Curriculum Vitae
Dr. PAULA CONLON
Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology
Office: Catlett Music Center 119
Phone: (405) 325-1431
Fax: (405) 325-7574
Email: pconlon@ou.edu
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/C/Paula.J.Conlon-1/
www.paulaconlon.com
EDUCATION
1993 Ph.D./Ethnomusicology. University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dissertation: Drum-Dance Songs of the Iglulik Inuit in the Northern Baffin Island Area: A Study of their Structures. Advisors: Dr. Jean-Jacques Nattiez; Dr. Elaine Keillor.
1983 M.A./Music With Distinction. Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Thesis: The Flute of the Canadian Amerindian: An Analysis of the Vertical Whistle Flute with External Block and its Music. Advisor: Dr. Elaine Keillor.
1980 A.R.C.T./Flute Performance. Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Flute Teachers: Robert Aitken; Caroline Grimes.
1978 B.Mus./Flute Performance, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Flute Teachers: Marcel Moyse; Jean-Guy Brault.
1974 B.A./Music History and Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2004-present Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma: Native American music (graduate and undergraduate, music major and non-music major), World Music (graduate and undergraduate, music major and non-music major). Awarded Tenure With Promotion, July 2004.
2000-2004 Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma: Native American music (graduate and undergraduate, music major and non-music major), World Music (graduate and undergraduate, music major and non-music major).
1996-2000 Visiting Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma: Native American music (non-major), World Music (non-major), Introduction to Ethnomusicology (graduate music major), European Music from a World Music Perspective (music major).
1992 Sessional Lecturer, School for Studies in Art and Culture/Music, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Introduction to Ethnomusicology, Nineteenth-Century Music, Early Twentieth-Century Music, Jazz History (undergraduate music major and non-major).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2006 Consultant: “The marrow of music: How geography determined our musical landscape,” Article by Katie Wallace In Canadian Geographic Jan./Feb. 06.
2002 Consultant: Doc Tate Nevaquaya: Portrait of an Oklahoma Treasure, Video, Early Music Television, University of Oklahoma School of Music, Norman, Oklahoma.
1993-96 Database: "An Annotated Bibliography of Written and Recorded Sources of First Nations Music and Dance," School for Studies in Art and Culture: Music, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1985-92 Researcher, Classical music program, “Mostly Music,” CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1981-83 Research Assistant, Ethnomusicology/Musicology, School for Studies in Art and Culture: Music, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
1996-present Native American flute lecture/recitals in Norman
and surrounding area.
1992-96 Canadian Silver (classical flute choir), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
1979-84 Nepean Symphony Orchestra (flute/piccolo), Nepean, Ontario, Canada.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2008- Chair, Ethnomusicology Department, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
2007-08 Chair, Musicology Department, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
2002- Coordinator, Oklahoma Native American Flute Circle, Jacobson
House Native Art Center, Norman, Oklahoma.
1999- Coordinator, World Music Program, School of
Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
PUBLICATIONS
Under contract Doc Tate Nevaquaya: Master Comanche Artist and Flute Player, book, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
In press "Iglulik Inuit Drum-Dance Songs," Music of the First Nations: Collected Essays on Native North American Music. Tara Browner (Ed.), book chapter, University of Illinois Press.
2007 “Comanche Flute Music played by Doc Tate Nevaquaya. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 50403,” CD review In Journal of American Folklore 120(475): 77-79.
2007 "Dance, American Indian," "Nevaquaya, Joyce Lee "Doc" Tate," online encyclopedia entries In Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/D/DA008.html; http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/N/NE004.html
2007 "Diaspora in Indian Territory: Stomp Dancing in Oklahoma," book chapter in Folk Music, Traditional Music, Ethnomusicology: Canadian Perspectives, Past and Present. Anna Hoefnagels and Gordon E. Smith, Eds. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 212-220.
2007 "Doc Tate Nevaquaya - Master Comanche Flute Player," cover article In Flute Focus 12: 4-5.
