Patricia Poulter
Music Education, Interim Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities
Patricia S. Poulter, Ed.D. is the Interim Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, and a Professor of Music at Eastern Illinois University, where she has been on the faculty since 1994. She is active as a curriculum consultant, clinician, guest conductor, adjudicator, and performer. Dr. Poulter was the Coordinator of Music Education, conducted the select EIU Women's Ensemble, advised the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (MENC) chapter, and taught several classes for the Department. She served the Illinois Music Educators Association as the New Music Mentor Coordinator. Her performances with the internationally recognized ‘Ensemble Choragos’ include those at the Institut fur Musikwissenschaft Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference (Weimar-Jena), Saint Benoit du Sault monastery, Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Berlin, International Musicological Conference in Toronto, WILL Second Sunday live radio broadcasts, and the American Choral Directors Association conference in San Antonio.
In addition, Dr. Poulter served EIU as the Chair of the Department of Student Teaching and Clinical Experiences for five years. She was awarded the Provost’s “Department Chair Leadership Award” in 2008. Dr. Poulter directs the Consortium for Overseas Student Teacher (COST) program, and serves on the International Executive Board. She was the implementation coordinator for the University’s electronic portfolio system for teacher education majors, and was instrumental in developing the teacher candidate dispositions program. Dr. Poulter holds a Doctorate of Education in Music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Arts in Choral Conducting, and a Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification, both from Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Poulter is also a member of the Graduate Faculty. Her research interests include brain development and music, learning theory, and creative processes in composition.
email: pspoulter@eiu.edu
phone: 581-2922
