University of South Florida

School of Music

USF College of The Arts

Center for Music Education Research

Mission

The Center for Music Education Research (CMER) expands knowledge in music education from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. It facilitates music education research activities involving all musical traditions, theories, and practices while maintaining individual cultural identities. CMER facilitates collaborations in music education research, recruits and develops faculty and undergraduate and graduate student researchers in music education, promotes international and cross-disciplinary understanding through music education research, and initiates and maintains scholarly exchanges among international music education programs and related disciplines.

Executive Board Members

Jennifer Bugos, School of Music
C. Victor Fung, School of Music (Director of CMER and Chair of the Executive Board)
William Lee, Department of Chemical Engineering
Janet L. S. Moore, School of Music and Undergraduate College
Clint Randles, School of Music
David A. Williams, School of Music

Honorary Life Member

Jack J. Heller (in memoriam, 1932-2016)

Members

Joseph Abramo
Amber Alderman
Joshua Blair
Jon Bassett
Zadda Bazzy
Chris Brown
Matthew Buckmaster
Jennifer Bugos
Chris Burns
Asher Carlson
Antonio Castillo
Christopher Cayari
Hong Chen
Mark Cole
Gary Compton
Patrick Cooper
Charlotte Crissey
Cancan Cui
Mara Culp
Victor Ezquerra
Victor Fung
Wayne Gallops
Jazmin Ghent
Dakeyan Graham
Timothy Groulx
Josef Hanson
Patrick Hernly
Yangqian Hu
Adrian Iordache
Daniel Isbell
Morgan Jolley
Tatiana Kallmann
Alfonzo Kimbrough
Jonathan Kladder
Darbi Lamrani
Emily Langerholc

Lisa Lehmberg
James Lindroth
Xingyan Liu
Danxu Ma
Kimberly Mieder
Peter Miksza
Janet Moore
Marian Moorhead
Daniel Nevels
Joel Pagán
Brian Panetta
Elizabeth Cassidy Parker
Charles Edwin Patterson III
Devon Porter
Clint Randles
David Redman
Rebecca Rinsema
Kathy Rolsten
José Valentino Ruiz
Tosh Sargeant
Cynthia Selph
George Shannon II
Andrew Sioberg
Jason Sivill
Melissa Slawsky
Nick Stefanic
Matthew Thibeault
Tracy Torrance
Julie Troum
Zheng Wang
Dawn Mitchell White
David A. Williams
Lauren Yacht
Hyesoo Yoo
Michael Zelenak

Recent Visiting Scholars

  • Yizhi Xi, Nanjing Normal University, China

  • Qi Liang, North University of China, China

  • He Tong, Northeast Normal University, China

  • Jinwei Tu, Anhui Normal University/Capital Normal University, China

  • Dongxue Wang, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
  • Dan Yang, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha, China
  • Bo Hu, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
  • Yuanling Fan, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
  • Ruohang Zhou, China Conservatory, Beijing, China
  • Shicheng Wei, Guangxi Arts Institute, Nanning, China
  • Baiying Jin, Huanggang Normal University, Hubei, China
  • Mustafa Hilmi Bulut, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
  • Nihan Yagisan, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
  • Oya Levendoglu, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
  • Afsin Oner, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (in memoriam, 1978-2014)

Recent Visiting Faculty

  • John Kratus, Michigan State University
  • Jere Humphreys, Arizona State University
  • Keith Thompson, Pennsylvania State University
  • Terese Volk Tuohey, Wayne State University

Recent Guests

  • Estelle R. Jorgensen, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Doreen Rao, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Li Zheng, Capital Normal University, China
  • Xuerong Cui, Ludong University, China
  • Julie Ballantyne, University of Queensland, Australia
  • Roy Ernst, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
  • Rudolf Radocy, University of Kansas