2007 "Iglulik Inuit Drum Dance," online article In Native Dance http://www.nativedance.ca/
2006 "The Pros and Cons of Teaching World Music as a General Education Course," College Music Society Newsletter, May 2006: 10.
2004 "Buffy Sainte-Marie," encyclopedia entry In Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. David J. Wishart (Ed.), University of Nebraska: Lincoln Press.
2004 “Music," co-authored with Addie deHilster, T. Chris Aplin, encyclopedia chapter In The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Great Plains Region. Amanda Rees (Ed.), Westport, CT: Greenwood Press: 325-362.
2004 "Native America: Indian Flute Songs from Comanche Land: Doc Tate Nevaquaya. Native American Music NAM 401," CD review In The World of Music, wom 46, 2004-3.
2004 "Singing the Songs of My Ancestors: The Life and Music of Helma Swan, Makah Elder by Linda J. Goodman and Helma Swan," book review In American Indian Culture and Research Journal 28(1)-2004: 105-107.
2004 “Using BLACKBOARD in Musicology Courses,” Conference Proceedings for 4th Annual National Symposium of Music Instruction Technology, journal article In Journal of Technology in Music Learning, 2(2)-2004.
2003 “Native American Music in the Classroom,” co-authored with Nancy Barry, journal article In Music Educators Journal 90(2): 21-26. ASCAP Award – Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Article.
2002 "First Nations Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)," by Ida Halpern, revised by Paula Conlon, book chapter In American Musical Traditions, Volume 1: Native American Music. Jeff Todd Titon and Bob Carlin (Eds.). New York: Schirmer Reference. Series Award: Library Journal's Best Reference Source of 2002.
2002 “The Native American Flute: Convergence and Collaboration as Exemplified by R. Carlos Nakai,” journal article In Indigenous Popular Music in North America: Continuations and Innovations. Karl Neuenfeldt (Ed.).The World of Music wom 44, 2002-1: 61-74.
1999 "Ethel Leginska," "Billy Ecksteine,” encyclopedia entries In American National Biography. Oxford University Press.
1997 "The Making of Musical Instruments in Canada (Begin)," "The Crooked Stovepipe (Mischler)," book reviews In Canadian Journal for Traditional Music 24: 50-51.
1994 "Thomas Kines (1922-1994) Collection," journal article In Canadian Folk Music Journal 22: 50.
1993 "Bridging the Gap Between the Folk Musician and Academia," journal article In Canadian Folk Music Journal 21: 45-48.
1989 "Toonik Tyme in Iqaluit, Baffin Island," journal article In Musk-Ox 37: 194-197.
1985 "La flute indienne d'Amerique du Nord," journal article In Recherches amerindiennes au Quebec 15(4): 37-41.
1985 "Anton F. Kolstee: Bella Coola Indian Music," book review In Revue de musique des universites canadiennes 6: 334-336.
