A dynamic performer, teacher, and scholar, Dr. Stephanie Lupo is the flute professor at Olivet Nazarene University and principal flute of the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra. A published author and composer, her method book, The Piccolo Intonation Book (ALRY Publications), reviewed in the Flutist Quarterly as a “every piccolo player’s new bible,” is an international bestseller, and it was a finalist in the 2024 National Flute Association (NFA) Newly Published Music Competition. It was the first book of piccolo etudes written by a female composer.

Dr. Lupo is excited to serve as President Elect for the Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the Association for Body Mapping Education (ABME). She has presented and performed at the biennial conferences, she has also presented a webinar during the season, and, as Chair of the 2027 Conference Committee, she is planning the next conference in Rhode Island. As a Licensed Body Mapping Educator, she is now a Training Mentor, helping guide Body Mapping future teachers.

Active in the national flute community, Dr. Lupo serves on the NFA Piccolo and Performance Health Care Committees. She has performed, presented, and adjudicated at festivals around the country. She has been a judge for competitions around the country, including the Kujala International Piccolo Competition and the final round of the International NFA Piccolo Artist Competition.

Dr. Lupo holds a DMA in flute performance and pedagogy with a secondary area in music theory from the University of Iowa. Her thesis won the 2022 NFA Graduate Research Competition. She earned an MM from the University of Akron and a BM from Bradley University. Her primary flute teachers include Nicole Esposito, George Pope, and Kyle Dzapo, and her main ABME teachers include Amy Likar and Kelly Mollnow Wilson.