Coty Raven Morris  is a proud alumnus of Texas State University-San Marcos where she studied with Drs. Lynn Brinckmeyer and Joey Martin. She received her Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University in the Spring of 2020 under Drs. David Rayl, Jonathan Reed, and Sandra Snow.

Along with her work at Portland State University as the Professor of Choir, Music Education, and Social Justice, she is also the Founder of Being Human Together (BHT), a community rooted in music education striving to normalize difficult topics in our field through conversation and connection. She also serves as the Community Choir Chair for the NW American Choral Directors Association and the Choral Chair for the National Association for Music Education. 

Prior to this, she was the Director of Choirs at Crosby High School in the Houston area and has served as the Outreach Choir Director at the MSU Community Music School and Music Director at Grand Ledge United Methodist Church.  Her choirs consistently received Sweepstakes & Division I ratings at UIL and choral festivals.  A newly published author, composer, and Radio Host on All Classical Radio, Morris is a sought after clinician, artist, and speaker across the country.  Her most recent acknowledgments include being a nominee for the Portland State University's George C. Hoffman Faculty award, as well as a semi-finalist for the 2023 Music Educators Grammy!