Paula Brusky is an adjunct Assistant Professor at St Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, a Research Affiliate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music-University of Sydney in Australia, and the founding director of the Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition. Brusky returned to the USA in 2009 after winning the Endeavor International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (the largest merit scholarship available to international students in Australia) and being the first candidate awarded a PhD in Performance from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Brusky’s dissertation included the most comprehensive study to date of injuries in bassoon players and her subsequent research into injury prevention for musicians has made her a sought after guest lecturer. Some of the places she has presented include the International Double Reed Society 2010 conference, the Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Michigan, Indiana University, Butler University, Lawrence University, and Northwestern University. In addition to research, while in Australia Brusky was principal bassoon with the Sydney Chamber Orchestra and freelanced with numerous ensembles including Colleguim Musicum Choir, Sydney Philharmonic Choir, Sydney Youth Orchestra, and Symphony Australia, performing in the famous Opera House numerous times. Previously Brusky received a Master of Music from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Music, cum laude, from Northwestern University. Influential teachers include Kim Walker, Arthur Weisberg, Andrew Barnes, Dennis Michel, and Monte Perkins.