2026 Conference Research Poster Session
Call for Proposals
2026 Conference Research Poster Session
Dr. Whitney Mayo, NDMEA Research Chair - Presider
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Call for Proposals: Music Education Related Research Posters:
The North Dakota Music Educators Association (NDMEA) invites researchers and educators (including
graduate and undergraduate students) to submit proposals for the Music Education Research Poster
Session during the 2026 NDMEA Conference held March 26-28 at the Bismarck Event Center (poster
session is scheduled for March 27, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.).
We welcome submissions of unpublished research, reviews of literature, action research, and research in
progress (including Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses in progress). All research must be related
to music teaching and learning. Submissions accepted for publication may be considered for this poster
session if that research has not yet been published. The proposal must include a statement specifying any
prior presentation of the research.
Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026 – 11:59 p.m. (central standard time)
Submissions must include:
1. An abstract of no more than 750 words including the title, research purpose, method (including
research questions), findings, and implications/importance/relevance for the field of music education.
Again, in-progress research and literature reviews will be considered for presentation.
2. Identifying information including:
· Author name
· Institutional affiliation
· Email address
3. Statement specifying any prior presentation of the research
If the proposal is accepted, all presenters must register for the NDMEA Conference as either an NAfME
Member or pay the Non-Member Registration Price. Conference registration (including prices) will be
found on the NDMEA website.
All poster presentations will need to be free-standing (there will not be a possibility of hanging
posters from conference walls/fixtures).
Please email proposals and/or questions to Dr. Whitney Mayo, NDMEA Research Chair, at
collegiate@ndmea.org. Title the email's subject line: NDMEA Poster Session 2026.