6635
Instructional Strategies
Chair: Amy Simmons
Texas State University (in Fall 2010)
School of Music
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
Chair-Elect: Jacqueline Henninger
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Music
1 University Station, E3100
Austin, TX 78712-0435
Ph: (512) 471-0779
Learning and Development
Chair: Elisa M. Dekaney
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Syracuse University
109 Crouse College
Syracuse, NY 13244-1010
Ph: (315) 443-4854
Chair-Elect: Jessica Nápoles
University of Utah
1375 E Presidents Circle
204 David Gardner Hall
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Ph: (801) 581-7368
Music Teacher Education
Chair: Bill Fredrickson
Florida State University
School of Music
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Ph: (850) 644-3885
Perception and Cognition
Chair: Lynn Basinger
Little Elm Independent School District
2457 Hammock Lake Dr.
Little Elm, TX 75068-6009
Ph: (926) 547-3573 x50521
Chair-Elect: Kevin Droe
University of Northern Iowa
School of Music
Russell Hall 069
Cedar FAlls, IA 50614-0246
Ph: (319) 273-3073
Philosophy
Chair: Cathy Benedict
Florida International University
College of Architecture and the Arts
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
Ph: (212) 998-5607
Co-Chair-Elect: Roger Mantie
Boston University School of Music
855 Commonwealth Ave.
Music Education Department
Boston, MA 02215
Ph: (617) 358-4447
http://blogs.bu.edu/rmantie
Co-Chair-Elect: Deborah Bradley
University of Toronto (fall 2010)
2014 Munden Road
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5A 2P8
Social Sciences
Chair: Katy Strand
Indiana University
1201 E 3rd St
M145D
Bloomington, IN 47405
Ph: (812) 856-5015
Cell: (570) 452-5109
Chair-Elect: Kate R. Fitzpatrick
Assistant Professor of Music Education
University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
2005 Baits, Room 225
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Ph: (734) 647-9438
Fax: (734) 647-6916