Degrees

2003—2008                  Doctor of Philosophy, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Music Theory

                                                
Dissertation, “Dialectical Opposition in Fin-de-Siècle Music: A Model of Balance Applied to Melodic Motives, Harmonic Context, and Their Interaction;” Dr. Dave Headlam, advisor (May 2008).
 
1999—2003                  Master of Arts, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester,                                             Music Theory
 
1994—1998                  Bachelor of Music, Oberlin College Conservatory, Piano                                      Performance and Music Theory, Minor in Organ Performance