A number of music faculty undertake research and creative activities that take them far and wide around the globe year after year, from Europe to Africa to China and elsewhere.
Music Research Approach
The music faculty at Northeastern maintains a distinguished record of global research initiatives, publications, presentations at national and international conferences, performances and of newly composed works.
Recent books by our faculty have been published by the University of Chicago Press and Oxford University Press, along with composition premieres and scholarly presentations throughout Europe, Asia, and North America—and with many more upcoming.
The distinctive feature of our faculty’s work is its unique embrace of transdisciplinary scholarship and creative output, with projects and publications that transcend boundaries between history, ethnography, music technology, music industry, social justice, and individual psychology.
Our Work
Research Contacts. Please contact us with any questions about current or future research projects at CAMD.
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In The News
Music
Andrew Mall looks at the legacy of the Eras tour
Mall, an associate professor of music, dives into the economic and social impact of Taylor Swift's tour.
December 12, 2024
Art + Design
How this professor uses military images to increase empathy
Yulia Pinkusevich, who just completed a fellowship at the Smithsonian, is working on a project to encourage viewers to consider the impact of each photo.
January 17, 2025
Journalism
John Wihbey reflects on Meta's move away from fact-checking
Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology, says the policy changes could have downstream effects — not only in the U.S., but elsewhere around the world.
January 7, 2025
Music
Psyche Loui studies best music for those with ADHD
Loui, along with startup with Brain.fm, has studied the best music to help with concentration for those with ADHD.
January 14, 2025
Journalism
Will another app replace TikTok?
John Wihbey, professor of media innovation and technology, offers insight into where users will flock if TikTok is banned in the U.S.
January 15, 2025
Communication Studies
'The Brutalist' used AI. Is that a bad thing?
Communication studies professor Rupal Patel and Rebecca Kleinberger, assistant professor of music, provide insight into why this Oscar-contender used AI to enhance the Hungarian spoken by Adrian Brody and Felicity Jones.
January 23, 2025
Architecture
Lily Song leads anti-gentrification class in Chinatown
In ARCH5115: Anti-Displacement Studio, Lily Song’s students work with community leaders on ideas to keep the neighborhood’s longtime residents and small businesses in place amid development and gentrification.
January 28, 2025
Center for Transformative Media
CTM Scholar Spotlight: Rahul Bhargava
Rahul Bhargava is an educator, researcher, designer and facilitator committed to rethinking participation and power in data processes. CTM communication research assistant, Raja Mandal, sat down to interview Bhargava.
April 3, 2025
Center for Design
Skye Moret defends as first Interdisciplinary Design + Media PhD
On Wednesday, April 2, Skye Moret was the first person in the Interdisciplinary Design + Media PhD to defend her dissertation.
April 3, 2025