Carol Frierson-Campbell, Ph.D., teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in instrumental music education and research and coordinates the music education program at William Paterson University. Her scholarly interests include music education in marginalized communities, instrumental music education, and research pedagogy. She recently co-authored the textbook Inquiry in Music Education: Concepts and Methods for the Beginning Researcher with Hildegard Froehlich. Previous publications include Teaching Music in the Urban Classroom and articles in Music Education Research and Arts Education Policy Review. Dr. Frierson-Campbell also directs the Music After School project, providing music enrichment for children in Paterson, NJ.