Lindsay Warrenburg is a Data Scientist at Sonde Health, Inc., where she analyzes speech samples for health biomarkers to detect and monitor health conditions.

Lindsay holds a Ph.D. in Music (Theory, Cognition, and Perception) from The Ohio State University. Her dissertation, “Subtle Semblances of Sorrow: Exploring Music, Emotional Theory, and Methodology,” explores how and why people perceive and experience emotions from music listening, with an emphasis on sad music. The dissertation incorporates a diverse set of methodologies, including literature reviews, a new model of emotion, a database she created of more than 20,000 musical stimuli, various behavioral studies, and multiple theoretical perspectives. Many of her dissertation chapters, previous conference presentations and posters, and database of previously-used musical stimuli (PUMS) are available here!

Lindsay received a M.A. in Music (Theory, Cognition, and Perception) from OSU in 2016 and a B.A. in Music (and pre-med) from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013. Her master’s thesis used an empirical approach to music theory and combined traditional theoretic analyses with a corpus study and two perceptual studies. Her undergraduate honor’s thesis examined how writings by Nietzsche influenced the compositional process of—and extramusical narrative in—Mahler’s Third Symphony.

Her graduate school advisors included David Huron, Daniel Shanahan, and Johanna Devaney.

In addition to her interdisciplinary music research, Lindsay has been trained in data analytic & behavioral research methods and in conducting psychophysical & neuroimaging work in the fields of neuroscience and psychology. While at OSU, she took numerous classes in psychology & statistics and earned a graduate interdisciplinary specialization in Cognitive and Brain Sciences.

Lindsay founded and co-chairs the Music and Science Colloquium and Teaching Series (MASCATS), which has included lectures and methodology seminars from speakers across the U.S. and Canada to promote interdisciplinary research. The MASCATS executive board is currently planning a week-long symposium/workshop hybrid called “Future Directions of Music Cognition,” originally scheduled for May 2020 (postponed due to the coronavirus crisis).

For her MASCATS work and dissertation research, Lindsay has been awarded grants from the Ohio State Energy Partners, the Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, and the Alumni Grants for Graduate Research Scholarship. Other awards include the Graduate Achievement Award in Music Theory, the Aubrey Hickman Award from the Society for Education, Music, and Psychology Research (SEMPRE), the Helmholtz Award for Music Psychology, and a Distinguished University Fellowship for Graduate Studies.