He is also Director of WSU's Arts Administration program and is a member of the Department of Music where he teaches film music and coordinates the Music Business program. As a composer, his most recent work is the musical score for the Commonweal Theatre Company's production of The Master Builder in 2015. Professor Neidhart studied at Ball State University (BS, Music Education and Music Theory & Composition), Indiana University, University of Wisconsin-Madison (MA, Arts Administration), and the University of Arizona (MFA, Theatre - Dramatic Writing).