Tami J. Draves

Tami J. Draves is Professor of Music Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She coordinates the master’s and doctoral programs at UNCG, teaches graduate courses, and advises graduate students. She also developed and facilitates the Faculty Development Program in the School of Music at UNCG, which empowers faculty to build a network of community and support to meet their varied needs, resulting in professional productivity and a healthy relationship with work. 

Dr. Draves’s research interests include preservice and inservice music teacher preparation and support, with particular emphases on identity and individuals from populations that are marginalized in music. Her publications appear in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Music Education Research, Research Studies in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and Arts Education Policy Review. She has presented her research nationally and internationally and frequently presents as a guest lecturer and visiting scholar. Dr. Draves is a former member of the editorial board of the Journal of Music Teacher Education and Contributions to Music Education and has been a reviewer for Research Studies in Music Education and Psychology of Music.