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instrument, will be released by Acis in 2025. As a composer, Jay inhabits accessible and avant-garde domains equally, writing for both professional and amateur musicians. His music has been performed by Ensemble SurPlus and the Callithumpian Consort as well as by members of the Mivos Quartet and TAK. Much of his original output is inspired by themes and texts from the early Middle Ages, especially that of Anglo-Saxon England. A committed educator, Jay began teaching secondary organ, composition, and

to ceiling and have played a vital role in the teaching and sustaining of the faith in this country that has been Christian since the 4th century. An article related to this research appeared in “Icons of Devotion/’Icons of Trade: Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary ‘Traditional’ Ethiopian Painting,” with Raymond Silverman, African Arts 42 (1) Spring 2009: 26-37. Other research and publications on Ethiopia include an ethno-historical study of silver and goldsmiths. A future project

this project. In recent years, informed by her 20+ years of undergraduate teaching experience, Dr. Auman has also written a variety of high-quality, peer-reviewed biology educational materials for students and educators, including being a significant contributor to the freely available online Microbiology textbook published by OpenStax, written in collaboration with the American Society for Microbiology. Recently, Dr. Auman has been added as a coauthor to the upcoming 11th edition of Nester’s