Carissa Scroggins is Assistant Professor of Opera and Voice at Austin Peay State University. Carissa has her Doctor of Arts in Vocal Performance from the University of Northern Colorado with a secondary emphasis in musicology (2021). Dr.Scroggins participated in the prestigious NATS Intern Program in 2024. She is an active member of several music organizations, including National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), National Opera Association, Opera America, College Music Society, and Music Teachers National Association. Carissa Scroggins has a diverse performance resume, having been invited to perform in operas, oratorios, and concerts across the country. Her most performances have been as Mother Abbess, The Sound of Music [2025] and Mother, Amahl and the Night Visitors [2024]. Moving forward, Dr. Scroggins is building a reputation as a Nordic languages art song interpreter, as well as a specialist in new music. Her current research is focused on lullabies as an art song repertoire choice and teaching community classes in how to sing to babies. She has presented her research at the international level (Voice Study Centre UK, 2024). Her article “Lullabies in the Western European Classical Art Song Canon,” was published in the journal Akshar Wangmay (2024). Dr. Scroggins has a recording titled Beautiful Dreamer: a collection of classical lullabies She is also writing an opera for undergraduate voices with young audiences in mind that she hopes to use at APSU in the near future.
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