Kelli McQueen is a PhD candidate in musicology and medieval studies. She holds master’s degrees in Library and Information Science and Music History and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Some of her research interests include cultural contact and exchange in medieval poetry and song, gendered organology, and American popular music. Kelli teaches writing workshops with the Education Justice Project and was the copy editor of The Medieval Globe for five years. In 2020, she was the public humanities fellow with the Humanities Research Institute. She enjoys playing fiddle, finger-style guitar, and other period string instruments (lute, viola da gamba, and vielle). She often performs with the Flatland Consort and at various small venues in the CU area.