Supervisory Professor (or Co-Examiner where indicated):
-Michael Simmons (2011, Boston University): Song Recall Among School Children: The Integration of Words and Music
-Robert Allen (2010, Boston University): Free Improvisation and Performance Anxiety Among Piano Students [dissertation-based article accepted by leading research journal, Psychology of Music]
-Nancy Rosenberg (2010, Boston University): From Rock Music to Theory Pedagogy: Rethinking U.S. College Music Theory Education from a Popular Music Perspective
-Sami Alanne (2010, Sibelius Academy): Music Psychotherapy with Refugee Survivors of Torture: Interpretations of Three Clinical Case Studies. [Prof. Lauri Vakeva served as Chair for defense due to my departure from Finland; Opponent: Prof. Even Ruud.]
-Arnold Chiwalala (2010, Sibelius Academy): Chizentele: My Path to Original Artistry and Creative Fusion of Ngoma with Finnish Folk Music and Dance (co-examiner with Prof. Hannu Saha)
-Tapani Heikinheimo (2009, Sibelius Academy): Intensity of Interaction in Instrumental Music Lessons (co-supervisor with Dr. Ritva Engestrom and Prof. Heidi Westerlund)
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member:
-Joseph M. Pignato (2010, Boston University): An Analysis of Practical Challenges Posed by Teaching Improvisation: Case Studies in New York State Schools
-Deanna Frith Weber (2010, Boston University): The Freedom Singers: Their History and Legacy for Music Education
-Ari Poutiainen (2009, Sibelius Academy): Stringprovisation: A Fingering Strategy for Jazz Violin Improvisation [reviewed in Strings Journal, The Strad, and Fiddler magazines]
-Carol Shansky (2008, Boston University): A History of Two New Jersey Community Bands: The Franklin and Waldwick Bands
