Ann Clements is a professor of music education at Pennsylvania State University and serves as assistant vice provost of faculty affairs-faculty development, where she oversees the advancement of more than 6,400 full time faculty members. Clements is an active researcher, musician, and pedagogue, who has given more than 150 keynote addresses and presentations throughout the United States and around the world. She is published in multiple national and international journals and is the author and editor of multiple books in her field, including Field Guide to Student Teaching in Music, Alternative Approach in Music Education: Case Studies from the Field, and Popular Music Pedagogies: A Practical Guide for Music Teachers. Her primary research areas include music participation, game theory in education, learning in augmented realities, professional development in higher education, arts integration, and ethnomusicology. Clements is also a recognized scholar in Maori music of New Zealand.