Julianna LoBiondo

Julianna LoBiondo currently serves as Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education and Associate Director of Choral Studies at the University of New Mexico, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework in music education and conducts the university’s treble ensemble, Las Cantantes. Professor LoBiondo attended the University of North Texas for her doctoral studies, where she served as a teaching fellow conducting the treble ensemble Camerata and teaching courses in music education. She holds a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Ithaca College and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from The College of New Jersey. Before her graduate studies, she taught high school choral music in New Jersey for seven years, during which her ensembles consistently earned superior ratings and performed at Carnegie Hall and national festivals.

Professor LoBiondo’s research interests include disability critical studies, fat studies, and music teacher education, with recent publications in the Journal of Music Teacher Education and Visions of Research in Music Education. She has presented her work at national and international conferences, including the NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, the International Symposium on Research in Choral Singing, the Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music Learning and Teaching, and the Texas Music Educators Association annual conference.

An active clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator, Professor LoBiondo is committed to advancing equity and inclusion in music education. She has served in various professional leadership roles and continues to collaborate with colleagues and community organizations to promote accessible and socially responsive music-making opportunities.