Our Reality: Mental Health and Music Education Majors

Mental health is an issue that too often is brushed aside, especially in college. Dr. Payne's KMEA presentation looks to discuss the current state of mental health of music education majors and the impact of stressors on their schooling as well as their career aspirations. His goal will be to start a dialog on how to proactively address emerging issues in both schooling and their future profession. Dr. Payne's research presented in this presentation was possible with the help of his great team of KSU graduate students, Eric Thompson, Rachel Poss, RJ Leonard and Qing Huo