Education

Ph.D., Music Theory, The University of Texas at Austin, expected 2012
Major Coursework: Film Music, Popular Music, Post-tonal Music
Minor Coursework: Film Studies
Dissertation: TBD

M.M., Music Theory, Bowling Green State University, 2008
Major Coursework: 20th-Century Music, Neo-Riemannian Theory, Schekerian Analysis
Minor 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

Aural Skills I-II (MuCT 111-112) BGSU
Freshman-level introductory course in ear training, sight reading, and dictation.

Publications

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