Janet Welby

Janet Welby serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Music and Student Teaching Program Supervisor in the Music Department at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell's College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She teaches music theory, conducting, pedagogy, and global music courses while conducting choirs and performing on piano, clarinet, and recorder.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Leadership in Schooling from University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• M.M. in Music Education from University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• B.M. in Applied Clarinet from New England Conservatory of Music, Boston

Her research critically examines positionality of Euro-Western trained educators in diverse classrooms, focusing on strategies for integrating multicultural perspectives and supporting underrepresented groups through culturally responsive music education practices.

Professional recognitions include:

• 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award from UMass Lowell Music Department
• Society for General Music in Massachusetts Award for Excellence in General Music (2013)
• National Breakthrough Congregation Honor with First Parish Bedford (2012)

As Program Supervisor for Master of Music Education candidates, she mentors future educators while leading grant-funded initiatives including the DHE-funded Global Learning Project and Massachusetts Arts Council's Cambodian music integration program in Lowell Public Schools.