Gabrielle Kielich is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Music and Design Arts at the University of Huddersfield. Her research interests include live music and touring, women and the electric guitar, and the music industries. She also has a background in journalism and worked as the Editor-in-Chief and the Entertainment Editor for regional music and culture publications in the United States. Kielich has a PhD in Communication Studies from McGill University and a Master of Arts in Music and Culture from Carleton University.