Robert A. Duke

Robert A. Duke is a Clinical Professor at Dell Medical School and holds the Marlene and Morton Meyerson Centennial Professorship in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas at Austin. He directs the Center for Music Learning and is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor. His research focuses on human learning, procedural memory, and attention allocation in music practice and education.

• Affiliations: Dell Medical School, College of Fine Arts (Music & Human Learning)
• Key Roles: Founder of Colburn Conservatory's Psychology of Learning Program, Co-host of 'Two Guys on Your Head' podcast

Research Interests: Explores how procedural skills develop, optimal attention strategies in learning, and applications of behavioral analysis in music education. His work bridges neuroscience, education, and music pedagogy.

Awards: Elizabeth Shatto Massey Distinguished Fellow, UT System-wide teaching honors, and leadership in teacher education initiatives.

• Grants & Initiatives: Juvenile justice system music education programs, development of Scribe 5 behavior analysis software

Labs/Teams: Center for Music Learning (UT Austin), collaborations with KUT Radio for public science outreach.