Chloe Smith is a fourth year PhD candidate in Music History. Her research focuses on folk and popular music in the U.S. South, and her dissertation considers sound and musical performance as dimensions of Confederate Civil War memory. She holds an M.A. in Music History from Yale University and a B.A. in History and Music (violin) from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Chloe has experience with both academic and public-facing writing, and she is excited to collaborate with students at all stages of the writing process. Some of her favorite writing consultations include brainstorming outlines and workshopping rough drafts. She looks forward to helping graduate students shape their writing voices and clearly communicate their arguments to any audience.