Research
My research investigates how music and performance functioned as a catalyst for social justice during prominent social movements, with a particular focus among the queer community in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am currently working on an academic article focusing on the ways music served as a catalyst for social change during the HIV/AIDS epidemic based on archival research at the GLBT Historical Society, as well as oral history interviews. Collaborating with the GLBTHS and research conducted within their archival domain supports my efforts in detailing how music, performance, and the cultural arts generates community response, engagement, and social action.
As an interdisciplinary scholar, my work curating and researching thrives at the intersection of music, social change, cultural-consciousness, and broader cultural/societal movements. With an emphasis on community engaged learning, I aim to continue this work with accessibility at the forefront.
Writing
Available upon request.
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An in-depth exploration of the influence of Jon Reed Sims, Blackberri, and the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco.
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A collection of evidence on 60 cultural indicators, assessing both the supply of and demand for culture, and reporting the thinking of cultural policymakers in those places, in collaboration with The City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division.
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CAMP: The Cultural Asset Mapping Project is an initiative of the Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Development Department to map the places and resources that are important to Austin’s cultural identity and creativity.
Featured Lectures (Excerpts)
“For Richard” from William Parker's AIDS Quilt Songbook
