Tammy Kernodle is University Distinguished Professor of Musicology at Miami University. She has published widely on African American music, jazz, gender, and popular music and is the author of Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams. In 2018 Professor Kernodle received Miami University’s Benjamin Harrison Medallion, the highest award given to a faculty member in recognition of research, teaching, and service. She is currently the President of the Society for American Music.
