Karin S. Hendricks is Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education at Boston University. She is President-Elect of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) and serves on the Editorial Committees of the Journal of Research in Music Education and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. Hendricks researches student motivation and compassionate and caring pedagogies and presents teaching clinics and workshops throughout the United States and abroad. She received the ASTA "Early Career String Researcher" Award in 2018. In addition to publications in leading research journals and edited volumes, Hendricks has written six books, including Compassionate Music Teaching.