Education
Columbia University

Lawrence University

Honors and Fellowships
Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowship, 2006
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, 2006
Fulbright-IIE, 2006 [declined]
Herbert L. Hutner Fellowship in Music, 2005-2006
Columbia University Teaching Fellowship, 2004-2005
Columbia University Summer Fellowship for research in Nepal, 2005
FLAS for study of Nepali at UW-Madison, 2005 [declined]
FLAS for study of Nepali at UW-Madison, 2004
Phi Beta Kappa 2002
Pi Kappa Lambda 2002
Mortar Board 2002
Lawrence University Wriston Scholarship 1999-2002
Lawrence University Presidential Scholarship 1998-2002

Professional Affiliations
Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
International Association for the Study of Popular Music
International Association for Tibetan Studies
Society for Ethnomusicology
International Nepal Solidarity Network
Editorial Board Member, Current Musicology

Professional Experience
Columbia University Music Department 2004-present
Teaching Fellow. TA for: Music of the United States (Prof. George Lewis); Music Humanities (Prof. Walter Frisch); Music of South and West Asia (Prof. Aaron Fox); Mediating Man and Nature: Music of East Asia (Prof. Rachel Chung).

Columbia University 2003-2006
Web designer and author: Columbia University Jazz Resources Website.

Spiny Babbler Arts Organization, Kathmandu, Nepal, Summer 2005.
Intern. Conducted ethnographic fieldwork on Damai music; taught workshop on qualitative research.

Kathmandu University Music Department, Bhaktapur, Nepal, 2003
Lecturer in Music. Taught History of Western Music and Introduction to Western Music Theory.

Camp Manito-Wish YMCA, Boulder Junction, WI, Summers 1997-2003
Facilitated leadership training for high school students in challenge course and wilderness settings.

Lawrence University Center for Teaching and Learning, Appleton, WI 1999-2002
Writing Tutor.

Publications
"Blue Lake: Tibetan Popular Music, Place, and Fantasies of the Nation." In Robert Barnett and Ronald Schwartz, eds. Tibetan Modernities. Leiden: Brill, 2006.

"Nepal." In The Ethnomusicologists’ Cookbook, ed. Sean Williams. New York: Routledge. 2006.

"Damai Music." Online at Spiny Babbler Website. August 2005.

Paper Presentations
Cultural Heritage as a Resource in Tibetan TV Comedy: Performing and Interpreting Calls for Minority Recognition and Social Change.
International Association for Tibetan Studies, Bonn, Germany, August 2006.

Gender and Cultural Heritage in Nepali Dohori Songs
International Association for the Study of Popular Music-USA, Nashville, TN, February 19, 2006.

Lahure’s Daughters and Women Lahures: Migration and Gender in Nepali Dohori Git.
Columbia University South Asia Dissertation Workshop, December 5, 2005.
Columbia University Music Department, October 13, 2005.

Interpreting Blue Lake: Music Videos and Meaning in the Tibetan Diaspora.
Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting, November 21, 2005
Columbia University Conference on Music and Conflict, January 29, 2005.

Translations
Nepali to English, with Manjul Nepal. Shah, Surendra Bikram. Liner notes to Lok Bhakama Ekal Prayas. (Nepali Folk Music: One Man’s Endeavors), 2005.

Spanish to English. Chapter 2 of: Ochoa Gautier, Ana María. Entre los deseos y los derechos: un ensayo crítico sobre políticas culturales. (Between Desires and Rights: A Critical Essay on Cultural Policy. Bogotá:Instituto Colombiano de Antropología, 2003.), 2005.

Sound Recordings
Production for Shah, Surendra Bikram. Lok Bhakama Ekal Prayas (Nepali Folk Music: One Man’s Endeavors), 2005.

Performing Experience
Vocal: Country/Bluegrass group Speed Rack.
Bansuri: Nepali instrumental lok git group Kutumba. Classical teachers: Steve Gorn; Jeevan Ale.
Flute: 4 years Lawrence University ensembles; 4 years freelance. Principal teachers: Ernestine Whitman; Suzanne Jordheim.

Languages
Spanish (Advanced, spoken and read)
Nepali (Advanced, spoken and read)
Tibetan (Beginning, spoken and read)