About Lisa Delorenzo
Lisa C. DeLorenzo is a Professor of Music Education and Graduate Coordinator of Music Education at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, NJ. Her first book, Sketches in Democracy: Notes from an Urban Classroom, was named a Critics Choice Book Award given by the American Educational Studies Association. She is also the editor of Giving Voice to Democracy in Music Education: Diversity and Social Justice, published by Routledge, and has worked with urban youth over the past 25 years. Dr. DeLorenzo received the Mandela Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity at Montclair State University for her work with Black and Latino youths. In addition, she is a former fellow of the Institute for Educational Inquiry, founded by John I. Goodlad, where she studied school renewal built on principles of democracy. Her areas of scholarship include urban music teacher education, democracy, and social justice.
