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education
- PhD in Musicology (Ethnomusicology), University of Michigan, 2008
- MS in Information (Archives), University of Michigan School of Information, 2012
- Certificate in Czech Language and Slavic Studies, Masaryk University, 2003
- BMus in Euphonium Performance (with highest honors), University of Michigan, 2002
academic appointments
- Instructor (Ethnomusicology), Department of Musicology, Composition, and Theory, Bowling Green State University, 2009–2010
- Lecturer I (Music History), Department of Literature, Philosophy, and Arts, University of Michigan–Dearborn, 2008–2009
- Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Musicology, University of Michigan, 2003–2005
courses taught
Bowling Green State University
- Music of World Cultures
- Music in Indonesian Cultures
- Music in African Cultures
- BGeXperience, first-year student orientation class
University of Michigan–Dearborn
- Introduction to World Music
- Introduction to Music Masterpieces
- Music Appreciation
- History of Jazz
University of Michigan (teaching assistant)
- Introduction to the Art of Music
- Beginning Javanese Gamelan Ensemble
- Introduction to Developmental Psychology
professional experience
- Library Assistant for Audio Digitization, Professor Kelly Askew, Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan (2011)
- Digital Preservation Intern, MATRIX Center for Humane Arts, Letters, & Sciences, Michigan State University (2011)
- Editorial Assistant, English Editorial Services (Brno, Czech Republic) (2006)
- On-Air Host and Engineer, WCBN FM–Ann Arbor (2007–2008)
- Personnel Manager, University of Michigan Bands (1998–2002)
- Music Librarian, Interlochen Center for the Arts (summer 2000)
awards and fellowships
- Margaret Mann Award, University of Michigan School of Information (one of two recipients recognized for academic distinction and professional promise), 2012
- Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow in Filipino, United States Department of Education, 2011–2012
- Louise E. Cuyler Award, University of Michigan Department of Musicology (for the paper “‘People’s Music’ and Modernism: Leoš Janáček and Folkloric Performance” presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies), 2008
- Michigan Teaching Fellow, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan, 2007
- Humanities Dissertation Writing Fellowship, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, 2006
- Kohn Doctoral Fellow, Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic), 2006
- Fulbright Student Fellow (Czech Republic), J. William Fulbright Board/Institute of International Education and United States Department of State, 2005–2006
- Student Residency and Summer Research Grant (Indonesia), Center for World Performance Studies, University of Michigan, 2005
- Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow for Czech, United States Department of Education, 2003
- Regents Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2002
Updated July 2012