Michael Schutz (professor of music cognition)

Michael Schutz is professor of music cognition and percussion at McMaster University. He received his Master of Music in music technology and percussion performance for studying the role of visual stimuli in musical performance from Northwestern University in 2004. In 2007 he received a Master of Arts in psychology and later (2009) a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from University of Virginia studying cross modal integration under the supervision of Dr. Michael Kubovy. His most recent research interests include auditory alarms^[1] and the emotional perception of music^[2] as Director of the MAPLE Lab.^[3] He has over 60 articles available on Google Scholar.^[4] His 2021 TEDx talk^[5] "Death By Beep" reviews one aspect of his ongoing research on applying musical insights into improving the design of medical device alert sounds.

Michael Schutz
Dr. Michael Schutz after receiving the University Scholar award (2019).
Born	April 9 Alexandria, Virginia
Nationality	American, Canadian
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University Northwestern University University of Virginia
Awards	Penn State School of Music Alumni Award (2019), University Scholar (2019), Petro Canada Young Innovator Award (2014), Ontario Early Researcher Award (2011)
Scientific career
Fields	Music cognition, multi-sensory integration, emotion, auditory perception, auditory interfaces, sensorimotor integration, rhythm, percussion
Institutions	McMaster University
Thesis	Crossmodal Integration: The search for unity
Doctoral advisor	Michael Kubovy
Other academic advisors	Michael Kubovy, Scott Lipscomb, Michael Burritt, Dan Armstrong, Gifford Howard, Randy Eyles
Website	https://michaelschutz.com/ https://maplelab.net/

In 2019 Dr. Schutz was appointed secretary of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.^[6] Other accolades include the Penn State School of Music Alumni Award,^[7] the McMaster University Scholar Award,^[8] and becoming an Elected Fellow of the Psychonomic Society.^[9] He has also made media appearances on The Nature of Things,^[10] Quirks and Quarks,^[11] CHCH,^[12] and in many written articles. His YouTube channel and professional website contain more information.