John L. Vitale earned his doctoral degree in Education from the University of Toronto in 2002. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University in Brantford, Ontario, where he teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level. As an Education scholar, Dr. Vitale has numerous international publications and conference presentations to his credit. As a professional bass player, Dr. Vitale has performed at over one thousand national and international venues with four different Juno Award winning artists.