Education

Ph.D., Music Theory, The University of Texas at Austin, expected 2012
Major Coursework: Film Music, Popular Music, Contemporary/Post-tonal Music
Secondary Coursework: Radio, Film, and Television
Dissertation: TBD

M.M., Music Theory, Bowling Green State University, 2008
Major Coursework: 20th-Century Music, Neo-Riemannian Theory, Schekerian Analysis
Secondary Coursework: Popular Culture Studies
Thesis: “A Fistful of Dollars: Musical Form in the ‘Dollars’ Trilogy”

Certificate in German Language and Grammar, University of Salzburg, 2007
Joint program of Bowling Green State University, the University of Salzburg, and the Internationale Ferienkurse für Deutsche Sprache und Germanistik

B.A., Music (Theory Emphasis), Butler University, 2006
Coursework: Vocal Performance, 20th-Century Music, Religious Studies
Emphasis Paper: “An Examination of Renaissance Stylistic Traits in Clement Janequin’s Le Chant de Oiseaux”

Courses Taught

Introduction to Music and Film Sound (UGS 303) University of Texas, Fall 2010
Terms and methods for analyzing and interpreting the sound tracks of films. Wednesday evening film screenings.

Music for Radio and Television (MUS s337) University of Texas, Summer 2010
Survey of music history and trends; application to broadcasting; problems of music programming; copyright and clearance.

Musicianship Lab (MUS 605A/B) University of Texas, Fall 2009/Spring 2010
Freshmen-level integrated course in music theory and ear training; taught lab sections devoted to ear training, dictation, keyboard skills, and sight reading.

Aural Skills I-II (MuCT 111-112) BGSU, Fall 2006/Spring 2007 & Fall 2007/Spring 2008
Freshman-level introductory course in ear training, sight reading, and dictation.

Publications

Review of “Hip Hip Moguls: The Series [DVD],” Notes 66/3 (March 2010), 655.

Technical Editor, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music History (Alpha Books, July 1, 2008)

Web Publications

Can your DS make you a better baseball player? [Static Multimedia feature, 7 April 2008]
New Zealand Story Revolution (DS) [18 March 2008]
Downstream Panic! (PSP) [25 February 2008]
Godzilla Unleashed (Wii) [9 January 2008]
Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Wii) [16 November 2007]
Spider-Man 3 (PSP) [30 October 2007]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes (PSP) [2 October 2007]
Dead Head Fred (PSP) [11 September 2007]
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP) [27 June 2007]
The Warriors (PSP) [18 June 2007]
Painkiller: Hell Wars (XB) [20 February 2007]
Untold Legends: Warriors Code (PSP) [23 October 2006]
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (PSP) [16 September 2006]

Awards and Honors

2008-2009 Distinguished Thesis/Document Award, BGSU College of Musical Arts
National Scholars Honors Society, 2009
Kent Kennan Endowed Graduate Fellowship, UT-Austin, 2008-9
Butler Excellence Scholarship, UT-Austin, 2008-9
Virginia McBride Hudson Endowed Scholarship, UT-Austin, 2008-9
Pro Musica Graduate Student Grant, BGSU, 2007
Graduate Student Travel Grant, BGSU, 2007
Frances Fitzgerald Endowed Scholarship, Butler University, 2006
Maurice & Rosalind Pickett Endowed Scholarship, Butler University, 2005-6
Dean’s List (Fall), Butler University, 2005
John Belushi Vocal Memorial Scholarship, College of DuPage, 2002-3

Related Experience

Music Microcomputer Lab, Proctor/Graduate Assistant, UT-Austin, 2008-
Music Computer Lab, Student Proctor, BGSU, 2006-2008
Multi-sensory Learning Facility (Computer Lab), Lab Manager, Butler University, 2004-2006
Computer Lab Assistant, College of Dupage, 2003

Programming

GAMMA-UT Publicity Chair, UT-Austin, 2009-2010

Service

Graduate Student Senate, Music Representative, UT-Austin, 2008
Volunteer, Society for Music Theory/American Musicological Society National Conference, Nashville, TN, 2008
Volunteer, Music Theory Midwest Annual Conference, Bowling Green, OH, 2008
Technology Assistant, CMS Great Lakes Chapter Regional Conference, Bowling Green, OH, 2007
Alto Section Leader, Butler Chorale, Butler University, 2005-6
Student Government Association, Alliance Representative, Butler University, 2004-5
Volunteer, Society for Composers, Inc., Region V Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2005

Academic Organization Affiliations

National Scholars Honor Society: Lifetime Membership, 2009–
College Music Society: Member, 2006–
Pro Musica: Member, 2006–
Music Theory Midwest: Member, 2005–2008
Society for Music Theory: Member, 2005–
Mu Phi Epsilon: Member, 2004–2006; Steward, 2005–2006