James R. Austin

James R. Austin

James Austin is Associate Professor of Music and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Austin received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Dakota, and Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Iowa. Prior to his arrival at the University of Colorado, he taught instrumental music (grades 4-12) in Minnesota, served as a graduate teaching and research assistant at the University of Iowa, and was on the music education faculty at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Dr. Austin's research and publication areas include student motivation and self-concept development, teacher education, classroom-level assessment, and school/arts policy implications of educational reform. He regularly presents papers at national and international conferences and currently serves on editorial boards for the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Psychology of Music, and the Journal of Research in Music Education. From 2000 to 2005, he served as Program Chair and Chair of the Music Education Special Interest Group within the American Educational Research Association, and from 2004-2006 he was Chair of the MENC Measurement and Evaluation Special Research Interest Group. In 2004, he was awarded the Richard Bern Trego Faculty Fellowship by the College of Music at CU-Boulder.

Email: james.austin@colorado.edu
Office Phone:  303-492-1782

Other Music Education Faculty:

Margaret Berg

Dana Biggs

Peter Miksza

Martina Miranda

Matthew Roeder

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