Allison Durbin

Appointed Fall 2023

Allison R. Durbin is assistant clinical professor of music education and the director of the Terrapin Community Music School at the University of Maryland. She earned a Ph.D. in music education from the University of Maryland, College Park. Durbin holds a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Arts and Master of Education in music and music education from Columbia University’s Teachers College. 

Allison has served as a graduate instructor of record of music education here at UMD, helped to supervise student teachers, and served as an administrator for the Terrapin Music Camp. Prior to her graduate work at UMD, Allison taught early childhood classes, general music, ukulele, and violin in New York, New York, and Annapolis, Maryland. 

Durbin’s research focuses on caregiver and child musical relationships, equity and access to music education programs, and community musical engagement. She has presented research at national and international conferences, including the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).