Shawna K. Hinkle

Shawna K. Hinkle is a Ph.D. Candidate in Music Education at Kent State University, Secondary Vocal Teacher for Dover City Schools and Kent State University adjunct faculty in Choral Pedagogy. She is the director of cantique at Kent State University, the director of Buckeye Girls State Choir and conductor of the Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra Treble Chorus. Hinkle also served as artistic director for the Mount Union Alliance Chorale and director of the Kent State University Tuscarawas Choir. Other positions include Brunswick City and Copley-Fairlawn Schools in general and elementary music, along with collaborative piano and private teaching.

Hinkle holds degrees from Muskingum University (B.M.E.) and Kent State University (M.M.E.). Conference presentations include those at OMEA, ISME, Kent State and elsewhere. Research interests include student learning and self-efficacy in K12 choral rehearsal practices, adolescent singer vocal and emotional development and pre-service music teacher training.