Dr. Golberg is a Professor of Visual and Performing Arts at California State University San Marcos and Executive Director of Center ARTES. She teaches classes related to music and learning through the arts. Her publications include the books, Integrating the Arts: An Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings, 3d Edition (2006, Allyn and Bacon); Teaching English Language Learners through the Arts: A SUAVE Experience (2004, Allyn and Bacon); and Arts as Education (1992, Harvard Educational Review). She is the recipient of Spencer, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur, California Arts Council, and Fulbright-Hays Foundations grants relating to her work with arts in the schools. Merryl is also a professional saxophonist and recording artist. She toured internationally for 13 years and has recorded over a dozen CDs with major labels.  She received her undergraduate degree from New England Conservatory of Music and her Doctorate in Teaching, Curriculum and Learning Environments, from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Currently, Dr. Goldberg is co-principal investigator on a million dollar Department of Education Model Arts Grant, DREAM (Developing Reading Education through Arts Methods).