Kim Chow-Morris

Dr. Kim Chow-Morris is an Associate Professor of Media Production at Toronto Metropolitan University's RTA School of Media, currently on leave. She specializes in ethnomusicology with expertise spanning Chinese traditional music, cross-cultural musicology, and global sound studies.

Her research investigates hybridity in Chinese instrumental traditions, music spirituality, and socio-musical dynamics in diaspora communities. She created York University's Chinese music program and developed Toronto Met's Certificate in Music: Global and Cultural Contexts.

An accomplished performer on Chinese wind instruments, her compositions have been featured by CBC Radio, China's CCTV, and even in space missions. She holds a BMus from University of Toronto and MA/PhD from York University.

Professional service includes committee roles for SSHRC, Society for Ethnomusicology, and Association for Chinese Music Research.