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
2008/2/13 The Native American Flute: Where do we go from here? - Presenter, Norton Lecture Series, University of Oklahoma
2008/3/8 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, Miccosukee Mission, Seminole, Oklahoma
2008/4/18 Native American Stomp Dance – Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, American Indian Student Association University of Oklahoma Stomp Dance, Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2008/4/19 The Native American Flute Today - Presenter; Ethnomusicology in Various Institutional Contexts - Panel Chair; Conference Program Co-Chair, Society for Ethnomusicology Southern Plains Regional Conference, Austin, Texas
2008/4/26 The Native American Flute: Contributions of Mary Youngblood - Presenter, Province Day, Sigma Alpha Iota, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2008/5/2 The Contemporary Native American Flute: Bending or Breaking Tradition? - Presenter, Indigenous Music and Dance as Cultural Property: Global Perspectives Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Invited Presenter)
2008/5/11 Native American Flute Songs - Presenter, Celebrating Diversity, NorthHaven Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Norman, Oklahoma
2008/6/7 An Introduction to the Native Flute - Presenter, Red Earth Festival Children's Stage, Red Earth 2008, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2008/6/21 Norman Flute Circle - Co-Presenter, Oklahoma Folklife Festival, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2008/9/6 Native American Flutes - Presenter, September Fest, Governor's Mansion, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Upcoming)
2008/10/7 Doc Tate Nevaquaya and the Native American Flute - Presenter, Oklahoma Flute Festival, Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma (Upcoming)
2007/3/13 Native American Flute - Presenter, Seminole Flute Circle, Wewoka, Oklahoma
2007/4/20 Native American Stomp Dance – Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, American Indian Student Association University of Oklahoma Stomp Dance, Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2007/4/28 Native American Flute Songs - Presenter, Beltane Faire, Norman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Norman, Oklahoma
2007/5/3 Performative Culture: Iglulik Inuit Drum-Dance Songs - Presenter, Indigenous Studies International Conference: What's Next for Native American and Indigenous Studies? University of Oklahoma
2007/5/4 Native American Flute Song Performance – Presenter, Native American Women & Others for Multicultural Preservation Final Poetry Reading of the Spring Semester, Jacobson House Native Art Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2007/5/6 Tiny Tots Contest Judge - Co-Presenter, Graduation Dance Powwow for Cecil R. Gray II, Concho, Oklahoma
2007/6/9 Mozart's World - Presenter, OK Mozart International Festival, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
2007/10/6 Doc Payne and His Contributions to the Native American Flute; Native American Flute Judge - Presenter & Judge, Oklahoma Flute Festival, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
2007/10/20 Emic and Etic Perspectives in the Analysis of Music and Dance: Windows into Cultural Practices of a People - Presenter & Panel Chair, American Folklore Society Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada
2007/10/22 Native American Indian Music & Dance: Basic list of books, videos, CDs, websites - Presenter, Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums Pre-Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2007/10/26 Native American Flute - Presenter, Cleveland McClain County Retired Educators Association Meeting, Moore, Oklahoma
2007/11/10 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, Veterans Dance, Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma
2007/11/17 Cultivating Traditional Culture - Presenter, Oklahoma Folklife Council Annual Statewide Meeting, Claremore, Oklahoma
2007/12/1 Native American Flute - Presenter, Magical Mystery Faire, Norman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Norman, Oklahoma
2007/12/5 Native American Flute - Presenter, University of Oklahoma Informational Staff Association Meeting, Jacobson House, Norman, Oklahoma
2006/1/20 Doc Tate Nevaquaya: Comanche Artist &
Flute Player – Poster Presentation, OMEA - Oklahoma
Music Educators Association Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2006/4/19 Alligator Clans in Oklahoma: Stomp dancing in Indian Territory – Presenter, Norton Lecture
Series, School of Music, University of Oklahoma
2006/4/21 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, American Indian Student Association University of Oklahoma Stomp Dance, Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2006/10/7 Native American Stomp Dance – Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, 2006 Chickasaw 18th Annual Festival, Historic Chickasaw Nation Capitol, Tishomingo, Oklahoma
