Study Group Leaders

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Looking for funding for your chapter or study group? The American Musicological Society runs several funding programs exclusively for AMS affiliates that can help you organize exciting member programming. To learn more, visit the Affiliate Grants page and note important deadlines!

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Study Group Leaders

Childhood and Youth Study Group

Co-Chair: Ala Krivov (2025–2027)

Co-Chair: Hannah Neuhauser (2025–2027)

Global East Asian Music Research Study Group

Co-Chair: Heeseung Lee (2023–2026)

Co-Chair: Elina Hamilton (2023–2026)

Global Music History Study Group

Co-Chair: Daniel Castro-Pantoja

Co-Chair: Hyun Kyong Hannah Chang

Co-Chair: Hedy Law

Ecomusicology Study Group

Co-Chair: Cana F. McGhee (2025–2027)

Co-Chair: Ludim Pedroza (2024–2026)

Secretary: Marie Comuzzo (2024–2026)

Treasurer: Jamie Meyers-Riczu (2024–2026)

History of Music Theory Study Group

Co-Chair: Siavash Sabetrohani (2023–2026)

Co-Chair: Giulia Accornero (2024–2027)

Ibero-American Music Study Group

Co-Chair: Jacqueline Avila (2025–2027)

Co-Chair: Javier Marín-López (2024–2026)

Jazz and Improvisation Study Group

Chair: Kelsey Klotz (2025–2026)

Secretary-Treasurer: Andrew Kluth (2025–2027)

Webmaster: Darren Mueller

Jewish Studies and Music Study Group

Chair: Rebecca Cypess

Secretary: Samantha Cooper

LGBTQ Study Group

Co-Chair: Lee Tyson

Co-Chair: Alex Pasqualini

Ludomusicology Study Group

Co-Chair: James Heazlewood-Dale (2023–2026)

Junior Co-Chair: Thomas Yee (2025–2028)

Music and Dance Study Group

Chair: Rachel Gain

Music and Disability Study Group

Co-Chair: Andrew Dell’Antonio (2024–2026)

Co-Chair: Sarah Miller (2024–2026)

Secretary: Rena Roussin (2024–2026)

Music and Marxism Study Group

Co-Chair: Eric A. Drott

Co-Chair: Sumanth Gopinath

Music and Media Study Group

Co-Chair: Lisa Scoggin (2023–2026)

Co-Chair: James Deaville (2024–2027)

Music and Philosophy Study Group

Chair: Kyle Kaplan

Music, Sound, and Trauma Study Group

Co-Chair: Erin Brooks

Co-Chair: Michelle Meinhart

Co-Chair: Jillian Rogers

Musical Notation, Inscription, and Visualization Study Group

Co-Chair: Elaine Fitz Gibbon (2025–2027)

Co-Chair: Sarah Koval (2025–2027)

Organology Study Group

Co-Chair: Lidia Chang (2022–2026)

Co-Chair: Chet Stussy (2025–2027)

Secretary: Patrick Dittamo (2024–2026)

Pedagogy Study Group

Co-Chair: Matteo Magarotto (2025–2027)

Co-Chair: Hannah Neuhauser (2025–2027)

Popular Music Study Group

Chair: Victor Szabo (2024–2026)

Secretary-Treasurer: Paul David Flood (2025–2027)

Skills and Resources for Early Musics Study Group

Co-Chair: Jeanette Jones

Co-Chair: Evan MacCarthy

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