Curriculum Vitae
Education
Harvard University
Doctoral candidate in Musicology May 2027
Dissertation:
Sound Faith: On Performing Belief, Reconciliation, and Reparation in White Evangelicalism
Committee: Anne Shreffler (chair), Carol Oja, Braxton Shelley, Vijay Iyer
Master of Arts in Historical Musicology January 2023
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Oklahoma City University
Master of Music in Flute Performance, with high honors May 2020
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Graduate Coursework in Performance and Music History 2018
Cedarville University
Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance, with honors May 2018
Honor’s Program
Professional Experience
Harvard University, Loeb Music Library
Researcher for the Music of Black Americans Project September 2020 - present
Harvard University Library
Pforzheimer Fellow January 2021 - May 2021
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Graduate Teaching Assistant August 2018 – December 2018
Cedarville University
Research Assistant for Dr. Sandra Yang October 2018 – May 2019
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Research Associate and Staff Writer May 2017 – July 2017
Selected Publications
Presentations
“Worship at the Church of Taylor Swift.” Guest Lecture. Feminist Political Theory (Taylor’s Version). Bates College. Lewiston, Maine. May 5, 2025.
“Mean Girls: Or, Violence as Female Rage in Contemporary Popular Music.” American Musicological Society Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. November 16, 2024.
“What Does It Mean to Study Music (feat. Red by Taylor Swift).” Guest Lecture. Taylor Swift and Her World. Harvard University. Spring 2024. Cambridge, MA.