ACADEMIC PROFILE
EDUCATION:
PhD Candidate, ABD Composition and Theory. Brandeis University. 2008 MFA Composition and Theory. Brandeis University. 2003-05
BM Piano Performance with Honors. University of Arizona. 1998-2003
Private Piano Study with Marilyn Nonken. 2004-07
Masterclasses at French Piano Institute. 2001
Private Composition Studies with Frank Sikora, Lucerne Conservatory. 2001
GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
International Society of Contemporary Music (ISCM) Composition Prize. 2008
Paul Sachar Stiftung, Research Fellowship. Basel Switzerland. 2008
Virginia Center for Creative Arts Residency. 2008 / 06
Brandeis University Prize Instructorship. 2007
Henry and Mildred Remis Endowed Fellowship. 2007
Brandeis University. MacDowell Artist Colony Residency. 02 / 03 2007 Brandeis Dissertation Research Grant. 2006
Doctoral Fellowship, Brandeis University. 03- present
Wellesley Composers Conference Fellowship. 2005
Ford Schumann Composition Fellowship. Aspen Music Festival. 2004
Honors College. University of Arizona. 1998-2003
Creative Achievement Award. University of Arizona. 2002
Medeci Foundation, for study at French Piano Institute. 2001
TEACHING POSTS:
Clark University. Present
Assistant Professor, Music Composition and Theory.
Tufts University. 2007-8
Lecturer: Music Theory. Brandeis University. 2004-present
Lecturer: Undergraduate Composition,
A Capella Choral Arranging, Ear Training,
The Life and Music of Miles Davis. Boston University. 2007
Online Course Facilitator:
Analytical Techniques for Tonal Music.
Graduate Level. Online Class. University of Campinas at Sao Paulo, Brazil. Nov. Dec. 2006
Guest Lecturer:
Undergraduate Seminar in the Music of Olivier Messiaen.
Undergraduate Composition Lessons. Aracaju Conservatory, Sergipe, Brazil. June. July. 2003
Guest Lecturer:
Piano Performance. Private Lessons and Masterclasses. Artistic Director, East Coast Composers Ensemble. 2005-present