Professor Burstein’s areas of interest include Schenkerian theory and analysis, music theory pedagogy, humorology, gender studies, and music CAI. He has published essays and reviews in Music Analysis, Theory and Practice, Journal of New Music Research, Journal of Music Theory, Schenker Studies 2, Woman and Music, and elsewhere. (A listing of his articles may be found at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Music/faculty/burstein.html). In addition to his scholarly work, he has performed extensively as a pianist for comedy improvisation groups in the NYC area. In 1999, he was the co-chair (along with Adrienne Block) of The Music of Amy Beach: An Interdisciplinary Conference, and he was a 1995 recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the New School University. Professor Burstein is the current president of the Music Theory Society of New York State (MTSNYS).