BettyAnne Younker
Associate Dean for Academic Affair and Associate Professor of Music Education
younker@umich.edu
734-764-2516
Betty Anne Younker, Ph.D. (Northwestern University), is Associate Professor of Music Education and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. During her tenure at a previous post, the University of Western Ontario, she was awarded the Pedro Goldman Teaching Award from the Faculty of Music. She was recently named the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by Pennsylvania State University School of Music.
Dr. Younker’s research interests include philosophy and pedagogy of music education, and critical and creative thinking. Publications
include articles in a variety of national and international journals and chapters in several books, while paper presentations have occurred at multiple state, national, and international conferences.
Before appointments at the university level, Dr. Younker taught in public schools in band, choral, and general music settings. In addition she has taught studio flute to beginning to university-aged students. Presently she is the College Music Society board member for music education and President-Elect for the Michigan Music Educators Association. As a musician, Dr. Younker is a member of the Vocal Arts Ensemble in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and adjudicates and clinics bands and choirs.
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