{"id":50247,"date":"2016-01-06T09:26:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/jennifer-whitaker\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T17:18:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T21:18:36","slug":"jennifer-whitaker","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/jennifer-whitaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer  Whitaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Jennifer Whitaker is Professor of Music Education and Associate Chair of the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests include music teacher effectiveness; technology in music teaching; and diversity, equity, and inclusion in music. She has presented research across the United States and the world including in Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, England, Finland, Greece, Scotland, and the United Arab Emirates. 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