Dr. Amy Lewis

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Amy Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Mead Witter School of Music, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on systemic oppression, equity, and racism in music education. Amy has extensive experience as a public music teacher, having taught general music for grades K-1 and 6-8, beginning band, middle school choir, and jazz band in the Chicagoland suburbs. She was recognized with the 2022 Compass Visionary Award and the 2019 Black Faculty, Staff, Administrators Association Emerging Leader Award, and was named the Illinois Education Association Teacher of the Year in 2015. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree from DePaul University, her Master of Arts from Concordia University, and her Doctorate from Michigan State University. Her work has been published in various journals, including the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education and Action, Criticism, & Theory in Music Education, and she serves on the editorial board of the Research Issues in Music Education Journal.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Mead Witter School of Music, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Madison, WI

Teaches courses related to music education and conducts research in the field.

Awards

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Compass Visionary Award

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Black Faculty, Staff, Administrators Association Emerging Leader Award

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Illinois Education Association Teacher of the Year

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV/Resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences