Rob Hamilton is a fourth-year PhD student in Music Theory. Originally from Toronto, he holds a BMus in organ performance from McGill University. His research focuses on twentieth-century tonal music, especially with an approach that blends schema theory and category theory with theories of scale and mode. He presented on the music of Herbert Howells at the national SMT conference in 2022.

In his spare time, Rob enjoys tennis, board games, and never reaching platinum in League of Legends.