Five Americana Scenes for Orchestra

Thesis (MM) – Indiana University, Music, 202

FINDING RESILIENCE IN SONG: EXPLORING THE POST-WAR SONGS OF HENRIËTTE BOSMANS

Thesis (DM) – Indiana University, Music, 202

STICKING PINS IN SUNBEAMS: A METHOD OF SCORE PREPARATION INSPIRED BY THE PHILOSOPHY OF JULIUS HERFORD, WITH EXAMPLES FROM THE BEETHOVEN MASS IN C

Thesis (DM) – Indiana University, Music, 2025This document presents a score study methodology based on the approach of Julius Herford (1901–1981), a pivotal but under-documented figure in American choral pedagogy. Herford's teaching profoundly shaped generations of conductors, yet his analytical techniques were never codified in a systematic form. Drawing on archival research, published writings, and interviews with former students, this study distills Herford’s approach into a structured, practical method designed for contemporary use. The project is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 contextualizes Herford’s influence and outlines the rationale for revisiting his methodology. Chapter 2 reconstructs that methodology in four interrelated stages: Context, Overall Form, Structurally Essential Details, and Form as a Process in Motion. These components are synthesized from Herford’s primary documents, including his annotated piano-vocal score and handwritten charts on Beethoven’s Mass in C, as well as from his writings in Choral Conducting: A Symposium and American Music Teacher. Chapter 3 applies this reconstructed method to the Kyrie from Beethoven’s Mass in C, drawing on Herford’s own analytical materials and offering a detailed case study that demonstrates both the method’s rigor and its interpretive flexibility. Chapter 4 reflects critically on the application process, acknowledging both the strengths and limitations of Herford’s approach and exploring its continued relevance for modern conductors. The central argument is that Herford’s philosophy and techniques, though demanding and nonlinear, offer conductors a means of deeply internalizing musical structure and intention. His emphasis on visual graphing, expressive pacing, and the integration of textual and historical insights provides a powerful alternative to more reductive analytical models. By constructing a model based on Herford and testing it against one of the works he himself studied, this document both preserves and revives a tradition of score study rooted in aural imagination and formal clarity. In doing so, it bridges archival scholarship with the practical needs of working musicians, offering a toolset for score preparation that is systematic and strategically exhaustive

Literacy, Wellness, and Everything Else: How Are Financial Wellness Websites in Higher Education Named?

In recent years, both technology and financial wellness programming have significantly transformed the landscape of higher education in the United States. As financial wellness becomes an increasingly prominent student service, understanding how institutions name and frame these resources is crucial. Specifically, the distinction between terms like "financial literacy" and "financial wellness" can convey different messages to students about the focus and scope of these services. The choice of terminology can impact student engagement and perceptions of the resources offered, influencing whether they view these services as essential for long-term financial health or as basic, one-time educational interventions.In recent years, both technology and financial wellness programming have significantly transformed the landscape of higher education in the United States. As financial wellness becomes an increasingly prominent student service, understanding how institutions name and frame these resources is crucial. Specifically, the distinction between terms like "financial literacy" and "financial wellness" can convey different messages to students about the focus and scope of these services. The choice of terminology can impact student engagement and perceptions of the resources offered, influencing whether they view these services as essential for long-term financial health or as basic, one-time educational interventions.Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance (HEFWA

Equitable counts: Inclusive data analysis, data quality, and dissemination

Institutional research and assessment that uses quantitative data faces many challenges in ensuring that data practices are equitable and inclusive. Critical approaches to quantitative data challenge traditional models, measures, and analytic processes often used in traditional quantitative research. Although a critical lens can allow us to better find areas of inequity, these approaches can be met with skepticism and misunderstandings. Participants in this session will learn about critical quantitative inquiry and how it can apply to four different areas of IR decision making: data collection, data analysis, assessing data quality, and dissemination of results. We will discuss critiques of traditional assumptions and uses of quantitative data, look at examples for how we can apply critical approaches to our work, and learn about challenges we should anticipate when using critical quantitative inquiry in IR decision making and in sharing critically derived results with others

Fluorescent Proteins As A More Quantifiable Approach Than Chromogenic Redox Biosensors

A biosensor is a tool/device that has the ability to detect for a specific biological or chemical substance. Fluorescent biosensors are harnessed in relation to Escherichia coli bacteria so as to quantify the presence of redox reactions via the expression of fluorescence. Because the redox environment is linked to bacterial pathogenesis, this process will lead to the discovery of novel antibiotics combating bacteria. Existing biosensors in this area of study are associated with limitations that hinder their adaptability when applied to a wide variety of situations. So, the goal moving forward is to generate a biosensor that can overcome this obstacle. In order to execute this ideal, the fluorescent protein, mKate, will be developed as a biosensor and guided toward the periplasm of two variants of E. coli. Fluorescent outputs will be analyzed and employed to improve the newly constructed biosensor through directed evolution