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School of Music Faculty

Michelle Bell

Michelle Bell
Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: University Bands
Phone: 330-972-7590
Email: mbell2@uakron.edu


Theron Brown

Theron Brown
Title: Assistant Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: Music - Jazz piano
Phone: 330-972-7590
Email: teb10@uakron.edu


Cynthia Cioffari

Cynthia Cioffari
Title: Professor of Instruction
Dept/Program: Music - Bassoon
Phone: 330-972-8169
Email: ccioffa@uakron.edu


Matt Dudack

Matt Dudack
Title: Senior Lecturer
Dept/Program: Music - Percussion
Phone: 330-972-6988
Email: dudack@uakron.edu


Dr. Todd Gaffke

Dr. Todd Gaffke
Title: Professor
Dept/Program: Interim Director, School of Music, School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration
Phone: 330-972-6622
Email: tgaffke@uakron.edu


Natalie Gibson Grimes
Title: Assistant Lecturer - Piano
Dept/Program: School of Music


Emilie Hsu
Title: Accompanist Coordinator
Dept/Program: Music - Piano


Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson
Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: Music - Trumpet
Phone: 330-972-7592
Email: jjohnson@uakron.edu


Adam Keeler

Adam Keeler
Title: Assistant Lecturer
Dept/Program: Classical Guitar
Phone: 330-972-7590
Email: akeeler@uakron.edu


Laurie J Lafferty

Laurie J Lafferty
Title: Academic Adviser II; Senior Lecturer
Dept/Program: Engineering and Polymer Science Dean's Office; Music
Phone: 330-972-5761
Email: laffert@uakron.edu


Dr. Christopher Blaha

Dr. Christopher Blaha
Title: Professor
Dept/Program: Music - Tuba, Euphonium
Phone: 330-972-6641
Email: cblaha1@uakron.edu


Robert J. Brownlow

Robert J. Brownlow
Title: Professor of Instruction
Dept/Program: Music - Theory & Composition
Phone: 330-972-6639
Email: rb49@uakron.edu


Christopher J .Coles

Christopher J .Coles
Title: Assistant Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: Music - Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone
Email: cjc72@uakron.edu


Justin Evangelist

Justin Evangelist
Title: Assistant Lecturer
Dept/Program: Assistant Lecturer, Saxophone
Phone: 330-972-7590
Email: jevangel@uakron.edu


Stanislav Golovin

Stanislav Golovin
Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: Music - Clarinet
Phone: 330-972-8404
Email: sgolovin@uakron.edu


Jack S. Cozen Harel

Jack S. Cozen Harel
Title: Professor of Instruction
Dept/Program: Music - Oboe
Phone: 330-972-2787
Email: jc133@uakron.edu


Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz

Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz
Title: Assistant Lecturer, Director of Orchestras
Dept/Program: Music
Email: mjarosze@uakron.edu


Galen S Karriker

Galen S Karriker
Title: Professor; Director of Bands, Interim Associate Director, School of Music, School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration
Dept/Program: Music
Phone: 330/972-6180
Email: gsk1@uakron.edu


Mayumi Kikuchi

Mayumi Kikuchi
Title: Senior Lecturer
Dept/Program: Music - Piano
Email: kikuchi@uakron.edu


Patricia LaNasa

Patricia LaNasa
Title: Senior Lecturer
Dept/Program: Music
Phone: 330/972-7590
Email: planasa@uakron.edu




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Faculty Emeritus

Stephen Aron
David Bernstein
Clifford Billions
Alan Bodman, bodman@uakron.edu
Samuel Gordon, sgordon@uakron.edu
William Guegold, guegold@uakron.edu
Bill Hoyt, whoyt@uakron.edu
Scott Johnston, sjohnston@uakron.edu
Tucker Jolly, trjolly@uakron.edu
Kris Belisle Jones, kbelisl@uakron.edu
Laurie Lafferty, laffert@uakron.edu
John MacDonald
Barbara MacGregor, bjmacgr@uakron.edu
Daniel McCarthy, dmccarthy@uakron.edu
Michele Mills, mt4@uakron.edu
Georgia Peeples, peeples@uakron.edu
George Pope, gspope@uakron.edu
Nikola Resanovic, nresanovic@uakron.edu
Jack Schantz, jas62@uakron.edu
Mary Schiller, mgs@uakron.edu
Rich Shanklin, rlshank@uakron.edu
Richard Shirey

Larry D. Snider, lsnider@uakron.edu

Ralph Turek, turek@uakron.edu
Ed Zadrozny, ezadroz@uakron.edu