Dr. Thedia Samara

Artist, Writer, and Doctor in New York, NY

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Thedia Samara, Ph.D. is a creative entrepreneur, multipotentialite and interdisciplinary artist: singer/songwriter, producer, playwright, screenwriter, award-winning poet, writer, publisher, art director and curator. Dr. Samara's educational background includes graduating magna cum laude with degrees in Business Management, Organizational Leadership and Ph.D. in Music with concentrations in Music Education and Pedagogy and is a member of Sigma Alpha Pi. Dr. Samara's current fields of research involves creativity and neuroaesthetics through the Aspen Institute and Johns Hopkins International Arts + Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics. Dr. Samara is also a member of The Nova Institute for Health and The Sound Health Network, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Thedia is also an independent producer and publisher of intellectual property and information products, an investor and CEO of businesses based in the arts and culture; creative placemaking, art-based placemaking, enrichment education, publishing and entertainment. She has been in many facets of the entertainment industry; she has been a model, backup and commercial singer, dancer, and has performed original poetry and songs. Thedia is a proud member of organizations that promote the arts, literacy, social awareness and self-esteem; work to end systemic racism and child trafficking, sponsors children and mentors college bound high school students. For more information on Dr. Thedia Samara's creative resume visit her artist profile page on www.stage32.com/Thedia.