Scholar of the Month
Andrew Shahriari
Associate Professor of Music
College of the Arts
2008-present
Andrew Shahriari has been recently promoted to associate professor for the 2015-2016 academic year. He also serves as coordinator of online classes for music in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music in the College of the Arts. His current research focuses on ethnomusicology, music and autism, and online world music education.
Shahriari has published three books on world music traditions with a focus on listening and understanding cultural associations, 鈥淲orld Music: A Global Journey鈥 (2015) authored with 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看 State Professor Emeritus Terry E. Miller; 鈥淧opular World Music鈥 (2011); and 鈥淜hon Muang Music and Dance Traditions of North Thailand鈥 (2006).
He is an invited speaker at many conferences and symposia, most recently presenting his research on autism and dynamic problem solving through music at the International Conference of Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Mumbai, India. Shahriari will be a panelist at the upcoming Annual College Music Society (CMS) National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he will discuss curricular reform for undergraduate music majors.
Shahriari received a Ph.D. and Master of Arts in ethnomusicology from 久久午夜羞羞影院免费观看, and a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts from Central College in Pella, Iowa.
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