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Jennifer Bugos

Biography

Jennifer A. Bugos is a Professor of Music Education at the 911爆料网. She received her B.M (music education) from the University of Florida, M.M. (music education) from the University of Central Florida, and Ph.D. (music education and minor gerontology) from the University of Florida. She serves as the Internship Coordinator and teaches undergraduate courses in General Music Methods, General Music Pedagogy, and Senior Seminar as well as graduate coursework in Music Cognition. In 2013, she received the 911爆料网, Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.

Bugos taught piano, general music, children鈥檚 choir, and recorder ensemble for many years in Orange and Seminole County, Florida. While pursuing her doctorate, Bugos served as a secondary caregiver for her grandparents which led to an interest in gerontology. She wrote and facilitated an Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Research Grant to examine the effects of individualized piano instruction on cognitive abilities in older adults. In order to further pursue these interests, Bugos completed post-doctoral work at the UF Clinical-Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory under the direction of Dr. William Perlstein. In 2020, Dr. Bugos held an appointment during her sabbatical as a visiting scientist and worked with Claude Alain at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, Ontario. In 2023, Dr. Bugos was recognized with a Fulbright Research Chair award in Psychology to work with Shayna Rosenbaum and Claude Alain at York University and Baycrest Research Institute in Toronto, Canada. These experiences have provided the training necessary to integrate more advanced electrophysiological techniques in her research.

Research 

Dr. Bugos directs an interdisciplinary research lab, Cognition and Coordination Across the Lifespan in Music (CALM Lab), of undergraduate and graduate students from across the USF campus. She also regularly mentors students as part of the Medical Humanities program. Dr. Bugos鈥� research interests include the neurological basis for music perception and cognition with regard to human development, lifelong learning, and cognitive transfer. Her interests have led to the development of new music education programs for healthy and clinical populations of children (Multimodal Music Training), and for adults (Keys to Staying Sharp; Piano for Parkinson鈥檚). Her students have won research competitions as well as the USF Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation award. In 2018, she was recipient of the USF Outstanding Research Achievement award. In 2019, she received a USF Women of Leadership and Philanthropy award.

Publications

Bugos, J. A. Lee, D.A. (in-review). Predicting the relationship between practice strategy usage and growth mindset in child instrumentalists. Journal of Reserch in Music Education

Johnson, J., K., Limb, C.J., Bugos, J.A., Allison, T.A., Pearson, G.A., Mendez- Lizarraga, C.A., Barrett, K.C., Zhang, R., & Cheng, J. (in-review). A randomized controlled feasibility and acceptability trial of a group piano improvisation intervention for older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment, Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 

Shiff, H.M., Alisson, T.A., Bugos, J.A. , Cheng, J., Hall, T., Pearson, G., Barrett, K.C., Mauleon, R., & Johnon, J.K., (in-review). Refinement of a piano improvisation training intervention to reduce cognitive inactivity among older adults with and without mild cognitive impairments, Innovations in Aging. 

Barrett, K., Jiradejvong, P., Johnson, J.K., Bugos, J.A., & Limb, C.J. (in-review). Neural correlates of music improvisation training among older adults with and without cognitive impairment (MCI), Neuroimage 

Bugos, J.A. Lamouine, L., Li, Y. (Under-Review). Growth mindset in child musicians: The role of parent perceptions in practice strategy usage. International Journal of Music Education 

Bugos, J.A., Chow, R., Mo, S., Rosenbaum, R.S., & Alain, C. (in-review). Enhanced mismatch negativity and mnemonic representations in older musicians. European Journal of Neuroscience

Chow, R., Bugos, J.A., Mo, S., Alain, C. & Rosenbaum, R.S. (in-review). Functional disassociation of mismatch negativity from late discriminative negativity across the adult lifespan. European Journal of Neuroscience. 

Harrington, A., Schlegel, A., Williams, M.L., & Bugos, J.A. (2026). Coming together, playing together: A mixed methods investigation of older adults鈥� experiences with virtual band instruction. Research Studies in Music Education,  https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X261421815

Bugos, J.A., Laubisch, K.R., Zhu, A., & Bryant, J.B. (2025). Associations between music training and language fluency on cognitive control and processing speed. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1662938. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1662938.

Chow, R., Baker, S., Mo, S., Bugos, J.A., Alain, C., & Rosenbaum, R.S. (2025). Mismatch negativity predicts age-related declines in memory precision.Neurobiology of Aging.147, 32-48. .

Lamouine, M., Bugos, J.A., & Ouadi, K. (2024). A Classical Arabic translation of the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index in Moroccans: A validation study. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 34(4), 405鈥�411. https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2024.2371726.

Bugos, J.A., Laesker, D., Chow, R., Gbadamosi, A., Ghent, J., Norgaard, M., Sirocchi, S., & Alain, C. (2024). Jazz piano training modulates neural oscillations and executive functions in older adults. Music Perception, 41(5), 378-392. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2024.41.5.378

Williams, M., Schlegel, A.L., Harrington, A., & Bugos, J.A. (2023). Understanding virtual rehearsal participation through self-determination theory. Music Education Research, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/14613808.2023.2210146.