2006/11/3-5 Diaspora in Indian Territory: Stomp dancing in Oklahoma - Presenter, Canadian Society for Traditional Music 50th Anniversary Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2006/11/18 Native American Plains Flute Past and Present - Presenter, Society for Ethnomusicology Annual National Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
2005/1/15 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter with
Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, Native Ministries International Conference,
Saint Crispin's Church, Seminole, Oklahoma
2005/3/2 Lakota Love Song - Co-Presenter on Native American flute
with Mahua Mukherjee (dancer from India), Dances of Bengal, Masala World Music
Series, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2005/3/12 Considering Curricular Challenges: Balancing Emerging Student
and Cultural Demands with Traditional Music Teaching and Learning –
Panel Chair & Conference Co-Chair, College Music Society South Central
Regional Chapter Annual Meeting, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2005/4/19 Native Flute Songs - Presenter, World Aid Fair, Oklahoma
Memorial Union, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2005/4/8 Native American Stomp Dance – Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial
Grounds, American Indian Student Association University of Oklahoma Stomp
Dance, Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2005/4/15 Native American Stomp Dance – Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Stomp Dance, Chickasha, Oklahoma
2005/5/21 The Native American Courtship Flute – Presenter & Guest Artist, Music and the Art of Seduction, Bake Society for Ethnomusicology and World Music Conference, University of Amsterdam, Leiden, The Netherlands
2005/8/3-10 Who Owns the Native American Flute? – Presenter, International Council for Traditional Music 38th World Conference, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
2005/8/9 Introduction to the Native American Flute - Presenter, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Speaker Series, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2005/9/11 Native American Flute Songs – Presenter, The Feast of the Reverend David Pendleton Oakerhater - Cheyenne Warrior and Native American Saint, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Ada, Oklahoma
2005/9/17 Native American Flute – Presenter, Red River Cultural Festival, Altus, Oklahoma
2005/9/23 Native American Stomp Dance Performance – Co-Presenter, Masala World Music Series, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2005/10/1 Native American Stomp Dance Performance – Co-Presenter, 2005 Chickasaw 17th Annual Festival, Historic Chickasaw Nation Capitol, Tishomingo, Oklahoma
2005/10/4 The Art of Marketing Yourself in College Music: Preparing Yourself
for Application, Tenure, and Promotion – Co-Presenter with Dr.
Nancy Barry,
The Business of Music: Mock Interviews, School of Music, University of Oklahoma,
Norman, Oklahoma
2005/11/5 Mock Interviews - Interviewer; Art Music and the Caribbean - Session Chair, College Music Society Annual National Conference, Quebec City, Canada
2005/11/13 Norwegian Composer Edvard Grieg – Presenter, Scandinavian Cultural Exhibit: the 100th anniversary of modern Norwegian independence from Sweden, Jacobson House Native Art Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2005/11/18 Dance and Domination: Female Shell Shakers and Their Pivotal Role in Native American Stomp Dance – Panel Co-Presenter, Society for Ethnomusicology 50th Anniversary Annual National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
2005/12/3 Native American Flute - Presenter, Magical Mystery Faire, Norman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/1/27 Native American Cultural Workshop: Ethnic Music – Co-presenter with Steve Littleman (Kiowa), Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication Spring 2004 Symposium: Native Americans and the Media: Issues and Answers, Oklahoma Memorial Union, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/1/30 Native American Stomp Dance in Oklahoma - Poster Session, OMEA - Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2004/2/27 Native American Stomp Dance Demonstration - Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, Masala World Music Series, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/3/11-12 Ceremonial Stomp Dancing - Presenter; Given Three Wishes, What Would You Change About Your Role as a Musician/Teacher in Academe, in Your Community and in American Society?- Panel Presenter; Scenes from an Interview: Dramatizations and Workshop – Co-Presenter with Dr. Nancy Barry, College Music Society South Central Regional Chapter Annual Meeting, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
