She is the co-founder/principal of the Charleston Jazz Initiative, also based at the College of Charleston. Dr. Chandler received her Ph.D. in Studies in Arts and Humanities from New York University, M.A. in music education from Columbia University-Teachers College in New York, and B.S. in music education from Hampton University. Dr. Chandler has numerous publications in leading arts management journals including The Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society. She has also appeared in the 2011 documentary, "Charleston Jazz," a program of The Big Picture (South Carolina Educational Television) and the South Carolina Arts Commission's "Forty Lists Project" - a compilation of those who have contributed to the development of the arts in South Carolina.