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Shawna K. Hinkle is a Ph.D. Candidate in Music Education at ½­ÄÏÌåÓý, Secondary Vocal Teacher for Dover City Schools and ½­ÄÏÌåÓý adjunct faculty in Choral Pedagogy. She is the director of cantique at ½­ÄÏÌåÓý, 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 ½­ÄÏÌåÓý 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 ½­ÄÏÌåÓý (M.M.E.). Conference presentations include those at OMEA, ISME, ½­ÄÏÌåÓý 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.