She received the Ph.D. in Music History and Literature from the University of California, Berkeley in 2011. Prior to joining Yale’s faculty, she was a Mellon Postdoctoral Scholar in the Humanities at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT), where she also taught courses in the Department of Music. A graduate of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (Artist’s Diploma in viola da gamba and historical performing practices, 2001), she is also active as a performer and recording artist.