Teacher Education, Assessment in Education, Curriculum Development, Vocal Health, Music in Early Childhood
Editor for the Kansas Music Review, Kansas Music Educators Association Staff and member, National Association for Music Education (NAfME) member and Southwest Division Representative for the Music in Early Childhood Research Interest Group.
Member of The House Jumpers, a band that performs jump blues music from the late 40s to the early 60s.
Published articles in: Kansas Music Review, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Canadian Musician. Presentations at: Kansas Music Educators Association, Kansas Committee of Music Teacher Education Programs, National Association for Music Education (formerly MENC), Nebraska Music Educators Association, Connecticut Choral Music Educators, International Society for Music Education (Oslo, Norway).