ABOUT ME.
I am a musicologist, professor, stage manager, and performer based in Austin, Texas. My research lies at the intersection of musicology, literature, and sociology.
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After receiving my B.M. in Vocal Performance and Arts Certificate in Entrepreneurship at Millikin University, I completed my M.A. in Music History at California State University Long Beach. I received the American Musicology Southwest Chapter Hewitt Oberdoeffer Award for Best Student Paper (2021) for my master's thesis, "Lost Without a Cue: Music and Masculinity in Detective Film Noir," which will be published next summer in Music and the Moving Image Vol. 16 no. 2 (2023).
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I am currently completing my doctorate studies in musicology and a portfolio in museology at University of Texas at Austin. As I reentered my life during the pandemic, I chose to disengage from the gritty streets of film noir and venture towards the familiar golden acres of children's media. My recent scholarly pursuits explores the idyllic relationship between music and children;'s literature.
Outside of my scholarly pursuits, I served as the Student Representative (2021-23) of the AMS Southwest Chapter and Student Co-Chair for the Society for American Music (2022-24). I actively strive improve communication between academic and independent scholarship, demonstrating the intrinsic need for connection and education in all circuits of our communities. Alongside my studies, I have also worked as a Curatorial Assistant for the Harry Ransom Center, a Teaching Artist and a Stage Manager for various Austin companies, and the Academy Associate for Ballet Austin at the Jewish Community Center.
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In my spare time, I perform regularly at the Hideout Improv Theatre, create new worlds for my Dungeon & Dragon Campaigns, bake earnestly, and paint to my heart's content.