2024 Senior Researcher Award Acceptance Address: Gaining Perspective from the Passage of Time

Access this presentation by the 2024 Senior Researcher, Chris Johnson. This presentation took place September 27, 5:10 – 6:10 pm, at the SRME Business Meeting and NAfME 2024 Senior Researcher Address Plenary, as part of the 2024 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education conference, held September 25-28, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia.

This session explores the evolving research community over time and the often overlooked yet profound impact that published research can have on practitioners and, ultimately, on students’ lives. It also examines how the research activity has changed and advanced over the years. Lastly, this presentation looks at the accelerating pace of change in our world and how these opportunities to innovate and make a difference can be approached.

Chris Johnson is Professor and Chair of Music Education and Music Therapy and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Chris is a distinguished researcher, publishing frequently in the Journal of Research in Music Education (JRME) and other important journals, and presenting at every national NAfME biennial conference for the past 30+ years, among other conferences. He has represented the U.S. research community through active participation in the International Society for Music Education. Chris has mentored many doctoral students who have gone on to make their own contributions to the field. He has been a recognized leader in the research community, having served on the JRME Editorial committee, as a SRIG chair, and on the SRME executive committee, including as chair.