Sangmi Kang is an Associate Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the Eastman School of Music, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education. Before joining Eastman, she served as an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Westminster Choir College and taught general music from pre-K through 12th grade in both South Korea and the United States.

Dr. Kang’s research interests include cultural discourses in music education, intrinsic motivation, and the intersection of technology and creativity. As a general music specialist, she is deeply committed to exploring how music teachers and students engage with diverse cultures and how to support underserved populations through culturally responsive and informed approaches in the music classroom.

Her scholarship has appeared in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Psychology of Music, Music Educators Journal, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, and Journal of General Music Education. She has presented her work at international, national, and regional music education conferences, including the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference, the International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education (ISAME), the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research (APSMER), the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) Conference, and the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. She is co-editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Artificial Intelligence in Music Education, which brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on the role of AI in music teaching and learning.

Dr. Kang currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research in Music Education, Visions of Research in Music Education, and the Korean Journal of Research in Music Education. Additionally, she serves on the research committee of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA).

As a professional performer on the gayageum, a traditional Korean stringed instrument, Dr. Kang has performed at institutions including the Eastman School of Music, Westminster Choir College, the University of Florida, Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned her Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Florida, a master’s degree in Music Education, and a bachelor’s degree in Music with a focus on gayageum performance from Seoul National University in South Korea.