Kristina Caswell MacMullen

Kristina Caswell MacMullen serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Director of Choral Studies at The Ohio State University, where she conducts the Symphonic Choir, the Women’s Glee Club and instructs both undergraduate and graduate students.

As an active adjudicator and clinician, Professor Caswell MacMullen has conducted All-State and honors choirs throughout the United States. Recent and future engagements involve students in California, Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Texas, Virginia, Ohio, and British Columbia. In 2011, she was runner-up in the National American Choral Director’s Association conducting competition and named an alternate Fulbright Scholar. She is featured on the DVD “Conducting-Teaching: Real World Strategies for Success” published by GIA (2009), and her editions for treble choir are published by Musicatus Press, Boosey & Hawkes, and MusicSpoke.

Caswell MacMullen earned both the Bachelor of Music Education and the Master of Music degrees from Michigan State University. She completed the Doctorate of Musical Arts at Texas Tech University.  Prior to her appointment at The Ohio State University, she enjoyed a diverse career as a public-school teacher, interacting with students in rural, suburban, and urban settings, elementary through high school. She has presented and co-presented interest sessions at state, regional, national, and international conferences.