2004/4/3 Native American Flute Recital - Presenter, American Indian Student Association Miss Indian OU Pageant, Oklahoma Memorial Union, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/4/23 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, American Indian Student Association Annual University of Oklahoma Stomp Dance, Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/5/14 Native American Flute Recital - Presenter, Jacobson House Pony Moon Gala Honoring Chickasaw Governor Bill Anoatubby, Commons Restaurant, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/6/2 Cultural Preservation - Panel Moderator, Oklahoma Supreme Court Sovereignty Symposium XVII: Building Bridges, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2004/5/11 Native American Flute Lecture/Recital - Presenter, 96th Oklahoma Division United Daughters of the Confederacy State Convention, Lake Texoma Lodge, Kingston, Oklahoma
2004/6/19 A Man of a Thousand Wooden Flutes – The Richard Payne Collection – Presenter, Oklahoma Mozart Festival, Bartlesville Public Library, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
2004/9/24 Native Flute Song Performance – Presenter, Native American Women & Others for Multicultural Preservation First Poetry Reading of the Fall Semester, Jacobson House Native Art Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/10/2 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, 2004 Chickasaw 16th Annual Festival, Historic Chickasaw Nation Capitol, Tishomingo, Oklahoma
2004/11/2-4 The Native Flute and Healing - Presenter, Wellness and Spirituality XII Conference, Health Promotion Programs, University of Oklahoma OUTREACH, Tucson, Arizona
2004/11/6 Music Across the Curriculum: Pros and Cons of Teaching World Music as a Non-Music Major Course - Panel Presenter; Mock Interviews – Interviewer, College Music Society Annual National Conference, San Francisco, California
2004/11/12 Native American Flute Songs – Presenter, Poetry Reading to honor Elle-Hansa, Sámi artist from Norway, Jacobson House Native Art Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2004/18-21 Doc Tate Nevaquaya; Music and Identity; Native American Flute Songs – Presenter/Guest Artist, Native American Flute Retreat, Richland College and the Armadillo Flute Society, Flower Mound, Texas
2004/12/1 Music and Identity - Presenter, Interdisciplinary Native American Studies Organization Lecture Series, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2003 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter with Tahlahvse Ceremonial Grounds, Muscogee (Creek) Nation 2003 Council Oak Ceremony, Veterans Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2003 Doc Tate Nevaquaya's Role in the Revival of the Native American Flute - Presenter, International Native American Flute Association Annual Conference, Taos, New Mexico
2003 Doc Tate Nevaquaya: Master Comanche Artist and Flute Player - Presenter, Chickasaw Council Meeting, Purcell, Oklahoma
2003 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter, David Alexander Honor Dance, Glenpool Indian Cultural Center, Glenpool, Oklahoma
2003 Native American Stomp Dance - Co-Presenter, Joseph Harp Correctional Center Stomp Dance, Lexington, Oklahoma
2003 An Introduction to Powwow Songs and Dances - Presenter, Fall 2003 Native Peoples Colloquium, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma
2003 Joining Forces: Native American Stomp dance in Oklahoma – Presenter; Scenes from an Interview: Dramatizations and Workshop - Panel Co-Presenter; Top Ten Lists: Mediating Conflicting Methodologies - Session Chair, College Music Society Annual National Conference, Miami, Florida
2003 Music and Identity: A comparison of Native American flutists Doc Tate Nevaquaya, R. Carlos Nakai, and Mary Youngblood - Presenter, Luther College, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
2003 Learning About Native American Stomp Dance - Presenter, Oklahoma City Indian Art Club Monthly Meeting, Harrah, Oklahoma
2003 Native American Flute Music - Presenter, Retiree Organization State Employment Security Group Speaker Series, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2003 Native American Flute Performance - Presenter, The Feast of the Reverend David Pendleton Oakerhater - Cheyenne Warrior and Native American Saint, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Ada, Oklahoma
2003 Native Flute Song Performance - Presenter, First Poetry Reading of the Fall Semester 2003, Native American Women & Others for Multicultural Preservation, Jacobson House Native Art Center, Norman, Oklahoma
2003 Preservation of Native American Languages - Panel Moderator, Oklahoma Supreme Court Sovereignty Symposium XVI, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2002 Doc Tate Nevaquaya and the Native American Flute - Presenter, Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, Ardmore, Oklahoma
