Olaf Post
Preceptor on Music
post [at] fas.harvard.edu
G-6
617-495-1531

Post holds a PhD in music theory from Columbia University, as well as master's degrees in philosophy and biotechnology. He also studied piano and composition at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and is active as a pianist and organist.

Prior to joining the Harvard faculty, Post was a research fellow in music cognition at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on music cognition and performance analysis. Specific interests include the modelling of rhythm perception, the piano music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, and electronic dance music. Post recently received a Faculty Award from the Harvard Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program and a certificate of teaching excellence from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.