The College of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Parkes who will join our faculty in August 2023.听
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled that鈥攁fter a comprehensive national and international search鈥擪elly Parkes has accepted our offer to join the College of Music as associate professor of music education,鈥� says Associate Professor of Music Education David Rickels. 鈥淧arkes brings an incredible level of expertise and experience that inform her ideas about course content, research topics and preparing students to be 21st-century music educators. We鈥檙e delighted that our students鈥攆rom bachelor鈥檚 to doctoral study鈥攚ill get the chance to work with her.听
鈥淪he also brings an international reputation as a well-regarded and highly published researcher, looking at important and timely issues in our field. She is strongly committed to serving the needs of K-12 teachers and our Colorado community will be stronger for having her be a part of it.鈥�
Originally from Australia, Parkes鈥� primary research interests are in music and music education assessment; measuring musical learning within K-12 settings and the applied studio; teaching readiness, professional dispositions and reflective practices in pre-service teachers; as well as teaching effectiveness and teaching quality. She served as chair of the National Association for Music Education鈥檚 (NAfME) Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) Assessment Special Research Interest Group. She also co-chaired the national Model Cornerstone Assessment research project in partnership with NAfME and served on its Music Teacher Evaluation Taskforce.听
Parkes appreciates the legacy of Professor of Music Education James Austin, her esteemed predecessor who will retire this year. 鈥淚鈥檓 very much looking forward to joining the faculty at the 麻豆影院 College of Music,鈥� she says. 鈥淚鈥檓 honored to continue in the footsteps of Professor James Austin and work with the outstanding music education faculty in an environment of inclusive excellence.鈥澨�
Parkes was elected to the International Trumpet Guild Board of Directors (2015-19) and was awarded the Lowell Mason Fellow award (2018) by the National Association for Music Education for her leadership in music education. She served on the editorial committee for the Journal for Research in Music Education (2014-2020) and currently serves on the review boards of the Music Educators Journal and the Research Studies for Music Education journal; she鈥檚 also a member of the NAfME Society for Research in Music Education鈥檚 Executive Board. Additionally, Parkes鈥� co-authored books鈥斺�淒eveloping and applying assessments in the music classroom鈥� (2020) and 鈥淎pplying model cornerstone assessments in K鈥�12 music: A research-supported approach鈥� (2018)鈥攕erve as models for classroom music educators and resources for music teacher educators.
鈥淚'm grateful for the opportunity to get to know the City of 麻豆影院 and the CU 麻豆影院 campus,鈥� adds Parkes. 鈥淚 know I鈥檒l enjoy collaborating with students, staff and faculty across the university.鈥�
Welcome, Kelly Parkes!
