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Mallory Alekna (she/they) is an educator and artist dedicated to reimagining music education through justice and creative inquiry. Mallory currently serves as Assistant Professor at Augsburg University, where she and the students collaboratively explore equity in and through music learning and teaching. With experience across communities from Illinois to Arizona and Minnesota to Oklahoma, Mallory works alongside pre-service and practicing teachers to challenge traditional models and foster approaches that promote student agency and actively mitigate power imbalances.
Mallory's work explores contemporary curricular inquiry, creative placemaking, and Critical Response Process—approaches grounded in collaborative problem-solving, reflective thinking, and embodied values. As a researcher and presenter at regional, national, and international conferences, Mallory is dedicated to empowering educators to live out humane teaching practices, cultivating places where both students and educators grow through reflection, dialogue, and transformative change.