scholarship and publications
Robin is a researcher, published author, and speaker. Her work explores arts-based dialogue practices, democratic choral pedagogy, learner-centered teaching, critical thinking in the applied voice studio, social and emotional learning in the choral classroom, music as a conduit for societal change, gender and women’s studies, the influence of peer learning communities on conductor growth, and spiritual dimensions of choral singing.
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Freeman, R. J. (2022). Learning to listen: Collaborative approaches to choral musicking.
book chapters
Freeman, R. J. (2026). “Teaching for openings in adult avocational choral spaces.” In S. Kivijarvi and M. Scarlato (Eds.), Remixing the classroom in practice: Stories from the field. Indiana University Press.
Freeman, R. J. (2025). “Encouraging critical thinking.” In J. Goffi-Fynn and M. Hoch (Eds.), Student-centered voice pedagogy: Working with students toward developing artistry, authenticity, and autonomy (pp. 52–68). Bloomsburg Publishing.
SELECT Journal Articles
Blackhurst, L. & Freeman, R. (2022). Healing our singers, healing ourselves: Teaching social and emotional learning in choirs, Choral Journal, 62(9), 20–22.
Freeman, R. J. (2021). Hold my soul: Mothering while the world burns, Journal of Mother Studies, 6.
Freeman, R. J. (2021). Building communities of song in online spaces, The Yale ISM Review, 6(1).
select example of knowledge mobilization and public scholarship
I am the primary author on Covering wildfire: A toolkit for editors, reporters, and media professionals. Written in 2025, this is a collaborative, practitioner-oriented resource supporting nuanced, trauma-aware, and context-rich wildfire journalism. It was developed through cross-sector knowledge exchange among journalists, researchers, wildfire practitioners, Indigenous Firekeepers, and community leaders in Canada.
CV and references available upon request.