Discipline:
Researcher
Musician/artist
Health-related organization
Government
Organization/Affiliation (no abbreviation):
Southern Ute Health Center, Behavioral Health Division
Location:
Durango, CO 81301
United StatesEmail:
Short biography and a description of your interest(s) in music and health:
As a PhD cultural and psychological anthropologist as well as classically trained composer and musician, I have spent more than 15 years researching the connections between culture, mental health, and the arts. I've focused on how non-White and BIPOC cultures utilize the music and dance in healing. Since 2008, I have lived and worked in North and West Africa with music and dance healing communities (Sufis and otherwise). These are communities who have been using the arts in healing intergenerational trauma for hundreds of years and continue to do so.
I hold advanced degrees in anthropology, ethnomusicology, and music composition. Having trained and held research posts in the US, UK, and Europe (Max Planck Institute), I have published internationally in leading peer reviewed journals within psychological anthropology, area studies, and music studies and am delighted to have a forthcoming book on Algerian forms of music therapy and trance.
I currently work with the Southern Ute tribe in SW Colorado and strive to develop culturally appropriate and grounded arts programming for mental / spiritual / whole-person health.
I am a seasoned researcher, having written grants for, designed and carried out large-scale international research projects in various languages and cultures.
I hold advanced degrees in anthropology, ethnomusicology, and music composition. Having trained and held research posts in the US, UK, and Europe (Max Planck Institute), I have published internationally in leading peer reviewed journals within psychological anthropology, area studies, and music studies and am delighted to have a forthcoming book on Algerian forms of music therapy and trance.
I currently work with the Southern Ute tribe in SW Colorado and strive to develop culturally appropriate and grounded arts programming for mental / spiritual / whole-person health.
I am a seasoned researcher, having written grants for, designed and carried out large-scale international research projects in various languages and cultures.
Collaboration Interests:
As either a employee, contractor, or consultant, I am seeking to join research teams in need of cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology (emotions, sense of self and theory of mind across cultures) and ethnomusicology. The understanding of what music is and what it does varies widely across cultures and this is my specialty.
I can consult on qualitative and ethnographic research skills, field methods, cultural appropriateness, facilitation, translation across cultures, and DEIJ matters.
I can consult on qualitative and ethnographic research skills, field methods, cultural appropriateness, facilitation, translation across cultures, and DEIJ matters.
Keywords:
culture anthropology indigenous BIPOC equity DEI
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