Biography

I am a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) and Sproull Fellow in music theory at the Eastman School of Music, where I am completing my dissertation, “Logics of Mediation and the Cultural Economy of J-pop and K-pop.” Situated at the intersection of music, media, and cultural studies, my research broadly focuses on what close analysis can reveal about the conditions of music’s production, commodification, circulation, and consumption, and how these broader contexts offer novel ways of hearing and interpreting the music itself. My current work centers on contemporary J-pop and K-pop—particularly artists such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and KATSEYE—and explores questions of genre and identity, digital infrastructures, and internet cultures. Additionally, I have interests in jazz theory/analysis—particularly the music of Hiromi—and issues of transcription, especially questions of representation, ethics, and academic politics. My work has been recognized by the Society for Music Theory (2024), the Eastman School of Music Department of Musicology (2025), and Hofstra University (2020).

Active within the discipline, I currently serve as Associate Web Editor for the Society for Music Theory (SMT), Co-Chair of SMT’s Analysis of World Musics Interest Group (two-year term, 2025–2026), and Technical Editor for the Analytical Approaches to World Musics journal. I am also a co-editor of Intégral, Eastman’s peer-reviewed music theory journal, and have previously served as a web manager. At Eastman, I teach as a graduate teaching assistant, and I have previously taught as an adjunct at Hofstra University; as an adjunct and graduate TA at Hunter College, CUNY; and as a graduate TA (Instructor of Record) at the University of Colorado Boulder. 

Beyond academia, I have built a parallel career in the eye care and optical field. I currently serve as the Assistant Store Manager at LensCrafters while completing my New York State licensure in Ophthalmic Dispensing. In my free time, I enjoy building mechanical keyboards, eating ramen, and spending time with my corgi, Pan!

Revised: September 2026