OHIO UNIVERSITY
GLOBAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2025
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
Intersections: Arts and Health
BAKER UNIVERSITY CENTER THEATRE
DAY ONE | April 2, 2025
7:00AM – 7:00PM
| Time | Information |
|---|---|
| 7:00-8:35 AM | Arrivals and Registrations: Baker University Center Theatre |
| 8:35-8:45 AM | Welcome: Prof. Paschal Yao Younge ( Director, Global Arts Festival & Symposium, Ohio University ) |
| 8:45-9:00 AM | Festival Greetings: Dr. Matthew Talbert (Director, School of Music, Ohio University) |
| 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | SESSION ONE Chair: Dr. Divine Kwasi Gbagbo Gabby Wen1. Echoes of Memories: Collaborative Life Story Work Using Person- Centered Music and Virtual Reality with Older Adults Living with Dementia. Diana Sena Avoke2. Exploring Children's Imagination through Creative Drawing. Dr. Sara Baumann3. Framing Understanding through Film: Unpacking Community Health Realities Through Nine Collaborative Filmmaking Projects Around the World. Elissa Johnson-Green4. The EcoSonic Playground Project: Fostering children’s social and emotional well-being through collaborative, arts-integrated learning. Dr. Jessica Burke5. Frames of Grief: Exploring Child Loss through Collaborative Filmmaking. |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-3:00 PM | SESSION TWO Baker University Center Theatre Chair: Elissa Johnson-Green Mikayla B. Hyland, CPCP1. The Intersection of Tattooing and Medicine: Medical Tattooing. Jason Otoo2. Resilience and Resistance: Mental Health Impacts on Male Cross- Dressers In Kete Dance Groups In Ghana. Agbodjan Afi Joelle3. The Role of Community Dance in Mental and Physical Well-being: A Contemporary Review and Future Directions. Mrs. Vivian Boateng4. Transformative Power of Artistic Interventions: Ballet Training and Personal Development in Children In Ghana. |
| 3:00-3:10 PM | BREAK |
| 3:10-6:50 PM | SESSION THREE Baker University Center Theatre Chair: Victoria Marks Sara Allard1. The Autistic Heroine’s Journey: A Model for AuthenticRepresentation of Autistic Women in Fiction. Joanna Lau2. From Stress to Serenity: Evaluating the Impact of Sound Baths on Mental and Physical Well-being on a University Campus. Yunjia Yang, PhD3. Effects OF Creative Dance and Body Percussion for Older Adults at Risk for Dementia - A Mixed-Method Experimental Design. Alexandra Rodriguez, MPH and Dr. Shanaé Burch4. Arts and Mental Health in the United States: An Emergent Policy Window. Hannah Schwarz |
| 6:50-7:00 PM | Closing Remarks: Dr. Divine Gbagbo(Loyola Marymount University) |
DAY ONE
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:00-5:00 PM
| Time | Information |
|---|---|
| 1:00-3:00 PM | SESSION FOUR Baker 217 Chair: Vashala Charles Jennifer McCloskey, Ryn Delpapa and Kelly Logan Walker1. Disabled Creatives Alliance Garden of Self Pilot Program. Josh Birnbaum Rodolfo Kusulas Bushra Ali |
| 3:00-3:10 PM | BREAK |
| 3:10-5:30 PM | SESSION FIVE Baker 217 Chair: Josh Birnbaum Yeloshyna Natallia1. Fan Labor as Self-Directed Art Therapy: Understanding Catharsis and Sublimation in Transformative Fan Practices Stephen Nyanteh Ayesu3. Healthy Beats: Creating Binaural Beats for Well-Being. Agarwal, Annika4. Visualizing Menstrual Traditions and Waste Disposal through Cocreated, Participatory Films in Urban Indian Slums |
ADDITIONAL VENUES DAY ONE
| Time | Information |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:35 AM | SESSION SIX Putnam Hall 134 Chair: Ricarrdo Valentine Carolina A. Herrera1. Arts for Healthier Cities: Creative Interventions for Urban Mental Well-being Monique Mead2. Sound Healing: An Immersive Sonic Experience to Seduce the Mind to Stillness. |
| 10:35-11:40 PM | SESSION SEVEN Glidden Hall 540 Chair: Papa Yamoah Maridee Slater1. Fear Reimagined: Immersive Horror for CPTSD Recover. Kuhle Mbawu2. Female Masculinity in Home Affairs (a South African TV show). |