2002 Doc Tate Nevaquaya: Portrait of an Oklahoma Treasure - Presenter, American Indian Cultural Society Speaker Series, Tribes Gallery, Norman, Oklahoma
2002 Flute Songs of Doc Tate Nevaquaya; Stomp Dance and Creek-Seminole Green Corn Ceremonies in Oklahoma; Using Native American Music in the K-12 Classroom; Native American Powwow Songs and Dances - Presenter, Symposium of World Musics, Texas Tech University and International Cultural Center, Lubbock, Texas
2002 From Turtle Carapaces to Hip-Hop: Cultural Retentions and Expansions in Native American Music at the End of the 20th Century - Panel Co-Presenter, Society for Ethnomusicology Annual National Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
2002 The Native American Flute: Convergence and Collaboration as Exemplified by R. Carlos Nakai - Presenter, Society for Ethnomusicology Southwest Chapter Regional Annual Conference, Boulder, Colorado
2002 The Native American Flute – Hands-On Learning - Workshop Co-Presenter, Oklahoma Flute Society Annual Meeting, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2002 Native American Music in the Undergraduate Curriculum - Workshop Co-Presenter with Nancy Barry, College Music Society South Central Chapter Regional Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2002 Preservation of Native American Languages and Culture - Panel Co-Presenter, Oklahoma Supreme Court Sovereignty Symposium XV 2002: Language and the Law – War of Words, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2002 Native American Stomp Dance: The Gathering of the Tribes - Co-Producer, Internet2 Conference, Los Angeles, California and Norman, Oklahoma
2002 Using BLACKBOARD in Musicology Courses - Presenter, National Symposium for Music Instruction Technology, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
2002 Using Native American Music in the K-6 Classroom - Co-Presenter, Oklahoma Music Educators Association Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2001 Flute Songs of Doc Tate Nevaquaya - Co-Presenter, Oklahoma Composers Performed by Oklahoma Flutists, National Flute Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas
2000 Musical Intersections: Chinese Traditions - Panel Chair, Canadian Society for Traditional Music Joint Annual Meeting with SEM, CMS, AMS & Others, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1999 Female Native American Flute Players - Presenter, Oklahoma Conference of Churches, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1999 The Stomp Dance in Oklahoma - Presenter, Society for Ethnomusicology Annual National Conference, Bloomington, Indiana
1996 The Tzinquaw Dancers - Presenter, Society for Ethnomusicology Annual National Conference, Madison, Wisconsin
1993 Bridging the Gap Between the Folk Singer and Academia - Presenter, Canadian Society for Traditional Music Annual National Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1992 Drum-Dance Songs of the Iglulik Inuit - Presenter, Society for Ethnomusicology Annual National Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1988 Music of the Inuit of Northern Baffin Island - Presenter, First Conference on Ethnomusicology in Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1983 The Canadian Amerindian Flute - Presenter, XI International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 The Flute of the Canadian Amerindian - Presenter, International Council for Traditional Music Conference, New York, New York
MEMBERSHIPS
2008- Society for Ethnomusicology Southern Plains Chapter (Exploratory Committee 07; founding member 08)
2002- College Music Society
2002-08 College Music Society, South Central Chapter, Editorial Review
Board Member for South Central Music Bulletin
2002-05 College Music Society, South Central Chapter, Board Member for Ethnomusicology
2002- International Native American Flute Association, Regional Representative
2002- Oklahoma Native American Flute Circle; Coordinator
2001-07 Society for Ethnomusicology Southwest Chapter
1998- Phi Kappa Lambda
1984- Canadian Society for Traditional Music, 1993-96:
Recording Secretary
1982- International Council for Traditional Music
1982- Society for Ethnomusicology
GRANTS & AWARDS
2008 Travel Grant, SSHRC (Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council; Canada Council), Ottawa, Canada, $1000
2007 Travel Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Oklahoma, $950
2007 Travel Grant, Office of Vice President for Research, University of Oklahoma, $950
2007 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $950
2006 Travel Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Oklahoma, $1488
2006 Travel Grant, Office of Vice President for Research, University of Oklahoma, $640
2006 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $1488
2005 Honors Research Assistant Program, Honors College, University of Oklahoma,
$1200
2005 Travel Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Oklahoma, $750
