Dale Leah Disney, lecturer of musicology, is a researcher and percussionist based in East Tennessee. She holds a Doctorate in Music Education from Boston University, a Masters in Musicology from The University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Tennessee Technological University. She specializes in topics related to music and gender, and the late medieval period.

Dale also directs online learning for the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, including coordinating with Digital Learning and assisting with course management and design.