Curriculum Vitae (Abbreviated—please contact me for a full version)

Education

University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, Ohio

DMA in Viola Performance, Cognate in Arts Administration Primary Advisors: Masao Kawasaki and Catharine Carroll, Professors of Viola Document Topic: "Marcel Tabuteau and His Art of Phrasing: Applied to Suite No. 6 for Cello (Transcribed for Viola) in G Major, By J.S. Bach"

August 2010

Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music Bloomington, Indiana

MM in Viola Performance, Cognate in Violin Pedagogy Primary Teacher: Atar Arad, Professor of Viola

May 2006

Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music Nashville, Tennessee

BM in Viola Performance Primary Teacher: Kathryn Plummer, Associate Professor of Viola

May 2003

Pedagogical Education

Violin Pedagogy Courses (one year sequence)

University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Instructed by Kurt Sassmannshaus

Fall 2007 - Spring 2008

Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies

The Juilliard School

May 2007

Observation of Suzuki Teacher Training Violin Books 1-2

University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music Teacher Trainer: Linda Fiore

Fall 2006

Cognate in Violin Pedagogy

Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music Instructed by Mimi Zweig

Fall 2005 - Spring 2006

Suzuki Teacher Training Violin Books 1-4

Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music Teacher Trainer: Carol Smith

Fall 2002 - Spring 2003

Current Teaching Positions

Texas Lutheran University Director of Strings, Assistant-Professor, Anita Windecker Endowed Chair

Teach Courses: Applied Violin and Viola Lessons, Violin and Viola Laboratory, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Music, Musical Style And Literature, String Methods, Music Appreciation, Freshman Experience: Exploring the Arts and Sciences Coordinate all string recruitment Advise students individually and student groups: Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Service Through Music, Habitat for Humanity Oversee Capstone/Senior Recital program notes Assist in recruiting and managing adjunct string faculty Advise TLU/Mid-Texas Symphony Community Music Academy Perform as a member of the Mid-Texas Symphony Collaborative performances with faculty University Service: Brandes Religious Fund, Krost Life Enrichment, Faculty Procedures Committees, Political Science and Sociology Search Committee, Civic Engagement Committee

August 2010 - Present