She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto (Hon. B.Mus, 2008) and her doctorate from Harvard University. Her research interests include piano performance, sound and visual technologies, and jazz criticism. Mok has presented her research at various international and national meetings, including the annual conferences of the Society of American Music, the Canadian University Music Society and the American Musicological Society. She is the recipient of the SOCAN Foundation/CUMS Award for Writing in Canadian Music. Her research has been supported by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.