I am Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Music Theory at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (faculty bio).
I earned B.Mus. (piano performance) and M.M. (theory & accompanying) degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Ph.D. (music theory) from the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
My doctoral dissertation, "Fugue in Context: A Schenkerian Approach to Select Works by J.S. Bach and Dmitri Shostakovich," engages several topics including a theoretical, pedagogical, and analytical discussion of Schenkerian approaches to fugues by both composers and the intersection between Schenkerian theory and Soviet modal theory. Recent projects reflect a combined interest in fugue and counterpoint, Schenkerian analysis, and music theory pedagogy,
I have presented my work at conferences hosted by the Music Theory Society of New York State, the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory, and the Society for Music Analysis. I currently serve as a board member for the Music Theory Society of New York State and co-editor of Theory & Practice.
I have been on the faculty at NYU Steinhardt since 2012. Prior to that I taught courses in music theory and aural skills at the Eastman School of Music, the Eastman Community Music School, Hochstein School of Music & Dance, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.