Allison Paetz

Allison Paetz is a PhD Candidate in Music Education at Case Western Reserve University. She is the Vocal Music and Research teacher at Rocky River High School, where she directs 3 curricular choirs, 2 extracurricular ensembles, and teaches AP Research. Allison earned her Master of Music in Music Education from Michigan State University in 2018 after completing the three-summer intensive program. She is a previous graduate of CWRU, holding a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Music.

Allison’s research interests include music teacher perfectionism, stress, and burnout, music teacher identity, secondary choral music education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in music education. She has presented research at the Symposium on Music Teacher Education, New Directions Conference, Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference, Narrative Inquiry in Music Education Conference, Enacting Curricular Change in Music Education through Vernacular Music Conference, and the National Association for Music Education National Conference. Her research has been published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, the Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. Her students have been published in the Journal of Student Research. Allison has also served as a vocal adjudicator for the Ohio Music Education Association, a table leader for the Educational Testing Service (AP Research subject area), and an AP Research Consultant for the College Board. She maintains memberships in OMEA, NAfME, OCDA, and ACDA.