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EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music composition, 2009
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Advisory Committee: Sharon Levy, PhD, DMA; Stephen Stone, PhD, DMA; Christopher Theofanidis, DMA; Elizabeth Tolbert, PhD
Master of Music, Music theory pedagogy, 2009
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Master of Music, Music composition, 2002
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Science, Majors in music and psychology, 1988
David Lipscomb College, now Lipscomb University
Private study with Christopher Theofanidis, J. Nicholas Maw, Bruno Amato, Jerome Reed, John Anthony Lennon (informally)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Samford University
School of the Arts, Division of Music
Associate Professor of Music; Fall 2019 to present
Assistant Professor of Music: Fall 2013 to 2019
Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music: Fall 2018 to Spring 2021

Towson University
College of Fine Arts and Communication, Department of Music
Instructor, Music Theory and History Divisions: Fall 2007 to Spring 2013

The Peabody Conservatory
Department of Music Theory
Instructor: Fall 2006; Fall 2008 to Spring 2011

The Johns Hopkins University
School of Arts and Sciences
Instructor: Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Academic Exploration Instructor, Intersession, Winter: 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012

The Peabody Preparatory
Department of Music Theory
Instructor, ages 10 to 17: Fall 2003 to Spring 2006, and Fall 2009 to Spring 2010

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Distance Education Instructor, CTYOnline: Fall 2009 to Spring 2010

McDaniel Orchestra Camp
Instructor: 2009, 2010

DeKalb Technical Institute
Instructor, English Language Program: 1999 to 2000
Worked with students from countries including Bosnia, Viet Nam, and Somalia