Dr. Joelle L. Lien currently serves as Assistant Dean of Arts Education and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Utah. She holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Music Education from South Dakota State University. In addition to publications in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, Action Criticism and Theory, and the Music Educators Journal, Dr. Lien has presented her research at state, national, and international conferences. Dr. Lien's current research interests include descriptive and applied ethics in music education and ethics in arts education leadership.