Research and Creative Activity
Undergraduate Thesis
Murray State University (2018)
Master’s Thesis
University of Arizona (2020)
Doctoral Dissertation
Arizona State University (2025)
Digital Talks
Peer-Reviewed Publications and Presentations
Sons of The Soil: A Conductor’s Guide to William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 1: “Afro-American” for Band
(2025)
Journal of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, vol. 29 (Fall 2025)
Teaching Core Repertoire Through Athletic Bands Performance
(2025)
2025 California Music Educator’s Association (Bay Section) Conference
San José, CA
Returning Home: Renowned Composer Ulysses Kay in Arizona (2025)
Journal of Arizona History, vol. 66, no. 1 (Spring 2025)
Rediscovering William Grant Still: A Survey of Original Wind Band Music and Posthumous Transcriptions
(2024)
27th IGEB International Wind Music Conference
Valencia, Spain
Tools for Interdisciplinary Studies Within the High School Performing Ensemble
(2024)
2024 Teaching Music History Conference
Columbus, GA
Crafting Meaningful Learning Experiences Through Diverse Ensemble Programming
(2023)
Presented with Dr. Brent Levine (Associate Director of Bands, Northern Arizona University) and Carrie Hester (Director of Bands, Flowing Wells High School)
2023 Arizona Music Educators Association Conference
Mesa, AZ
Walking Mahler’s New York*
(2020)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s Gustav Mahler Digital Festival
New York, NY
*group research contributor as part of the University of Arizona musicology student cohort