Matthew Yuknas

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Music
The Center for Popular Music Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Matt Yuknas is a musicologist specializing in popular music studies, with a focus on hip-hop and 1990s music. His forthcoming article in the Journal of the Society for American Music examines how intertextuality and lyrical quotation shaped the credibility of Midwest rappers. He has presented his research at national and international conferences across the United States. 

Education

Doctor of Philosophy
Musicology
University of Oregon
2025
Master of Music
Oboe Performance
Michigan State University
2014