C. Victor Fung cvfung@arts.usf.edu | (813) 974-1145 | homepage C. Victor Fung is Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at the University of South Florida, where he is the founding Director of the Center for Music Education Research ( http://cmer.arts.usf.edu/ ). He is also a Visiting Professor at the Northeast Normal University, China. He holds a Ph.D. in music education from Indiana University, Bloomington. He has research articles published in numerous refereed journals, such as Psychology of Music, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Journal of Research in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, Update: Applications of Research to Music Education, Journal of Technology in Music Learning, Philosophy of Music Education Review, Research Studies in Music Education, College Music Symposium, and International Journal of Music Education. He has book-chapters published by American Council on Education, Australian Music Centre, and Music Educators National Conference. He is author of three instructional manuals (music in China, Japan, and Trinidad) for the Global Music Series published by Oxford University Press. His research has been focused on psychology of music, multicultural issues in music education, and international perspectives of music education. He has given over sixty presentations at professional meetings in sixteen countries, including keynote presentations in Hong Kong and Japan. In addition, he has given open lectures at fifteen universities in Asia and North America. Dr. Fung is editor of two professional journals: Research Perspectives in Music Education and Music Education Research International ( http://meri.arts.usf.edu/ ). He has served on the editorial boards of the Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and Journal of Research in Music Education. He completed a three-year term as a Board Member of The College Music Society. He is currently a Board Member of the International Society for Music Education and of the Florida Music Educators’ Association. He is the creator and webmaster of International Music Education Links ( http://media.arts.usf.edu/fung/links/ ).

Lynne Gackle mlgackle@arts.usf.edu | (813) 974-1150 Lynne Gackle is Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at USF. She is also an active clinician, conductor, and adjudicator for various choral clinics, honor choirs, workshops, and festivals throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Prior teaching experiences include faculty positions at the University of Mississippi and the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. Additionally, she is the Founder/Artistic Director of the Gulf Coast Youth Choirs, Inc., a community choral arts organization in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Gackle has served as President of the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division as well as ACDA - Florida. She received the Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award from the Florida ACDA Chapter for dedicated service, leadership, and excellence in choral music in Florida. She currently serves as the National R & S Chair for Children's Choirs for ACDA. Dr. Gackle was a contributing author to the MENC publication, Music at the Middle Level: Building Strong Programs, and has had several articles published in the Choral Journal. Her research regarding the adolescent female voice is unique and is frequently cited in choral texts and in other research on the topic. Additionally, she is the editor of the Lynne Gackle Choral Series for Colla Voce Music, Inc. and of Choral Artistry for the Singer with Walton Music.

Jack Heller heller@arts.usf.edu | (813) 974-3656 Jack Heller is Professor Emeritus of Music Education at USF and Music Director of the Tampa Bay Symphony. His undergraduate training was at Juilliard, M.Mus. from the University of Michigan, and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He has held postdoctoral fellowships at The Ohio State University and at Yale University. Prior teaching experience includes the public schools of Ohio, Iowa, and Connecticut and as music education faculty at the University of Connecticut. He was appointed Research Chairman for the Connecticut Music Educators Association and then elected President of the CMEA. Heller served on the MENC Music Education Research Council and was Chairman of the International Society for Music Education Research Commission. His professional service includes the National Accreditation Committee of the National Association of Schools of Music. He has also served as a member of editorial committees for the Council for Research in Music Education Bulletin, Journal of Research in Music Education, Research Perspectives in Music Education. and Psychomusicology. His research has focused on theories of music learning and music cognition and his publications appear in numerous professional journals and books.

Janet L. S. Moore moore@ugs.usf.edu | (813) 974-4051 Janet L. S. Moore is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at USF and Associate Professor in the School of Music. Prior teaching experience includes faculty positions at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Other professional positions include music specialist, fine arts supervisor, and project director in the elementary and secondary public schools. She is a general music consultant/clinician and researcher. Dr. Moore is author of Understanding Music Through Sound Explorations and Experiments (University Press of America, 1986) and is published in On the Nature of the Musical Experience (University of Colorado Press, 1992), Arts Education Policy Review, Music Educators Journal, General Music Today, Research Perspectives in Music Education, Ostinato, Notes, Update, and other arts publications. Her research interests include strategies in arts education, general education, fostering creative thinking in music, sociological perspectives in music, developmental music aptitude, and rhythm and movement methodologies. She has presented her research at the International Society for Music Education, served on the National Advisory Board for the ISME World Conference in Tampa, and presented in international meetings and conferences in Canada, Gabon and South Africa.

Carlos Xavier Rodriguez rodriguez@arts.usf.edu | (813) 974-2311 Carlos Xavier Rodriguez is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of South Florida.  He is also an adjunct faculty member in the online graduate music education program at Boston University. He has earned degrees from Pitzer College (B.A.), UCLA (M.A.), and Northwestern University (Ph.D.).  Previously he taught at the University of Iowa and The Ohio State University.  He teaches general music methods and graduate courses in music psychology and cognition.  His research interests include musical development, musical expression, and creative thinking in music.  He has published widely and presented papers at numerous national and international conferences.  Dr. Rodriguez is an active clinician, offering workshops on creativity, composition and recording technology, popular music, and songwriting.  Recently, he has written on American roots music for the River Music Experience, and lectured on songwriting at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.  Dr. Rodriguez is a contributing author of the new Silver Burdett music textbook series “Making Music” and “Making Music with Technology,” and editor of the MENC publication “Bridging the Gap:  Popular Music and Music Education.”  He is also an active musician, having recently composed and performed several scores for the theater.

David A.Williams dwilliams@arts.usf.edu | (813) 974-2311 | homepage David A. Williams is an Associate Professor of Music Education, and Associate Director of the School of Music at the University of South Florida where he teaches classes in instrumental music education and technology. He joined the faculty at U.S.F. in the Fall of 1998. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. in music education from Northwestern University, a masters of music education degree from the State University of West Georgia and a bachelors degree in music education from Morehead State University in Kentucky. His research interests center on the enhancement of teaching/learning situations in music education, especially with technology. He has articles published in numerous journals, including the Journal of Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research to Music Education, Journal of Technology in Music Learning, Southern Music Education Research Journal, Teaching Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, FETConnection, Technological Directions in Music Learning, and General Music Today, and he contributed a chapter to On the Nature of the Musical Experience (University of Colorado Press, 1992).