Carol Frierson-Campbell Professor • Department of Music Carol Frierson-Campbell, Ph.D., professor of music, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in instrumental music education and research and coordinates the music education program at William Paterson University. Her scholarly interests include music education in marginalized communities, instrumental music education, and research pedagogy. Recent projects include the edited collection Sociological Thinking in Music Education (Oxford, 2022), the 2nd edition of Inquiry in Music Education: Concepts and Methods for the Beginning Researcher (Routledge, 2022 with Hildegard Froehlich), the edited 2-volume Teaching Music in the Urban Classroom (2006) and articles in Action, Criticism and Theory for Music Education (ACT), Music Education Research and Arts Education Policy Review. During the 2015-2016 school year she served as Scholar in Residence at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in the occupied Palestinian Territories. Dr. F-C (as her students know her) also directs the WPU Music Outreach project, providing music enrichment for children from Title 1 schools in Northern NJ. Professional Interests instrumental music educationmusic education in marginalized communitiesmusic education sociologysocial impacts of music makingresearch pedagogy Other Interests Bicycling, cross-country skiing Degrees PhD Music Education, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester Rochester, NY BS Music Education, Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN MM Music Performance, Ithaca College Ithaca, NY Specialization Music Learning and Teaching, Research pedagogy Licenses and Certifications 09/01/1989 Permanent, New York State State Notable Courses Taught Introduction to Music EducationTeaching Strategies for Instrumental MusicResearch TechniquesSupervision of Field Experiences Email 973 720 3639 169 Shea Center TBD by semester
