Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw is the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The Catholic University of America, having been appointed in May, 2025. From 2018 to 2025, she served as the founding dean of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art at Catholic University. As Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Leary-Warsaw oversees all operations of Catholic University’s largest school. In addition, she is a tenured Ordinary (Full) Professor of Music at Catholic University.  Dr. Leary-Warsaw is known as a leader in arts education, but audiences around the world will also recognize her as the host of the popular television series In Concert on EWTN Global Catholic Television Network. As the producer, writer, and on-air host of In Concert, she has worked with Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI, Italy), EuroArts (Germany) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS, United States), among others. Prior to arriving at Catholic University, Dr. Leary-Warsaw was Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at Birmingham-Southern College. She also previously taught at the College of Southern Maryland, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of Montevallo.

As a classical soprano, Dr. Leary-Warsaw has been heard in operatic, concert and recital performances throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. Her scholarly interests focus on American French art song, vocal pedagogy, women composers, and sacred music. Since 2013, she has been a regular contributor to Choice Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, having published numerous reviews on books related to vocal performance and literature, music history, composition, musical aesthetics, and psychology for musicians.  Her research and published writings include works about 19th-century French art song of New Orleans, vocal works by women composers, children’s opera, mental health in musicians, and sacred music of the Catholic Church.

Dr. Leary-Warsaw is an elected member of the Commission on Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Music. She is also a chair for NASM visitors teams for institutions pursuing accreditation. Dr. Leary-Warsaw serves on the advisory boards of the Washington International Piano Festival and the International Young Artist Piano Competition. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Hildegard Collective, and she previously served as a mentor for the International Council of Fine Arts Deans and the Given Institute. She was awarded the National Society of Arts and Letters’ Medal of Honor for her work with famed conductor and opera director Sarah Caldwell as part of the NSAL Career Awards Competition. Dr. Leary-Warsaw is a member of the American Conference of Academic Deans. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Louisville, a Master of Music degree from The Catholic University of America, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University.