The Twelfth International Research Symposium on Talent Education
Empathy, Innovation, and Musicianship

Karin Hendricks is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Boston University, with previous positions held at Ball State University and the University of Illinois. At the university level, she has taught courses in music education research, sociology and psychology of music, string pedagogy, and contemporary and nontraditional practices in music education. Before moving to the collegiate level, she taught public school orchestra for 13 years. She is an active youth orchestra clinician and private string instructor, and has won several awards for her teaching. She currently serves as national secretary for the American String Teachers Association.

Dr. Hendricks has presented workshops at national and international conferences, and has published papers in a variety of academic journals. She has served in local, national, and international leadership capacities, and as a peer reviewer for professional and scholarly journals. Her research interests include social psychology and early childhood string pedagogy, with a particular focus on contextual and cultural influences upon motivation, self-belief, and musical engagement.

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