Dr. Roden brings decades of pedagogical experience and is recognized for her performance and recordings of art song repertoire. She champions American composers through her albums “Lyric for Truelove” (2025) and “Serenade” (2023), released by Radium Recordings. As an Ambassador of the Barcelona Festival of Song, she promotes the study and performance of Latin American, Spanish, and Catalan art songs. Dr. Roden received second place in The American Prize, Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award, Women in Art Song, Professional Division in 2023, and previously in 2016 for her recorded works. Recently, she received the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Artist Award 2024-2026 for exceptional contributions in teaching and performance. Dr. Roden has performed outside the US in Italy, Spain, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 

Dr. Roden holds a D.M.A. in Vocal Performance from the University of Connecticut, M.M. in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory, a B.M.E. from James Madison University, and a M.S. in Educational Technology from the University of Central Missouri. 

During Dr. Roden’s tenure at the University of Central Missouri, she taught Applied Voice, Diction for Singers, Vocal Pedagogy, and Vocal Literature courses. Her students have been named winners or finalists in various competitions, including the NATS Kansas City Chapter and Central Region Student Auditions, Missouri State and West Central Divisions of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City Collegiate Concerto Competition, and Naftzger Young Artists Auditions. Her students have gone on to study voice at Boston Conservatory, Florida State University, The Hartt School, Manhattan School of Music, University of Connecticut, University of Kansas, and many others.