▁placing ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁technology ▁within ▁young ▁people ' s ▁lives " ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁Music ▁education ▁Pel uso ▁is ▁current ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University , ▁Burn aby , ▁B . C . ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁( Ph . D .) ▁in ▁Arts ▁Education . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁research ▁in ▁Music ▁Education ▁and ▁Media ▁liter acy , ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁newly ▁appointed ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁Project ▁Manager ▁for ▁M OD AL ▁Research ▁Group ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University , ▁where ▁a ▁focus ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁research ▁into ▁art istic ▁learning . ▁Pel uso ▁also ▁continues ▁as ▁the ▁Project ▁Co ordin ator ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁research ▁project , ▁R Y ME ▁- ▁Research ▁For ▁Youth , ▁Music ▁and ▁Education , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University ▁research ▁project ▁that ▁looks ▁at ▁youth ▁participation ▁and ▁eng agement ▁in ▁musical ▁activities . ▁Pel uso ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁other ▁arts ▁and ▁music ▁education ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Music ▁Edu c ators ▁Association ▁( C ME A ), ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁blog ▁contrib utor ▁and ▁web ▁administrator ▁for ▁the ▁C ME A ' s ▁Research ▁to ▁Pract ice ▁blog . ▁ ▁L ect ures ▁and ▁sem in ars ▁Pel uso ▁currently ▁conduct s ▁educational ▁research ▁sem in ars ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁on ▁the ▁Use ▁of ▁Technology ▁within ▁Academia ▁and ▁Edu c