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MICHAEL JAMES CONKLIN Ewing, NJ • 609.647.1733

[email protected]

Highly qualified music educator and administrator with nearly two decades of experience serving at the college level. Motivated, energetic, and passionate about student success. Committed to improving learning experiences for diverse student populations. Served on various academic and extracurricular committees and excited about developing new opportunities for student engagement. Over ten years of experience writing scholarly works published by Oxford University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, University of Michigan Press, SAGE Publications, ABC-CLIO Press, and Salem Press.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS Doctor of Arts and Letters, Fine Arts and Media Studies (in progress), Drew University Madison, NJ Master of Arts, Jazz History and Research, Rutgers University, NJ Bachelor of Arts, Music, Rutgers University, NJ Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Rowan University, NJ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Lincroft, NJ Adjunct Instructor of Music and Educational Studio Coordinator, 1999 to Present Conduct different learning activities including demonstrations and workshops, and lecture in music history, music theory, music performance, and music technology. Contribute to curriculum development and design of subjects and resources.

• Implemented programs to help foster relationships with students, faculty, and administration

• Serve as department ambassador at college open houses and education fairs.

• Provide critical feedback on students' performance to foster learning

• Responsible for recruiting and supervising students in the federal work-study programs

• Provide academic support and career guidance to students

• Contribute to curriculum development and design, strategic planning, assessment, academic catalog preparation, course scheduling, and staffing

• Participated in educational partnership and interdisciplinary learning for collaboration and development of courses such as Music Business

• Received recognition for developing the Music Technology degree program and three online courses: The History of Jazz, Music Appreciation, and Music Fundamentals

• Acquired federal (Perkins) funding for the A.A.S. Music Technology degree program

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• Provide ongoing lectures in History of Jazz, Music Appreciation, Music Theory, and Music Technology

THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, Ewing Township, NJ Adjunct Instructor of Music and African American Studies, 2004 to Present Preparing learning support materials and teach: Exploring Concert Music, Jazz History, and Studies in Black Music courses. Provide academic support and mentorship to students.

• Recognized for possessing in-depth knowledge of subject matter via student evaluations • Contribute to the enhancement of college reputation and improved student life • Boosted information literacy by hosting demonstrations, workshops, and extra circular

activities

ASSOCIATIONS, AFFILIATIONS, HONORS, AND AWARDS § Member: Alpha Sigma Lambda, Rutgers University § Member: American Historical Association § Member: American Musicological Society § Member: Center for Black Music Research § Member: International Society for Jazz Research § Member: Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association § Member: Society for American Music § Recipient of The William Randolph Hearst Scholarship, Drew University, 2014 - 2016

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES § Speaker: NJ Council for the Humanities and Horizon Speakers Bureau, 2015 - Present § Speaker: Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association, 11/2016 § Speaker: Shore Music Educators Association, 2/2013

PUBLICATIONS 2015

§ “Race and Music,” in The Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications

§ “Social Movements,” in The Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE

Publications

§ “Syncretism,” The Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications


§ “United States: Modern and Contemporary Performance Practices,” The

Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications

2014

§ “Dave Brubeck,” in The Encyclopedia of American Studies. Johns Hopkins

University Press

§ “Charles Mingus,” in the Encyclopedia of American Studies. Johns Hopkins

University Press

§ “Fusion,” in The Encyclopedia of Ethnomusicology. SAGE Publications

§ “John Coltrane,” in The Encyclopedia of American Studies. Johns Hopkins

University Press

§ “Muddy Waters,” in the Encyclopedia of American Studies. Johns Hopkins

University Press

§ “Music and Slavery,” in The Encyclopedia of Ethnomusicology. SAGE

Publications

§ “Music and the Civil Rights,” in The Encyclopedia of Ethnomusicology. SAGE

Publications

§ “Ragtime,” in The Encyclopedia of Ethnomusicology. SAGE Publications

§ “Robert Johnson,” in the Encyclopedia of American Studies. Johns Hopkins

University

2013

§ “Civil Rights,” in Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. SAGE

Publications

§ “Cultural Renaissance,” in Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. SAGE

Publications

§ “Ethnomusicology and Ethnomusicologists,” in Music in the Social

and Behavioral Sciences. SAGE Publications

§ “Folk Music,” in Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. SAGE Publications

§ “Oral Tradition,” in Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. SAGE

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2011 § “David ‘Fathead’ Newman,” in Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd edition.

Oxford University Press

§ “Houston Person,” in Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd edition. Oxford

University Press

2010

§ “Appendix: Recordings of the 1930s,” in The Thirties in America. Salem Press

§ “Charlie Palmieri,” in Great Lives from History: Latinos. Salem Press.

§ “Discography” for The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68 by

Keith Waters, Oxford University Press

§ “Earl Hines,” in Great Lives from History: African Americans. Salem Press

§ “Fats Waller,” in Great Lives from History: African Americans. Salem Press

§ “Herbie Nichols,” in Great Lives from History: Africa Americans. Salem Press

§ “Milt Hinton,” in Great Lives from History: African Americans. Salem Press

2009

§ “Billie Holiday,” in The Thirties in America. Salem Press

§ “Erroll Garner,” in The Forties in America. Salem Press

2007

§ “Bill Evans,” in Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century. Salem Press

§ “Thelonious Monk,” in Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century. Salem Press

2005

§ “Discography” for Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser's

Art by Andy Hamilton, University of Michigan Press


SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES § Pro Tools, Sibelius, Logic, Finale, Garage Band, MSOffice

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