Education

• B.A. Music (Voice), Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame
• M.M.Vocal Performance, Chicago Conservatory of Music
• D.M.A.Vocal Performance, American Conservatory of Music
• Diploma in German Studies, University of Vienna, Austria

Professional Affiliations

• National Association of Teachers of Singing
  (National and Chicago Chapters)
• Music Teachers National Association
• American Choral Directors Association
• Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
• American Assoc. of University Professors

Honors

• Teaching Excellence Award - 1994-95
• Who's Who Among America's Teachers, "Acknowledge for Excellence as a Distinguished Educator" - 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Integrating Multimedia Technology Award 2003
• Faculty, Research & Production Grant 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
• Excellence in Scholarship Awards  2001, 2005
• The Saint Xavier University Faculty Service Award 2006
  

Research (Available for Presentations on)

• The Application of Vocal Resonance in Achieving Optimum Tone Quality in Woodwind and Brass Players.
• Women in Music in Chicago

Publications and Recordings

• Vocal Technique: A Physiologic Approach for Voice Class and Studio - Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA;   www.pluralpublishing.com

• An Art Song Excursion (Solo Compact Disc - 2004) Available: www.performersmusicchicago.com
• Of Wind and Voice (University Chamber Singers/Flutes Ltd. 2000)
• Christmas Around the World (University Changer Singers 1996)

Current Courses

Chamber Singers, Opera Workshop/Theatre, Writing and Speaking About Music, Vocal Technique, Vocal Literature, Vocal Pedagogy, Italian/English; French/German Diction, Applied Voice

Other Responsibilities

• Editor, Notations, Music Department Alumni Newsletter
• Music Department Vocal Recruiting