Dr. Elizabeth Schauer (she/her) is Director of Choral Activities at the University of Arizona, where she is recognized for her innovative and inclusive curricular approach. An award-winning educator, Dr. Schauer conducts Symphonic Choir, and teaches graduate conducting and choral literature courses with a student-centered focus to an international population of learners. In addition to featuring a wide range of repertoire, her concerts focus on collaboration and service to the community, with recent themes of hunger, homelessness, refugees and animal shelters. Choirs under her direction have performed on the conferences of ACDA, GALA, College Music Society, American Guild of Organists and Arizona Music Educators Association. Students and former students hold positions in public and private schools, children’s and community choirs, churches, colleges and universities throughout the world.