Professor of Music, Alison P. Deadman has been teaching at ETSU since the fall semester of 1998. Originally from the United Kingdom, she has a B.A. Hons Degree in Music and an M. Phil degree in Music from the University of Leeds, England, an M.A. in Music (with a concentration in clarinet performance) from California State University, Fresno and a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Deadman wrote her M.Phil thesis on Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s music and her Ph.D. thesis on George Frideric Handel’s woodwind players. Her current musicological research interests have moved into the early nineteenth century and focus on music in the life of Anne Lister. Deadman is also a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Graduating from the Alexander Alliance (Philadelphia) Alexander technique teacher training program, she was accepted as a teaching member of Alexander Technique International in 2007. She has since held several positions within this organization including chairing the board of directors and received their Distinguished Service Award in 2020. Deadman has given numerous Alexander technique workshops for musicians (and other populations) in our area, including working with conductors, singers, instrumentalists, and music educators. In 2015, Deadman took on a leadership role in the campus Safe Zone organization – a role she continues to this day, facilitating trainings for faculty, staff and students and helping Safe Zone gain and maintain a presence on campus and at university recruiting events.