Curriculum Vitae
Education
Harvard University
Doctoral candidate in Musicology May 2027
Dissertation: Performing Belief: Music and Media in White Evangelicalism
Committee: Anne Shreffler (chair), Carol Oja, Braxton Shelley, Vijay Iyer
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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
“The Black Voice in White Evangelicalism.” International Association for the Study of Popular Music Conference. Minneapolis, MN. June 26, 2023
“The ‘Neoliberalization’ of the Black Voice in White Evangelicalism.” CUNY Graduate Students in Music Conference. Virtual. March 24, 2023
“Imagining Power in Jamaican Pentecostal Music.” Gospel and Sacred Music Interest Group. Society for American Music Conference. Virtual. March 12, 2022