Alexandra Apolloni is a writer, singer, and music historian. She holds a PhD in Musicology from UCLA and an undergraduate degree in Music and Women's Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. Currently, she directs the Scholars as Leaders; Scholars as Learners program for the Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's Office at Yale. Previously, she was the Program and Research Developer at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women. From 2019 to 2021, Alexandra served as Vice President of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, US-Branch.