Standing Committees

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Award for Diversity Course Design Committee

  • Chair: William Mason (2024; dcd@societymusictheory.org)
  • Susan de Ghizé (2024)
  • Wing Lau (2024)
  • David Mendoza (2024)
  • Justin London (2025)

Committee on Disability and Accessibility

  • Chair: Dave Easley (2024; accessibility@societymusictheory.org)
  • Claire Boge (2024)
  • Tekla Babyak (2025)
  • Katherine Pukinskis (2025)
  • Toby Rush (2025)
  • Kristen Wallentinsen (2025)
  • Jena Root (2026)

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Committee on Feminist Issues and Gender Equity

  • Chair: Carla Colletti (2024; fige@societymusictheory.org)
  • Carissa Reddick (2024)
  • Aleksandra Drozzina (2025)
  • Rachel Gain (2025)
  • Cora Palfy (2026)
  • Andre Redwood (2026)

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Committee on LGBTQ+ Issues

  • Chair: Vivian Luong (2025; lgbtq@societymusictheory.org)
  • Aaron Grant (2024)
  • Stephan Pennington (2024)
  • Deborah Rifkin (2024)
  • Martha Sullivan (2025)
  • Scott Hanenberg (2026)
  • Norman Hirschy (2026)

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Committee on Race and Ethnicity

  • Co-chairs: Chris Endrinal & Rachel Lumsden (2024; core@societymusictheory.org)
  • Eliane Aberdam (2024)
  • Jaime Bofill (2024)
  • Paula Grissom (2024)
  • Toru Momii (2024)
  • Lydia Bangura (2025)
  • Hanisha Kulothparan (2025)
  • Ji Yeon Lee (2025)

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Committee on Workshop Programs

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Fundraising and Development Committee

  • Chair: Chris Segall (2026; development@societymusictheory.org)
  • Andrew Davis (2025)
  • Jan Miyake (ex officio, 2025)
  • Nora Engebretsen (2026)
  • Leah Frederick (2026)
  • Jennifer Diaz (ongoing)

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Information Technology Committee

  • Chair: Andrew Gades (2026; networking@societymusictheory.org)
  • Web Editor: Megan Lavengood (2025; contact)
  • Systems Administrator and Associate Web Editor: Philip Baczewski (2025)
  • Members-at-large
    • Brian Jarvis (2024)
    • Tahirih Motazedian (2024)
    • Lindsey Reymore (2024)
    • Jeff Yunek (2025)
    • Reiner Krämer (2026)
  • Liaisons
    • Poundie Burstein (2025; Chair, Publications Committee)
    • Dave Easley (2024; Committee on Disability and Accessibility)
    • J. Daniel Jenkins (2025; Executive Board)

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Investment Committee

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Local Arrangements

Nominating Committee

Professional Development Committee

  • Chair: Sam Bivens (2025; pdc@societymusictheory.org)
  • Antares Boyle (2024)
  • Adam Roy (2024)
  • Despoina Panagiotidou (2025)
  • Knar Abrahamyan (2026)
  • Evan Jones (2026)
  • Gerry Lopez (2026)

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Program Committee

  • Chair: Maryam Moshaver (pcchair@societymusictheory.org)
  • Kyle Adams
  • Guy Capuzzo
  • Tomoko Deguchi
  • Mariusz Kozak
  • Somangshu Mukherji
  • Brad Osborn
  • Jan Miyake (ex officio)

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Publications Committee

Publication Awards Committees

  • Articles Committee
    • Chair: Janna Saslaw (2024)
    • Orit Hilewicz (2024)
    • Damien Blättler (2025)
    • Mark Richardson (2025)
  • Books Committee
    • Chair: Anna Gawboy (2024)
    • Jonathan De Souza (2024)
    • Cara Stroud (2024)
    • Kyle Hutchinson (2025)
    • Matthew BaileyShea (2025)
    • Leslie Tilley (2025)
  • Multi-Author/Citation of Special Merit Committee
    • Chair: Anna Stephan-Robinson (2024)
    • Laurel Parsons (2025)
    • Edward Venn (2025)
  • Music Theory Pedagogy & Public-Facing Scholarship Committee
    • Chair: David Thurmaier (2024)
    • Paula Maust (2024)
    • Ash Stemke (2024)
    • Aaron Grant (2025)

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SMT-40 Dissertation Fellowship Committee

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Student Presentation Award Committee

Subventions Committee

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Delegates, Liaisons, and Other

  • Eric Isaacson: Indiana University Faculty Liaison (2024)
  • Trevor deClercq: Statistician (2025)
  • Miriam Piilonen: Sustainability Coordinator (2025)
  • Alan Dodson: Liaison to Grove (2025)
  • Cynthia Gonzales: Liaison to CMS (2024)
  • Melissa Hoag: Liaison to Project Spectrum (2026)
  • Jennifer Snodgrass: Liaison to NASM (2025)
  • Julian Horton: Liaison to international theory societies
  • Patricia Hall: Delegate to ACLS (2027)
  • Sara Bakker: Representative to US RILM (2026)
  • Jennifer Diaz: Liaison to AMS, SEM, and SAM (ongoing)

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