Résumé
updated 11.2022
full CV available via GitHub
Education
Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
PhD, Music Theory – Aug 2022-Present
Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
MA, Music Theory – Aug 2020-May 2022
Anderson University (Anderson, IN)
BA, Music Theory – Aug 2016-May 2020
Research Projects
“The Sound of The Underground”: Distinguishing Alternative Identity in Rap’s Contemporary Moment
Master’s Thesis – April 2022
Conference Presentations
Sounding the Underground: Beat Alteration and Methods of Alteration in 00s-10s Hip-Hop
IASPM-US National Conference – May 2022
Glissant’s Opacity, ELUCID’s I Told Bessie, and the Politics of Legibility in Contemporary Underground Hip-Hop
IASPM International Conference – June 2023
Form as Flow(, Layering,) and Rupture in Contemporary Underground Hip-Hop
Theorizing African American Music Preconference – November 2023
Professional Service
Webmaster for Popular Music Interest Group
Society for Music Theory – Dec 2021-Present
Co-Webmaster for Hip-Hop and Rap Interest Group
Society for Music Theory – Dec 2022-Present