Joseph Abramo
Associate Professor of Music Education
Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI)
Title:
Associate Professor of Music Education
Academic Degrees:
Doctor of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Master of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Master of Music, Music Theory, Michigan State University
Master of Music, Music Performance, Michigan State University
Bachelor of Music, Music Education, Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Areas of Expertise:
Music Education
Qualitative Research
Social Justice and Equity
Biography:
Joseph Abramo, Ed. D. is an Associate Professor of Music Education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, where he teaches undergraduate courses in instrumental methods and graduate courses in the theoretical foundations of music education and popular music and informal learning, and supervises student teachers. His areas of research include popular music, music teacher education, gender, cultural studies, race and multiculturalism, disability studies, poststructuralism, and constructivism. He is the co-author of the book Music Teacher Evaluation: A Guide for Teachers in the U.S. published by Oxford University Press. His articles include publications in Music Educators Journal; The Journal of Research in Music Education; The Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education; Music Education Research; The Philosophy of Music Education Review; Research Studies in Music Education; The Journal of Music Teacher Education; Action, Criticism, Theory in Music Education; Arts Education Policy Review; The Journal of Popular Music Education; Music Education Research International; Qualitative Research in Music Education; and Vision of Research in Music Education. He has also presented at various international, national, and regional conferences. Dr. Abramo is serving or has served on the editorial boards and committees of Music Educators Journal; The Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education; Journal of Music Teacher Education; Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education; Visions of Research in Music; and Journal of Popular Music Education. He is Senior Editor of Visions of Research in Music Education. He is also a Past Chair of the Philosophy Special Research Interest Group of the National Association for Music Education and served as an early reviewer for the new national standards in music. He served on the State Education Department’s Arts Leadership Team, charged with adoption of new arts standards for the state of Connecticut. He also served as a co-chair of Gender Research in Music Education (GRIME) and a co-editor of its on-line, peer-reviewed journal Gender, Education, Music, Society. Dr. Abramo received The Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award from the Center for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida. He holds degrees from Teachers College of Columbia University, Michigan State University, and the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. He previously served as an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.
Selected Publications:
Books
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Chapters
Abramo, J. M. (2016). The development of “core practices” in music teacher education methods courses. Visions of Research in Music Education, 27, 1-24. doi: 1968-2065
Abramo, J. M. (2015). Negotiating gender, popular culture, and social justice in music education. In P. Schmidt, C. Benedict, G. Spruce, & P. Woodford (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of music education and social justice. New York, NY: Oxford.
FUNDED RESEARCH:
Bernard, C. F. & Abramo, J. M. (2018). Diversifying Music Educators: Creating Frameworks and Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Urban and Rural Students and Students of Color. National Association for Music Education’s Research Projects on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Music Education ($9,999).
Bernard, C. F. & Abramo, J. M. (2017). Diversifying Music Educators: Creating Frameworks and Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Urban Students and Students of Color. Funded by the Dean’s Research Incentive Award, Neag School of Education ($4,334).
Honors/Awards:
Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award
Associations/Committees/Outreach:
Gender in Music Education Research (GRIME International) Co-chair
National Association for Music Education
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
International Society of Philosophy of Music Education
Consortium on Equity in Music Education (CRÈME International)
International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM)
College Music Society (CMS)
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joseph.abramo@uconn.edu | |
Phone | 860 486 4579 |
Mailing Address | Unit 3033 |
Office Location | Gentry 401B |