She studied as a cellist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, The Peabody Conservatory, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the University of Miami before studying musicology at the University of Cincinnati. She received her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sunderland.
She taught musicology at Westminster Choir College from 2009-2011 and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader at colleges and universities. She is the Director of the Silent Film Sound and Music Archive. Publications: Books: Louise Talma: A Life in Composition, Ashgate Publishing, 2014.
Shakespeare, Madness and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations, Scarecrow Press, 2009.
The Conservatoire Américain: a History, Scarecrow Press, 2007. Edited Collections: Contributing editor, Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon, Scarecrow Press, 2010.
Numerous book chapters, articles, conference presentations, and reviews.
