Meghan Sheehy

Associate Professor of Music Education & Department Co-chair

Meghan K. Sheehy (she/her) received her B.M.Ed., M.M. in Music Education, and Ph.D. in Music Education from The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She is currently serving as Music Department co-chair and Associate Professor of Music Education at Hartwick College where she also acts as Director of the Music Education program, supervises student teacher candidates, teaches subject-area courses required for the B.S. in Music Education degree, and advises Hartwick’s National Association for Music Education collegiate chapter. As a K-12 educator prior to her time at Hartwick, Dr. Sheehy served as high school Director of Bands, assistant band director, middle school band director, elementary general music teacher, and high school choir director.

While at Hartwick, Meghan has developed a partnership with Oneonta Job Corps Academy for a monthly music session on campus, founded the Inclusive Pedagogy Speaker Series, engaged a number of music education students in research projects that have been presented nationally and internationally, and secured tens of thousands of dollars in funding for guest speakers and performers from marginalized communities in consideration of topics and performances connected to culturally relevant and inclusive pedagogies and practices. She is continually looking for opportunities to support the creative efforts of her students and colleagues.

Ongoing research interests include the relationship between researchers and practitioners in music education, culturally relevant pedagogy in music education, the experiences of members of the Transgender community in music teaching and learning spaces, and music teacher education reform.

As a community member, Meghan is an active member of the Oneonta Rotary Club, Oneonta Community Concert Band, Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble, Oneonta Federated Garden Club, and TEDx Oneonta.