We are very proud of the accomplishments of the distinguished alumni from Eastman’s four PhD-granting disciplines of Music Theory, Musicology, Composition, and Music Education, many of whom are teaching and leading at musical institutions and schools around the world. The following list offers a sample, rotating list of 50 PhD alumni from the past 25 years who are helping to shape the field of music through their work and leadership in a wide variety of institutions.
Some of Eastman’s PhD-granting departments also publish lists of alumni and their professional activities. For more information on alumni in composition, please click here. For a list of recent graduates in musicology, please click here. For lists of academic appointments, recent dissertations, and a complete list of alumni in music theory, please click here.
| Institution | Graduate | Position | PhD Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green State University | Mikel Kuehn | Professor of Composition | Composition, 1995 |
| Brandon University | Caroline Ehman | Assistant Professor of Musicology | Musicology, 2013 |
| California State University, Sacramento | Scott Perkins | Assistant Professor of Music | Composition, 2011 |
| Chapman University | Vera Ivanova | Associate Professor of Composition | Composition, 2007 |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong | Su Yin Mak | Professor of Music Theory | Music Theory, 2004 |
| Cornell University | Kevin Ernste | Associate Professor of Composition | Composition, 2006 |
| Duquesne University | Stephen Benham | Associate Professor of Music Education and Director of Graduate Studies | Music Education, 2004 |
| Eureka College of Illinois | Adriana Martinez | Assistant Professor of Music | Musicology, 2009 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Patricia Gingras | Assistant Professor of Music | Music Education, 2013 |
| Florida State University, Society for Music Theory | Michael Buchler | Professor of Music Theory, and President Society for Music Theory | Music Theory, 1998 |
| Florida State University | Evan A. Jones | Professor and Coordinator of Music Theory | Music Theory, 1995 |
| Florida State University, Pearson Publishing | Nancy Rogers | Professor of Music Theory, co-author Music for Sight-Singing (Rogers-Ottman) | Music Theory, 2008 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Sylvia Alajaji | Professor of Music | Musicology, 2009 |
| Indiana University | Aaron Travers | Associate Professor of Music (Composition) | Composition, 2005 |
| Ithaca College | Susan Avery | Associate Professor of Music Education | Music Education, 2002 |
| James Madison University | William Dabback | Professor of Music Education, Director of Graduate Studies and Admissions | Music Education, 2007 |
| Michigan State University | Mike Callahan | Associate Professor of Music Theory and Chair of the Music Theory Area | Music Theory, 2010 |
| New England Conservatory | Andrea Kalyn | President, New England Conservatory | Musicology, 2002 |
| Penn State University | Baljinder Sekhon II | Assistant Professor of Composition | Composition, 2013 |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | Dina Alexander | Professor of Music Education | Music Education, 2015 |
| Stetson University | Noel Painter | Executive Vice President and Provost, Professor of Music | Music Theory, 2000 |
| SUNY Buffalo State | Mark Filsinger | Associate Professor of Music Education | Music Education, 2013 |
| Syracuse University | Sarah Fuchs | Assistant Professor of Music History and Cultures | Musicology, 2016 |
| The Hochstein School of Music & Dance | Gary Palmer | Assistant Director and Dean of Students, Co-Chair of the Piano Faculty | Music Education, 2010 |
| The Library of Congress | David Plylar | Music Specialist/Concert Producer | Composition, 2009 |
| Toronto Oratory | Aaron James | Music Director | Musicology, 2016 |
| Universidad EAFIT (Colombia) | Marco Alunno | Professor of Composition and Music Theory | Composition, 2007 |
| United Church of Pittsford, The Harley School | Ashley Danyew | Church musician, accompanist, piano teacher | Music Education, 2016 |
| University for Music and the Performing Arts in Graz, Austria | Jennifer Ronyak | Senior Scientist | Musicology, 2010 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Tamara Levitz | Professor of Musicology | Musicology, 1994 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | David Lefkowitz | Professor, Composition and Theory | Composition, 1994 |
| University of Chicago | Seth Brodsky | Associate Professor of Music and the Humanities; Director of Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry | Musicology, 2007 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Daphne Leong | Professor of Music Theory | Music Theory, 2001 |
| University of Houston, Downtown | Ayden Adler | Assistant Professor of Arts Administration | Musicology, 2007 |
| University of Illinois, Chicago | Yayoi Uno Everett | Professor of Music Theory | Music Theory, 1994 |
| University of Kansas | Martin Nedbal | Assistant Professor of Music History | Musicology, 2009 |
| University of Kansas | Scott Murphy | Professor of Music Theory | Music Theory, 2004 |
| University of Maryland | Dora Hanninen | Professor of Music Theory and Chair of Music Theory and Composition | Music Theory, 1996 |
| University of Memphis | Josef Hanson | Assistant Professor of Music Education, Coordinator for Music Education | Music Education, 2015 |
| University of Memphis | Heather Klossner | Assistant Professor of Music Education | Music Education, 2018 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Jennifer Bellor | Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Composition, Artistic Director of Nextet | Composition, 2013 |
| University of North Carolina | Jocelyn Neal | Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Professor of Music | Music Theory, 2002 |
| University of North Texas | Kimberly Teal | Assistant Professor of Jazz History and Theory | Musicology, 2012 |
| University of Notre Dame | John Liberatore | Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition | Composition, 2014 |
| University of Nottingham | Elizabeth Kelly | Associate Professor of Composition | Composition, 2012 |
| University of South Carolina | J. Daniel Jenkins | Associate Professor of Music Theory | Music Theory, 2007 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Scott Emmons | Professor of Music Education | Music Education, 1998 |
| Washington University, St. Louis | Alexander Stefaniak | Associate Professor and Head of Musicology | Musicology, 2012 |
| Western Carolina University | Allison Thorp | Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities | Music Education, 2016 |
| Western Michigan University | Maria Cristina Fava | Assistant Professor of Musicology | Musicology, 2012 |
| Western Michigan University | Lauron Jockwig Kehrer | Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology | Musicology, 2017 |
| Yale University | Ian Quinn | Professor of Music Theory, Chair of the Department | Music Theory, 2004 |