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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D.

@danielwalzer.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Music and Arts Technology at Indiana University Indianapolis. Research interests include STEAM Education, Leadership, Learning Science, and Creativity. Author of Leadership in Music Technology Education.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 23h

Something like that.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 23h

I cleaned out 14k emails from my inbox today.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 1d

Kate is awesome.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 1d

This grant marks an important step in advancing music therapy’s role in supporting recovery and mental health across the state.

Congratulations to Dr. Myers-Coffman!

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 1d

Their team's yearlong study will expand programming at the Indianapolis Comprehensive Treatment Clinic, establish collaborations with three methadone clinics in high-need Indiana counties, and pilot tailored programming at Dove Recovery House, a residential recovery center for women.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 1d

We're very excited to share some research news from IU Indianapolis's music therapy area.

Dr. Kate Myers-Coffman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, has been awarded $310,000 through the State Opioid Response Grant from the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 6d

Today I will be participating in Conversations in STEM Education at the IU Indianapolis Library at 2:00pm. Please do stop by if you're in the area. events.iu.edu/seiri/event/...

Sound and Vision: Building Student Agency, Communication Skills, and Technical and Aesthetic Fluency Through Peer-Led Experiential Learning

Daniel Walzer will share insights from his work in music technology education and research, highlighting interdisciplinary scholarship that integra...

events.iu.edu

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 6d

A lot of my research integrates learning science and music technology pedagogy. The hard part is finding the right balance and way of presenting what are sometimes abstract concepts in a practical way.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 6d

Indeed. Been on both sides of it unfortunately!

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 6d

I appreciate the perspective. We'll see what happens!

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 7d

I have no issue submitting elsewhere. I also don't disagree with many of the comments. It just feels like lazy editing. We do this in good faith and it feels somewhat dismissive not to find a compromise towards publication. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 7d

I get that competitive journals don't have a lot of space. I'm puzzled by this one because it's not the first time it's happened, and I'm confused as to why they would reject the positive feedback and only focus on the new comments brought on by nitpicky reviewers. What am I missing here?

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 7d

We're coming up on a year of work. I'm not new to rejection. But I can't help but be frustrated. Stringing along R&Rs without a reasonable set of expectations is a waste of time. I've asked them to reconsider their decision. As an editor, I find R&Rs are generally a path towards publication. Odd.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 7d

After addressing a reviewer's concerns, that person somehow identified NEW issues as a result of what they asked me to change. So, the editors send out to a fourth reviewer, not familiar with the context, who wasn't happy. The journal rejects with no particular reason. I'm torn on this one for sure.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 7d

An article for a top journal goes through two rounds of revision. Each time, I responded to all of the comments and addressed concerns within word counts. After the first round, one reviewer recommended publication. After the second round, one brought up minor points. That's not where it ends.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 7d

A whole lot of people are fighting these days. Just know that you are seen and appreciated.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 9d

New album cover.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 24d

I'm really excited to share this article on our work with the Music Technology Academy in TOPICS for Music Education Praxis. This is a joint collaboration between Music and Arts Technology and the IU School of Education Indianapolis.

topics.maydaygroup.org/2025/buildin...

Building Algorithmic Thinking and STEAM Creativity through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Elementary and Middle School Students in a Music Technology Summer Camp – TOPICS

topics.maydaygroup.org

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 27d

Manuscript submitted. Now for the long wait.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · 27d

I will be participating in a Conversations in STEM Education event on Friday October 10th at 2pm on the IU Indianapolis Campus. This event is sponsored by the STEM Education Innovation Research Institute. Looking forward! Links and details forthcoming.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · Sep 14

I’ve got a forthcoming article on music technology and learning science using Digital Audio Workstations. It’s challenging trying to fuse these fields together, but rewarding.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · Sep 14

Most likely. I addressed what I could and let the editors know about it. Doesn’t bug me but thinking more about grad students and ECRs who might not bounce back from that.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · Sep 14

Weird flex when a reviewer gets angry at writing style, but doesn’t actually engage with the ideas in the paper. That’s a new one for me.

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Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · Sep 11

Journal article accepted. Thankful.

Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social · Sep 7

It’s hard to be a Bengals fan.

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