Julie Hedges Brown studies the lives and music of Robert and Clara Schumann from critical, contextual, and analytical perspectives. She has presented her work at numerous national and international conferences and published in a variety of journals and book collections. After receiving her PhD from Yale University, she taught at Tufts University, Case Western Reserve University, and Oberlin Conservatory. Currently she is Professor of Musicology at Northern Arizona University, where she has won awards for her teaching.