2005 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $1500
2004 ASCAP – Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for Outstanding
Article: 2003 “Native American Music in the Classroom,”
co-authored with Nancy Barry, In Music Educators Journal 90(2): 21-26
2004 General Education Award [one campus-wide], University
of Oklahoma, $1500
2004 Honors Research Assistant Program, Honors College, University of Oklahoma,
$600
2004 Travel Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Oklahoma, $1000
2004 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $900
2003 Honors Research Assistant Program, Honors College, University of Oklahoma
$1200
2003 Junior Faculty Research Award, University of Oklahoma,
$6000
2003 Research Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Oklahoma, $1000
2003 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $100
2002 Big 12 Fellowship Program at Texas Tech University, Lubbuck, TX, University
of Oklahoma, $1000
2002 Honors Research Assistant Program, Honors College, University of Oklahoma,
$600
2002 Research Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Oklahoma, $1000
2002 Technology Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma,
$4500
2002 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $100
2001 Junior Faculty Research Award, University of Oklahoma,
$6000
2001 Norman Arts Council, Masala World Music Series, School of Music, University
of Oklahoma, $600
2001 Oklahoma Arts Council Touring Program, Masala World
Music Series, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $3650
2001 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $300
2000 Oklahoma Arts Council Presenting Program, Masala World
Music Series, School of Music, University of Oklahoma $3800
2000 Travel Grant, School of Music, University of Oklahoma, $300
Total Grants & Awards: $45,066
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2008- College Music Society Upcoming Regional Conference, Host & Program Co-Chair, University of Oklahoma, 3/13-15/09
2008- International Native American Flute Association (INAFA), Board Member
2008- Oklahoma Folklife Council, Board Member
2008- OU Faculty Development Awards Committee, Senate Liason
2008- OU School of Music, Ethnomusicology Department Chair
2008- OU Senate Executive Committee (Secretary)
2008 Southern Plains Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology Conference, Program Co-Chair, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 4/19/08
2007- Oklahoma Folklife Council, Advisory Committee
2007- OU Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Human Research Participation Program)
2007- OU Senate (College of Fine Arts, Music representative)
2007-08 OU Campus Departmental Review Panel (CDRP)
2007-08 OU School of Music, Musicology Department Chair
2007 (spring) OU Native American Studies Department, Committee A (Personnel Committee)
2007 (spring) OU School of Music, Viola Search Committee
2007 (fall) OU Campus Fulbright Evaluation Committee
2007 (fall) OU College of Fine Arts, Native American Art History Search Committee
2007 (fall) Southern Plains Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Exploratory Committee
2006 College of Reviewers, Canada Research Chairs Program, Social Sciences
and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2006 (spring) OU School of Music, Musicology Department Chair (Interim)
2006 (spring) OU School of Music, Graduate Studies Committee (Interim)
2005- Oklahoma Historical Society, Tribal Songs Project, Advisory Board
2005- OU The Mercy Initiative, Student Association, Faculty Co-Advisor
2005- OU Native American Symposium Committee
2005- OU OSLEP - Oklahoma Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program Committee
2005-06 OU School of Music, Double Bass Search Committee
2005 McGraw-Hill Press, Reviewer
2005 Oxford University Press, Reviewer
2005 Routledge Press, Reviewer
2005 University of Arizona Press, Reviewer
2004-06 OU Campus-Wide Libraries Committee
2004-06 OU School of Music, Committee A (Personnel Committee)
2004-05 OU School of Music, Co-Chair for College Music Society Regional Meeting,
March 10-13, 2005
2004-05 OU School of Music, Theory Search Committee
2004 Prentice Hall Press, Reviewer
2004 OU Books That Inspire Committee
2003- Canadian Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and
Education (CIRCLE), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Board Member
2003-07 OU Native American Studies Department, Graduate Studies Committee
2003 College of Reviewers, Canada Research Chairs Program, Social Sciences
and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2003 Schirmer Press: Thomson Learning, Reviewer
2001-04 OU College of Fine Arts, Doc Tate Nevaquaya Scholarship Committee
2001-04 OU School of Music, Undergraduate Studies Committee
2000-02 OU College of Fine Arts, Academic Misconduct Committee
2000-01 OU Freshman Mentoring Program
2000-01 OU Shared Leave Committee