Education
2007
University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology – University of Maryland, College Park (2007)
Post-Graduate work in Ethnomusicology
• Advanced to Doctoral Candidacy in Ethnomusicology and Ritual Studies, Fall of 2003; Ph.D. awarded in Spring of 2007.
• Completed three summers in Peñiscola, Spain (1999-2002) consisting of workshops in Ethnomusicology with an emphasis on Iberian culture sponsored by the University of Maryland and the University of Valencia under the direction of Carolina Robertson, PhD.
•Conducted field research in Andalusian ritual from 1999 to 2004
•Studied Turkish Sufism in the Washington D.C. area and in New York, under the tutelage of Shaykha Farija of the Nur Ashki Sufi Jerrrahi Order, and its local branch (2002-present), and as an ethnomusicological inquiry under Dr. Dane Kusic of the University of Maryland (Spring of 2002).
1998
Saint John's College, Santa Fe, NM
Master's Degree in Liberal Arts - St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM (1997-1998)
1976
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Classical Guitar Performance - University of Georgia, Athens, GA (1971-1976)
