David B. Pruett, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Music
Chair, Department of Performing Arts

McCormack Hall, 2nd floor, rm. 625
University of Massachusetts at Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
Email: david.pruett@umb.edu

Education

2007	Ph.D. Musicology (Ethnomusicology), Florida State University. Dissertation: "MuzikMafia: Community, Identity, and Change from the Nashville Scene to the Popular Mainstream." Click here for pdf file of the dissertation's front matter, including title page, table of contents, and abstract. Committee: Frank Gunderson, Dale Olsen, and Barry Faulk
2000	M.M. Musicology (Ethnomusicology), Florida State University Certificate in World Music Thesis: “Preserving Cultural Identity: WPAQ Radio and the Dissemination of Bluegrass and Old-time Music.” Committee: Andrew Killick, Denise Von Glahn, and Bruce Grindal
2000	M.A. German, Florida State University.
1996	B.M. Music Performance (Percussion), Appalachian State University. B.A. in German (equivalent)
1989	York Comprehensive High School, York, South Carolina