Rena Roussin is a doctoral candidate in musicology at the University of Toronto and an incoming (2025-2027) Postdoctoral Associate at Western University. Her research focuses on Western classical music’s historic and current relationships to issues of social justice and activism. She is currently working on a book manuscript on contemporary opera in Canada. As a reconnecting Indigenous person of Haida, Métis, and European settler heritage, Rena is also interested in what roles music might play in working towards reparation and equity with Indigenous artists, communities, and peoples in Canada.