The Washington Tattoo Podcast
"Where the World's Musical Traditions Come to Life". The Washington Tattoo is an International Music and Arts Festival coming to the Washington DC metro area. Our podcast explores the lives and stories of world renowned musicians, dancers, producers, choreographers, artists, educators, arts advocates, and those who serve our culture communities at large. For more information and donations find us at www.thewashingtontattoo.com To make a donation to The Washington Tattoo, please click here: https://www.patreon.com/user/creators?u=39203452
The Washington Tattoo Podcast
Healing Power of Music for Veterans - Episode #42 with Dr. Niyati Dhokai
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The Washington Tattoo is an international music and arts festival coming to the DC metro area. Our podcast explores the lives and stories of world renowned musicians, dancers, producers, choreographers, artists, educators, arts advocates, and those who serve our arts community at large.
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EPISODE #42 Dr. Niyati Dhokai
Dr. Niyati Dhokai is a Research Associate Professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University, and she serves as Program Director for the Veterans and the Arts Initiative at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. In addition, Dr. Dhokai serves as a Faculty Fellow for Curricular Innovation in the Office of the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. In recognition of her work, Dr. Dhokai is the 2018 recipient of the Change Maker of the Year award from the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and the 2018 recipient of George Mason University’s Jack Wood Award for Town Gown Relations in the faculty/staff category; she was also named a 2022 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Prior to joining the faculty at GMU, she worked with veterans and service members recovering from injuries in post-acute neurorehabilitation in the Washington D.C. metro area by designing and facilitating music activities to support community integration. She has a B.A. in Music from George Mason University, and she completed her M.A. and Ph.D. in Music (Ethnomusicology) from the University of Alberta (Canada), where her doctoral dissertation research was supported by a Fulbright grant to study in India.
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