This full-day symposium will feature examples of research and practice that support social connection throughout New York City and beyond. The day will include opening remarks from world-renowned soprano and WHO Arts & Health Ambassador, Renée Fleming, and a keynote speech from Dr. Jeremy Nobel. As the founder of Project UnLonely, Jeremy Nobel will unpack our personal and shared experiences of loneliness to discover its roots and to show how we can take steps to find comfort and connection through opportunities for creative expression.
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Participants Include
- Linda G. Mills, NYU President
- Renee Fleming, WHO Arts & Health Ambassador, world-renowned soprano
- Jack H. Knott, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean, NYU Steinhardt
- Jeremy J. Nobel, MD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Faculty, Harvard Medical School; Founder and President of The Foundation for Art & Healing
- Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
- Nisha Sajnani, Associate Professor and Director, Drama Therapy Program; Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab
- J. Lawrence Aber, Willner Family Professor of Psychology and Public Policy and University Professor
- Kenneth Aigen, Professor, Director of Music Therapy; Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
- Alisha Ali, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology
- Christopher Bailey, Arts & Health Lead, World Health Organization
- Marygrace Berberian, Clinical Assistant Professor of Art Therapy
- Carlos Chirinos-Espin, Assistant Professor, Director of NYU Music and Social Change Lab
- Deborah Damast, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Dance Education Program
- Adriana Diaz-Donoso, Music Assistant Professor, Director of Music Education
- Morwaread Farbood, Associate Professor, Associate Director of Music Technology
- Ana Flavia Zuim, Music Associate Professor of Vocal Performance
- Nicole R. Fleetwood, James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication
- Julia Hotz, Journalist, Author of The Connection Cure
- Ian Koebner, Strategic Advisor, Health & Wellness, Carnegie Hall
- Valerie Michaelson, Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Brock University
- Sheila O'Keefe-McCarthy, Associate Professor of Nursing, Brock University
- Joe Salvatore, Clinical Professor of Educational Theatre; Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
- Jill K. Sonke, Director of National Research and Impact, One Nation / One Project; Research Director and Research Associate Professor, University of Florida College of the Arts
- Larissa Trinder, Assistant Vice President of NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine
The Art and Science of Social Connection at NYU Steinhardt is presented in partnership with Arts & Health @ NYU and as part of the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week produced by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, which was established as a collaboration between NYU Steinhardt, Community Jameel, Culturunners, and the WHO.
Learn more about the Jameel Arts & Health Lab's UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024: a dynamic program of events celebrating innovative approaches to global health and well-being through the arts.
