Dr. Danielle Sirek, PhD
Assistant Professor - Curriculum Studies and Studies in Applied Linguistics
PhD (Royal Northern College of Music, UK), MMus (University of Toronto, Canada), BMus (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada)
Dr. Danielle Sirek, PhD
Assistant Professor - Curriculum Studies and Studies in Applied Linguistics
PhD (Royal Northern College of Music, UK), MMus (University of Toronto, Canada), BMus (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada)
Danielle Sirek is Arts Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Arts Education in the Faculty of Education. Her program of research is primarily focused on arts teacher education; sociology of music education; and intersections between music education and ethnomusicology. Her research is published in journals such as the International Journal for Music Education, the International Journal of Education & the Arts, and Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education; and has been presented at conferences in a variety of disciplines including the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education (ISSME), the International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA), the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Prior to her appointment at Western, Dr. Sirek was Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Windsor, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the Faculty of Education and School of Creative Arts.
In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Sirek sings professionally with the JUNO-nominated Canadian Chamber Choir and with local ensembles. She is also Associate Artistic Director for the Windsor Choral Festival and conductor with the Amabile Choirs of London.