Bugos, J.A., Lu, L., Chen, L., Torres, M.R., & Gbadamosi, A. (2023). Active music interventions on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes in patients with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Musicae Scientiae, 1-19, doi: 10.1177/10298649231167519.

Bugos, J.A., Moussard, A., Bidelman, G., Moreno, S., Shen, D., Lu, J., & Alain, C. (2022). Music and visual art training increase auditory-evoked theta oscillations in older adults. Brain Sciences, 10,1300. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12101300.

Bugos,J. A., DeMarie,D., Stokes,C., & Power,L. P. (2022). Multimodal music training enhances executive functions in children: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Ann NY Acad Sci., 1516, 95鈥�105. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14857

Lu J, Moussard A, Guo S, Lee Y, Bidelman GM, Moreno S, Skrotzki C, Bugos J, Shen D, Yao D, Alain C. (2022). Music training modulates theta brain oscillations associated with response suppression. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1516(1):212-221. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14861

Veal, B.M., Dobbs, D., Lee, S., Bugos J.A., Pyfrom, M.P., Boddupalli, S., Lengacher, C.A., & Meng H. (2022). Feasibility and acceptability of a group music intervention in memory care communities. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(6):1528-1538. doi: 10.1177/07334648221079118 

Rouse, H.J., Jin, Y., Hueluer, G., Huo, M., Bugos J.A., Veal B, Torres M, Peterson L, Dobbs D, Meng H. (2022). Association Between Music Engagement and Episodic Memory Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal of Gerontology B Psychological Sciences Social Sciences, 77(3):558-566. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab044. (Full text: Journal of  Gerontology_Rouse, Jin, Heuluer, Huo, Bugos, Veal, Torres, Peterson, Dobbs,  Meng_2022)

Bugos, J.A., & Wang, Y. (2022). Piano training on executive functions and psychosocial outcomes in aging: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. (Full text: Journal of Gerontology_Bugos  and Wang_2022)

Bugos, J.A., DeMarie, D., Torres, M.R., Lamrani, D., & Gbadamosi, A.A. (2021). The effects of a multimodal music program on facial affect in singing conditions in young children. Musicae Scientiae, 10.1177/10298649211021463 (Full text:  Musicae Scientiae_Bugos, DeMarie, Torres, Lamrani, Gbadamosi_2021)

Bugos, J.A., DeMarie, D., Torres, M., Fuller, N.C. (2021). Face the Music: Children鈥檚 facial affect in musical imitation and improvisation tasks. Psychology of Music,1-15. Doi.10.1177/0305735611003320 (Full text: Psychology of Music_Bugos,  DeMarie, Torres, Fuller_2021)

Fennell, A., Bugos, J.A., Payne, B.R., & Schotter. E. (2021) Music is similar to language in terms of working memory interference. Psychonomic Bulletin &Review, 25, 512-525. (Full text: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review_Fennell, Bugos, Payne, &  Schotter, 2021)

 Bugos, J.A., Lesiuk, T., & Nathani, S. (2021). Piano training enhances Stroop performance and musical self-efficacy in older adults with Parkinson's Disease. Psychology of Music, https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735619888571 (Full text:  Psychology of Music_Bugos, Lesiuk, & Nathani_2021)

Bugos, J.A. (2020). Fund-a-mental Grant-Writing: Opportunities for teachers and researchers. Music Educators Journal, 106(3), 60-67.

Bugos, J.A. (2020). Enhancing self-efficacy in adult beginners: Empowering musicians through the Schulwerk. Orff Echo,

Bugos, J.A., Lesiuk, T., & Nathani, S. (2019). Piano training enhances Stroop performance and musical self-efficacy in older adults with Parkinson's Disease. Psychology of Music,

Bugos, J.A., Kantoris, C. & Pagan, J. (2019). Vocal instruction and improvisation in older adults. Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing Skills (Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter)

Bugos, J.A. (2019). The effects of bimanual coordination in music interventions on executive functions in older adults. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 13, 68. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2019.00068

Hudak, B., Bugos, J.A., Andel, R., Lister, J.L., Ji, M. (2019). Keys to staying sharp: A randomized clinical trial of piano training among older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 84, 1-11.

Bugos, J.A. & Cooper, P.K. (2018). The effects of mallet training on self-efficacy and processing speed in beginning adult musicians. Research Perspectives in Music Education.

Redman, D. & Bugos, J.A. (2018). Motivational factors in adult auditioned community choirs: The power of aesthetic experiences. Psychology of Music, 1-12.

Bugos, J.A. (2018). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of piano training on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: Neurosciences and Music VI, 1, 1-8.

