Dr. Jennifer Mellizo has been teaching K-8th grade music at the University of Wyoming Laboratory School in Laramie, WY, USA for the past 22 years. She was named a Wyoming Arch Coal Teacher of the Year in 2014, the Albany County School District Teacher of the Year in 2016, and was a 2021 U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Spain. Jennifer is currently a member of the editorial board for the Journal of General Music Education and publishes research and practical articles in journals such as Music Educators Journal, Music Education Research, the International Journal of Music Education, and Arts Education Policy Review. She is also a frequent presenter at regional, national, and international conferences. In addition to her research and teaching duties, Jennifer writes interdisciplinary educational materials for Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.