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Meganne Masko
Higher Education Consultant
Avon,IN
Summary
Innovative faculty member bringing proven success in creating and implementing technology-based curriculum delivery and assessment tools. Passionate about using Universal Design for Learning to foster academic development and success for every student.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Professor
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
08.2016 - Current
- Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
- Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional and assessment strategies for undergraduate and graduate music therapy courses.
- Proctored exams and provided remediation for learning improvement goals.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Collected data for performance outcomes for undergraduate and graduate music therapy programs.
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
- Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi and lesson plans for music therapy curriculum.
- Contributed to planning appropriate and engaging lessons for both classroom and distance learning applications.
- Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress.
- Provided logical integration and continuity of communication and public policy skills training and assessment across 4-year curriculum.
- Performed research to serve as basis for academic writing for publication.
- Served as a faculty fellow focused on Universal Design for Learning under the direction of the Office of Academic Affairs.
Assistant Professor
University Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
08.2011 - 05.2016
- Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
- Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional and assessment strategies for music therapy courses.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Collected data for performance outcomes for an undergraduate music therapy program.
- Assisted professors and school administrators with continuous development, review, planning and outcomes evaluation to measure undergraduate music therapy program performance.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Facilitated academic and community collaborations to increase number of community-engaged research proposal submissions to extramural funders.
- Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress.
Board Certified Music Therapist
Hospice Of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
08.2007 - 06.2011
- Analyzed data to determine effectiveness of specific treatments or therapeutic approaches and made proactive adjustments to intervention plans.
- Improvised instrumentally, vocally or physically to meet client's therapeutic needs.
- Selected or adapted musical instruments, musical equipment or non-musical materials such as adaptive devices or visual aids to meet treatment objectives.
- Identified and responded to emergency situations, providing physical, emotional and mental support for critical incidents.
- Established client goals and objectives for music therapy treatment programs and helped each achieve targets with hands-on therapeutic style.
- Composed, arranged and adapted music for music therapy treatments and conducted music therapy research to advance collective knowledge and improve outcomes.
- Made accurate treatment decisions by assessing client functioning levels, strengths and areas of need in terms of perceptual, sensory, affective, communicative, musical or other abilities.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Graduate Research Assistant
University Of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
08.2006 - 05.2008
- Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
- Gathered, reviewed, and summarized literature from scientific journals such as SciFinder and PubMed and produced graphs and other scientific calculations using MS Excel.
- Prepared summaries of research data for use in high-level meetings and presentations.
- Maintained database of research materials, documents and other paperwork.
- Conducted thorough literature reviews to better understand research topics and prepare for studies.
- Contributed to professionally-written scientific paper for publication.
Education
Ph.D. - Music
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 08.2010 - 12.2013
Master of Arts - Music
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 08.2004 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Music - Vocal Performance
Drake University
Des Moines, IA 08.1995 - 05.1999
No Degree - Mixed Methods Research Training Program (Post-PhD)
Harvard University
Cambridge, MASkills
Class instruction
Continuing education
Thesis advisement
Online learning tools
Student needs assessment
Technology-based curriculum
Academic advisement
Curriculum Development
Student research guidance
Post-secondary education
Lecturing
Student counseling
Lesson Planning
Classroom management
Academic research
Student advocacy
Performance improvement
Accomplishments
- Created and implemented the first undergraduate academic music therapy program in the world with a technology core.
- Created and implemented a social justice curriculum focused on cultural competence and public policy within an undergraduate music therapy program.
- Collaborated with team of ten faculty members in the development of the Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy at IUPUI.
- Supervised team of four adjunct faculty members.
- Created and utilized tools for data collection related to continuous program improvement for both undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Served as primary investigator for multiple projects leading to peer-reviewed publications and presentations.
Affiliations
Daniel F. Evans Center for Spiritual and Religious Values in Healthcare, Indiana University Health
Interests
Curriculum development
Higher education
Timeline
Assistant Professor
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
08.2016 - Current
Assistant Professor
University Of North Dakota
08.2011 - 05.2016
Ph.D. - Music
University of Iowa
08.2010 - 12.2013
Board Certified Music Therapist
Hospice Of Dubuque
08.2007 - 06.2011
Graduate Research Assistant
University Of Iowa
08.2006 - 05.2008
Master of Arts - Music
University of Iowa
08.2004 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Music - Vocal Performance
Drake University
08.1995 - 05.1999
No Degree - Mixed Methods Research Training Program (Post-PhD)
Harvard University