Music Education Program Shines at Michigan State University Conferences
Music Education students and faculty joined the Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference and New Directions in Music Education Conference at Michigan State University. Participants included Catherine Grimm (PhD), Louba Hammad (PhD), Nicole Thietje (PhD), Danni Gilbert (faculty), and Keitha Hamann (faculty).
Catherine Grimm (PhD student in music education): presented her spoken research session, “Intertwining Empowerment and Belonging: A Literature Review for the Future of Treble Choirs”, at the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Music Education Conference, Michigan State University (September 2025)
Louba Hammad (PhD student in music education): presented a poster session, “Bridging Traditions: A Comparative Study of Russian and American Piano Teaching Methods,” at the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Music Education Conference, Michigan State University (September 2025)
Music education PhD students and faculty (Danni Gilbert, Catherine Grimm, Louba Hammad, Nicole Thietje, and Keitha Hamann), presented a research poster session, “An exploration of the use of and the attitudes toward artificial intelligence in music education settings,” at the New Directions in Music Education conference at Michigan State University (September 2025)
Louba Hammad (PhD student in music education): presented a spoken research presentation, “Bridging Educational Models: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Music Education in Egypt and the United States,” at the New Directions in Music Education Conference at Michigan State University (September 2025)
Danni Gilbert (faculty), Catherine Grimm, and Nicole Thietje (PhD students in music education) presented a research poster, “Creating equitable experiences for women and gender minorities in university music settings: A mixed method study,” at the New Directions in Music Education Conference, Michigan State University (September 2025)
Danni Gilbert (faculty): presented a spoken research presentation, "Cultivating creativity through community music activities: A qualitative case study," at the New Directions in Music Education Conference, Michigan State University (September 2025).
