Graduate Research

Brief Description

My research is a meeting of the fields of:

  • Ethnomusicology

  • Performance Studies

  • Ethnobotany

  • Ecopsychology / Ecospirituality

  • Indigenous Studies

Current Guiding Insight

“The question is, can the modern world find ways to perceive the subtle knowledge and imagery of the tribal world? Can Western understanding open a place for tribal visions of spiritual life and community rituals to enter?”

Malidoma Somé, Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community

Ultra In-Depth Nerdy Overview

What’s Next?

I’m currently diving into study on the intersections between Kincentric Ecology, Non-Linear Storytelling, and Artist Development.

In other words: How is creative development and artistic identity impacted by active awareness of ecological factors and relations?

This research has particular applied impact on:

  • Creative Facilitation

  • Narrative Technique in Storytelling and Songwriting

  • A&R (Artist and Repetoire)

  • Personal & Communal Narrative Reclamation

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