I hold a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2019), and a Master’s in Ethnomusicology from the University of Texas at Austin (2012).
“Defining a Turkish Drum: Musical Instrument Classification and the Politics of Power.” Ethnomusicology Review. Vol. 21. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology, 2017. [READ HERE]
“Coptic Ethnoracial Identity and Liturgical Language Use” in Contemporary Christian Culture: Messages, Missions, Dilemmas. Eds. Kesha Morant Williams and Omotayo Banjo, 147-162. Lanham, Boulder, New York, and London: Lexington Books, 2018.
“The Ideological Dimensions of Coptic Music Theory: Evolution of Musical Theorization as a Cultural Strategy” in Copts in Modernity: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Coptic Studies, Melbourne, 13-16 July 2018. Eds. Lisa Agaiby, Mark N. Swanson, and Nelly van Doorn-Harder, 390-415. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2021.
“Coptic Chant and Maqām: The Modal Heritage of a Liturgical Tradition.” Asian Music, Vol.52, No.1 (Winter/Spring 2021): 4-29.
More publications forthcoming….