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Graduation Year: HBMU 2005/MM 2009
Hometown: Tooele, UT
Major: Music Education
Graduate or Professional Degree: Master of Music Education
Share your experience with the Honors College: The Honors College is where I began my love for scholarly research in music education, especially for students with special needs.
Tell us what you’ve been up to or future plans: I am currently working on my DMA through an online program at Boston University. I also work full-time as a music teacher at a rural school in Utah and am raising three children, two of whom are on the autism spectrum.