Tracy Cowden

First Name: 
Tracy
Last Name: 
Cowden
Title: 
Director, School of Music
Organization/Affiliation (no abbreviation): 
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Short Biography: 
Tracy Cowden is the Roland K. Blumberg Endowed Professor in Music and Director of the School of Music at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). As a pianist, her recent work includes performing in health care settings in person and virtually, teaching music in health courses, and facilitating interdisciplinary research regarding music and health; she is a member of the Brain Health Consortium and an Advancing Next-Gen Faculty Leadership Fellow at UTSA. Dr. Cowden is an active advocate for arts in health and is the founder of On-Corps, the first beginning band program for veterans in the nation.