Morrison SJ, Price HE, Smedley EM and Meals CD (2014). Conductor gestures influence evaluations of ensemble performance. Frontiers in Psychology 5:806. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00806
Faculty member Steven Morrison, along with collaborators Harry Price (Kennesaw State University), Eric Smedley (DMA Instrumental Conducting '10), and Cory Meals (current PhD student in Music Education) find that conductor gestures make a significant imact on the way people judge musical sounds.