Professional Background
Program Coordinator and Director of Arts Administration
Director, Research Center for Arts and Culture
Educational Background
B.F.A. cum laude, Boston University, 1967
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol, England, 1965-66
Columbia University, 1964-1965
Northwestern University, 1961
Graduate course-work, Columbia University, 1975
Brooklyn College in theatre management, 1972
Herbert Berghof Studio with Uta Hagen
Scholarly Interests
ARTS MANAGEMENT
LIVING ARTISTS
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
Selected Publications
“After the Ball is Over: Career Transition for Dancers Around the World”, International Journal for Cultural Policy, 11:3 (November 2005), 341-355..
“Arts Administration Education in the United States: an historical overview, Arts Research, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, 2004.
‘”Managing Uncertainty: The Visual Arts Market in the United States “ in Understanding International Art Markets and Management, ed Iain Robertson, London: Routledge, 2005.
“Research on the Individual Artist: Seeking the Solitary Singer”, Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society”Research on Artists”, Washington DC: Heldref Publications, xxxiv, 1, 9-22.
“Jazz Musicians: The Cost of the Beat,” Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, Washington DC: Heldref Publications XXXIII: 1, spring 2003.
Changing the Beat: A Study of the Worklife of Jazz Musicians, Volume I: Executive Summary, National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Study Center and the Research Center for Arts and Culture, NYC, January 2003. National Endowment for the Arts Research Report #43.
Changing the Beat: A Study of the Worklife of Jazz Musicians, Volume II: American Federation of Musicians, National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Study Center and the Research Center for Arts and Culture, NYC, forthcoming 2003.
Changing the Beat: A Study of the Worklife of Jazz Musicians, Volume III: Respondent Driven Sampling, National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Study Center and the Research Center for Arts and Culture, NYC, forthcoming 2003.
“Jazz Networks: Using Respondent-driven Sampling to Study the Network Structure of Two Jazz Musician Communities.” Unpublished paper to be delivered at the American Sociological Assocation Annual Meeting, Atlanta, August 2003.
"Finding the Beat: Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to Identify Jazz Musicians" with Douglas Heckathorn, POETICS, xxviii: 4, 2001.
Editor, Special Issue, "Tracking the Invisible: Identifying Artist Populations," POETICS, xxviii: 4, 2001.
Information on Artists II (6 Volumes), Research Center for Arts and Culture, Columbia University, New York City, 1998.
Arts Money: Raising It, Saving It and Earning It. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1989. Second Edition.
The Emerging Arts: Management, Survival, and Growth. Praeger Publishing, New York City, 1980.

Joan Jeffri
Program Coordinator
Director of Arts Administration
Director, Research Center for Arts and Culture
Phone: 212-678-3271
Email:
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday: 9:00-11:00am or by appointment
Office Location: 413 Main