Laura Kitchel
Assistant Professor, Music Education
Department
- Music
Contact Information
- 614-236-6261
- lkitchel@capital.edu
- Conservatory Complex 120
Biography
Dr. Laura Kitchel is the Area Head of Music Education and Assistant Professor of Music at Capital University Conservatory of Music where she teaches courses in Music Education, conducts the University Women’s Chorus, and oversees and teaches in the Master of Music in Music Education summer program. Previously, she taught high school choir and general music in Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio.
As a clinician and researcher, Dr. Kitchel has presented at many state and national conferences, including Ohio Music Education Association (2020), the National NAfME in Orlando, Florida (2019), Music Research and Teacher Education National in Atlanta, Georgia (2018) and Missouri Music Education Association (2017).
Dr. Kitchel holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in choral conducting from the University of Kentucky and her doctorate in Music Education from the University of Missouri.