Dr. Olga E. Malyshko, Director of The Malyshko Collegium, is an Assistant Professor of Musicology in Mediaeval Studies in the Queen’s School of Music, with areas of expertise in Palaeography, Codicology, Liturgiology, Archivism and Mediaeval Latin. She is also Director of The Collegium Musicum, Curator of The Early Music Instrument Collection as well as Founder of The Early Instrument Display Room at Queen’s University. Dr. Malyshko received a D.C.S. (Music History and Literature), a B.Mus. (History Honours), and a L.Mus. (Concert Piano Performance) from McGill University. She also holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from New York University, where she completed her master’s degree on Mozart and Haydn with internationally acclaimed 18th-century musicologist, theorist, and symphonist, Professor Emeritus Jan LaRue, and her doctorate, under the auspices of leading international mediaeval specialist on French music, history and theory, Professor Edward Hugo Roesner. Her area of specialization is mediaeval liturgical and sacred music of English origin from 1100 to 1400. Dr. Malyshko has presented papers on theoretical and musicological topics in this area at both national and international conferences, and has published in Canadian, American and European journals. Her research is based in England, specifically at Oxford, London, and primarily at Worcester Cathedral. Her academic research is also directly related to her performance and teaching activities. On April 2, 2007, Dr. Malyshko was awarded The Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching by the undergraduate students of The Alma Mater Society of Queen’s University for 2006-2007.