Music Educators Journal Editorial and Advisory Committees – NAfME

Call for Nominations open through March 1, 2026.

Published quarterly, Music Educators Journal offers peer-reviewed scholarly and practical articles on music teaching approaches and philosophies, instructional techniques, current trends and issues in music education in schools and communities and the latest in products and services. Scroll to see the members of the Editorial and Advisory Committees.

Committee Members

Ryan Shaw

Chair and Editor (2026-2028)

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Lisa Martin

Past Editor (2026-2028)

Ohio University

Athens, Ohio

Hyesoo Yoo

Associate Editor (2026-2028)

Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts

Blacksburg, Virginia

Julie Bannerman

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Jacob Axel Berglin

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Christopher W. Bulgren

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Kelly Bylica

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Mara E. Culp

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

University of Rochester/Eastman

Rochester, New York

Alyssa Grey

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia

Erik Johnson

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, Colorado

Edward McClellan

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

Loyola University

New Orleans, Louisiana

Kelly Parkes

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

University of Colorado, Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

Phillip D. Payne

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Brian N. Weidner

Editorial Committee (2024-2028)

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana

Casey Clementson

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Rosemount-Eagan-Apple Valley School District

Rosemount, Minnesota

Drew Coles

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Teachers College Columbia University

New York, New York

Jose Luis Diaz Jr.

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Hunter College, CUNY

New York, New York

Crystal Lynn Gerrard-Ramirez

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

John T. Hart Jr.

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire

Diana Hawley

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Iowa City Community School District

Iowa City, Iowa

Sara Jones

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

DePaul University

Becky Marsh

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana

Paul J. Mayhew

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

Emmett O’Leary

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee

Michele Paynter Paise

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Morehead State University

Morehead Kentucky

Alvin Simpson

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

West Liberty University

West Liberty, West Virginia

Julie Song

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

University of North Florida

Jacksonville Florida

Rachel A. Sorenson

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

Emery Warnock

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Piedmont University

Demorest, Georgia

Renee L. Wilson

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

David M. Hedgecoth

Advisory Committee (2024-2028)

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

Roy Legette

Editorial Committee (2026-2030)

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Stuart Chapman Hill

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Alicia C. Vorel

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

Edward L. Varner

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

 Milton Hershey School/Windmill Art Studios

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Jennifer Greene

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

Binghamton University (SUNY)

Fayetteville, New York

Daniel J. Albert

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Hamidreza Niknampour

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

The Hartt School, University of Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut

Angela Ammerman

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

Christa Kuebel

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

Christina Haarala Herman

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, Colorado

Rachael D. Sanguinetti

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

 Immaculata University

Immaculata, Pennsylvania

Warren Gramm

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

 Lebanon Valley College

Annville, Pennsylvania

Natalie Steele Royston

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

Amy L. Sierzega

Advisory Committee (2026-2028)

University of New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire

David J. Potter

Editorial Committee (2026-2032)

University of Wisconsin-Superior

Superior, Wisconsin

Amy Bradley

Editor

NAfME Staff Liaison

March 2026 Music Educators Journal

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