Professor
Kushner, a recipient of the Master Teacher Certificate in Music History
from the MTNA, and the State of Florida TIP (Teaching Incentive Program)
and PEP (Professorial Excellence Program) Awards, has published in The
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of
American Music, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The International Dictionary
of Opera, and numerous refereed journals. His book, Ernest Bloch: A Guide
to Research (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 14,
ISBN: 082407789X,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 1988), has been described as "a reference work that is enjoyable
to read" (Notes, September 1989) and one that "provides well-written, evaluative
annotations that easily stimulate a researcher's interest in examining
the sources" (Choice, January 1989).