Lesiuk, T., Bugos, J.A., Murakami, B. (2018). A rationale for music training to enhance executive functions in Parkinson鈥檚 disease: An overview of the problem. Healthcare, 6, 1-8.doi:10.3390/healthcare6020035.

Mieder, K., & Bugos, J.A. (2017). Enhancing self-regulated learning in high school instrumentalists. International Journal of Music Education, 35(4), 578-587.

Bugos, J.A., & DeMarie, D. (2017). The effects of a short-term music program on preschool children's executive functions. Psychology of Music, 45(6), 855-867. doi.10.1177/030573617692666

Bugos, J.A., & Kochar, S. (2017). Efficacy of a short-term intense piano training program for cognitive aging: A pilot study. Musicae Scientiae, 21(2), 137-150. doi: 10.1177/1029864917690020.

Torrance, T.A., & Bugos, J.A. (2016). Music ensemble participation: Personality traits and musical experience. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 36(1), 28-36.

Bugos, J.A., Maxfield, N, & Kochar, S. (2015). Intense piano training on self-efficacy and physiological stress in aging, Psychology of Music, 1-14, doi 10.1177/0305735615577250

Bugos, J.A. (2015). Greasing the skids of the musical mind: Connecting music learning to mind brain education. General Music Today. 1-7. doi: 10.1177/1048371314566236

Selph, C. & Bugos, J.A. (2014). Adult Perceptions of Participation in a Community Choir. Research Perspectives in Music Education, 16(2), 35-55.

Bugos, J.A. (2014). Technology and media in intergenerational learning (peer reviewed book chapter) In. S. O鈥橬eill (Ed.) Music and media infused Lives: Music education in a digital age (pp.56-71). Montreal, QC: CMEA.

Bugos, J.A. (2014). Community music as a cognitive training program for successful aging. International Journal of Community Music, 7(3), 319-331.

Bugos, J.A., Heller, J., & Batcheller, D. (2014). Musical Nuance Task Shows Reliable Differences between Musicians and Non-Musicians. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind and Brain, 24(3), 207-213.

Bugos, J.A. (2014) The Advocacy Network: How to be a chopped champion in music education, Florida Music Director, 68(1), 11-20.

Bugos, J.A. & Lee, W. (2014). Perceptions of Challenge: The Role of Catastrophe Theory in Piano Learning. Music Education Research, 1-15. doi 10.1080/14613808.2014.899334

Bugos, J.A. (2014). Adult Learning Perceptions: Perspectives from Beginning Adult Musicians (ages 60-86). Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 32(2), 26-34.doi: 10.1177/8755123314521034.

Bugos, J.A., & Mazuc, J. (2013). Semantic clustering and processing speed in Suzuki violinists. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 198, 7-21.

Bugos, J.A., & Jacobs, E. (2012). Composition instruction and cognitive performance: Results of a pilot study. Research and Issues in Music Education, 10, 1-13.

Bugos, J.A., & Mostafa, W. (2011). Musical training enhances information processing speed. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 187, 7-18.

Bugos, J.A. (2010). The benefits of music instruction on processing speed, verbal fluency, and cognitive control in aging. Music Education Research International. 4, 1-9. (submitted in 2011 and published in 2010 as they were behind in publications).

Bugos, J.A., Nelson, J., & Dixon, M. (2009). Podcasting: A method of enhancing course perceptions and performance in music appreciation. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 6 (1), 1-11.

Bugos, J.A., & Groner, A. (2009). The effects of instrumental training on non-verbal reasoning in eighth-grade students. Research Perspectives in Music Education, 12, 14-19.

Bugos, J.A., & High, L. (2009). Perceived versus actual practice strategy usage by older adult novice piano students. Visions of Research in Music Education, 13, 1-26.

Bugos, J.A., Perlstein, W.M., Brophy, T.S., McCrae, C.S., & Bedenbaugh, P.H. (2007). Individualized piano instruction enhances executive functions and working memory in older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 11 (4), 464-471.

Grants/Fellowships

  • 2020 USF Proposal Enhancement Grant (PI)
  • 2019 USF Women of Leadership and Philanthropy: Tampa Campus (PI)
  • 2018 Florida Department of Health (Co-PI)
  • 2018 Florida Department of Health (Co-PI)
  • 2017 National Institutes of Health (Co-PI)
  • 2016 National Endowment for the Arts (PI)- Young children
  • 2016 National Endowment for the Arts (PI)- Older Adults
  • 2016 The GRAMMY Foundation
  • 2015 USF Conference Grant
  • 2013 USF Creative Scholarship Grant
  • 2012 AOSA Research Grant
  • 2008 Retirement Research Foundation

Current Studies

  • NEA Research Labs
  • The Impact of Piano Training on Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes in Heart Patients
  • Multimodal Music Training on Executive Functions in Children

Current Courses

  • MUE 4311 General Music Methods
  • MUE 4936 Senior Seminar
  • MUE 4940 Internship
  • MUE 7816 Music Cognition