Rate My Professor Tami Draves

Tami J. Draves is the Marion Stedman Covington Distinguished Professor of Music Education in the School of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), where she also holds the position of Provost Fellow with a focus on faculty affairs, including university-wide faculty development and policy work. She coordinates the master’s and doctoral programs in music education, teaches graduate courses, and advises graduate students. Draves joined UNCG in 2016 following her tenure on the faculty at the University of Arizona. Her research interests encompass preservice and inservice music teacher preparation and support, with particular emphasis on identity development and individuals from populations marginalized in music. Her publications appear in prestigious journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Music Education Research, Research Studies in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and Arts Education Policy Review. Key works include “I Made Myself Fit In”: Johny's Story (Journal of Research in Music Education, 2022, with Jonathan E. Vargas), A Narrative of Two Preservice Music Teachers with Visual Impairment (Journal of Research in Music Education, 2016, with Elizabeth C. Parker), Teaching Ambition: A Case Study of High School Music Students (Music Education Research, 2012), and Paul’s Beginning Music Teacher Identity (Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2019).