Dr. Andy Krikun is Professor of Music at Bergen Community College where he teaches courses in songwriting, world music, and popular music as well as founding and directing the BCC Pop/Rock Ensemble. He holds a MA in Ethnomusicology from UCLA and a PhD in Music Education from NYU. His educational research has appeared in many academic journals including the International Journal of Community Music, the Journal of Popular Music Studies, the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, and the Journal of Popular Music Education.  He has published book chapters in several book editions and has presented his research at professional conferences in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and China. He served as an executive board member of the Association of Popular Music Education from 2010-2019.