Hannahlise McDaniel

Hannahlise McDaniel is an administrative associate in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Her responsibilities in this role are varied, but she primarily assists the Graduate Program Directors within the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Dr. Wesley Null and Dr. Rachelle Rogers. Ms. McDaniel facilitates regular weekly meetings, helping to create graduate faculty meeting agendas and presentations, and runs Zoom controls for those monthly meetings. She also responds to email inquiries regarding graduate program interest, applications, and enrollment, and serves as a primary communication liaison for departmental faculty and students. She manages the C&I departmental calendar and schedules and helps coordinate events for the department. Ms. McDaniel also oversees and submits revisions to the online catalog and curriculum management system. She handles applications within the SLATE platform, delegating application reviews to faculty members each intake cycle and setting up prospective applicant interviews as well.

 Ms. McDaniel received her BA in Choral Music Education from The University of Texas at Austin in 2008, after which she taught choir at the middle school level for thirteen years in the Austin area. During her tenure as a choral director, her choirs consistently received the highest possible ratings at yearly UIL contests and competitions. In addition to teaching at the campus level, Ms. McDaniel also served as the Fine Arts Department Head at her school and as the Region 18 Middle School Vocal Coordinator for the Texas Music Educators Association. She also routinely wrote curriculum for the district during the summers, and was a leader among the Austin ISD fine arts directors.

Prior to joining Baylor in 2023, Hannahlise left the teaching profession to focus on her daughter before she started school. Aside from her work, Hannahlise still enjoys making music as a part of the Texas Choral Arts Society locally.