| 1:00-2:30 PM | SESSION EIGHT Putnam Hall 134 Chair: Travis Gatling Dr. Burke and Dr. Sara Baumann1. Hands-on Introduction to Visual Voices as an Arts-Based Research Method. |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | SESSION FIFTEEN Glidden Hall 494 Chair: Sean Parson Dr. Stephen Nyanteh Ayesu1. Bɔbɔɔbɔ Digital: A Digital Platform for Sounds and Visuals of Bɔbɔɔbɔ Musical Instruments. |
| 3:05-4 :25 PM | SESSION NINE Putnam Hall 134 Chair: Travis Gatling Roya Nazari Najafabadi1. Unleashing the Power of Women's Voices on My Art Process. |
DAY TWO | April 3, 2025
7:00 AM-7:00 PM
| Time | Information |
|---|---|
| 7:00-8:30 AM | Arrivals and Registrations: Baker University Center Theatre |
| 8:30-11:00 AM | SESSION TEN Chair: Josh Vieth Diana Sena Avoke1. Far Beyond, But in The Present (Maladaptive Daydreaming. Athena Maxwell2. Art, Music, and the Adolescent Brain: Advocating for Balanced Arts Education. Amanda Harris3. Up to Us: Centering Narratives of Systems-impacted Youth in Entertainment-based Sexual Health Education. Dr. Osei Latipher Amma & Dr. Edu Johnson4. The Healing Power of Art: Enhancing Well-being Through Performances at UEW Ceremonies. Lisa Gallagher, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC5. Utilizing the Arts to Improve Health, Resilience and Well Being. |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER Baker University Center Theatre Chair: Dr. Divine Kwasi Gbagbo Dr. Melita Belgrave(Arizona State University) |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00-3:00 PM | SESSION ELEVEN Baker University Center Theatre Chair: Dr. Lisa Gallagher Hutson Piper1. Neuroaesthetics and Universal Access: Designing Inclusive Art Spaces for Health and Well-Being. Dr. Kofi Anthonio & Patience Nana Akua Anthonio2. From Spreadsheet to Dance Floors: An Autoethnography of the Couples. Dr. Nana Amowee Dawson3. Cultural Remedies: The Role of Ghanaian Healer Songs in Premodern Healthcare and Their Potential Today. Dr. Divine Kwasi Gbagbo3. Performing ‘Morale’ Jama in Ghanaian Colleges and Universities: The Musical, Emotional, and Health Benefits. Jessica Fletcher and Megan Starkey |
| 3:00-3:10 PM | BREAK |
| 3:10-6:50 PM | SESSION TWELVE Baker University Center Theatre Chair: Dr. Kofi Anthonio Harley O'Neill1. Early-Stage Community-Centered Research for the Sarah's Sweetwater. Josh Vieth2. Journey into Flesh: De Humani Corporis Fabrica and the Post Cinematic Body. Dr. Godfred Asare Yeboah3. Beyond the spotlight: the transformative power of Theatre on audience well-being. Jessica Fletcher4. Transform: Music & Recovery in Appalachia. Joseph Brigit5. Subverting Stigma Through Art: Innovating the Menstrual Rounds Methodology to Explore Adolescent Experiences of Menstrual Seclusion in Nepal. |
| 6:50-7:05 PM | Closing Remarks: Prof. Paschal Younge(Director, Global Arts Festival) |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS | DAY TWO
1:00-5:00 PM
| Time | Information |
|---|---|
| 1:00-3:00 PM | SESSION THIRTEEN Baker 217 Chair: Renee Gallagher Katie Butler1. Designing Disabled Movement Spaces. Daniel King Junior2. Co-Creating New Narratives Helps Generate Connection: How Art Supports Veteran Community. Zoe Gross4. Healing Through Relational Aesthetics: The Dialectic of Reality and Imagination. |
| 3:00-3:10 PM | BREAK |
| 3:10-5:10 PM | SESSION FOURTEEN Baker 217 Chair: Daniel J. King Eleanor Chin1. Art Therapy Workshop on Generational Trauma. Gallagher, Renee, MEd2. Arts for Well‐Being in Academic Medicine: Social Dance for Social Health. |
ADDITIONAL VENUES
| Time | Information |
|---|---|
| 4:35-5:55 PM | SESSION FIFTEEN Putnam Hall 134 Chair: Ricarrdo Valentine Maddly Guillaume, MD1. Culture and Health with Circus Arts. Alejandro Escobedo & Maddly Guillaume2. Circo Infinito. |