Peer Mentoring to Peer Review: Building your Research Agenda

Those of you who have secured academic positions may find yourself in need of a research agenda for promotion. If you are able to enjoy a high-level performing career, have at it! For many, the choice to commit to a regional institution may present challenges to growing your performance resume. The science-informed voice pedagogy research landscape is wide open and offers you the opportunity to explore subject areas you are personally interested in and passionate about. This creates unique opportunities for your students as your research interests integrate into the classes you teach. Ultimately, you need to be able to compete in the world of academic peer reviewed posters, conference presentations, articles, and books.

My mentees and I have presented at a variety of conferences, including:

• The Voice Foundation (including the young investigator’s forum)

• The NATS National Conference (including best research poster 2020 and a featured pre-conference workshop)

• The Society for Music Perception and Cognition

• Pan American Vocology Association Symposium (including best research poster 2020)

• National Opera Association Conference (including best research poster 2023)

• PAS 7+

Additionally, I,

• Was awarded the 2022 Van Lawrence Fellowship by the Voice Foundation and NATS for my research into glottal closing patterns of whistle register in a trained classical soprano

• Was presented The American Academy of Teachers of Singing Covid Response Award for my work disseminating research related to low-latency collaboration software

• Served on the PAS7+ and PAVA science review committees and sit on the NATS Voice Science Advisory Committee (VSAC)

I can walk you through this process, from literature review through to IRB approval and publication.