Music Composition
About
Educator · Scholar · Artist
Rachel uses science to tell the story of human harmonics: how artistic, aesthetic, and affective experiences bring us into resonance within ourselves, between people, and among groups.
Sitting at the intersections: she earned degrees in Biobehavioral Health (BS), Music Composition (BM), and Social Policy (MS). Her experience and expertise span the areas of health policy and systems research, science translation and communications, artificial intelligence (AI), patient/public engagement, and integrative arts.
Paralleling her professional and academic career, she’s also a practicing artist (e.g., music, photography) who has served as a podcast and live radio host — as well as a multimedia content creator/producer.
She aims to curate, translate, and facilitate to build connection and collective impact across lines of difference.
Experience
Current
Georgetown University
Faculty Instructor
Democracy & Governance Program — building future civic, social, and mission-minded leaders’ tangible engagement and creative problem-solving strategies.
Current
Penn State University
Faculty Instructor
Integrative Arts Program — orienting non-arts majors to artistic experience in music, theatre, visual art, and architecture.
Previous
AcademyHealth
Director
Leadership in health policy and systems research, science translation, and stakeholder engagement.
Previous
Côte d’Ivoire — Ministry of Health & Public Hygiene
Fulbright Public Policy Fellow
International fellowship in health policy and public health systems.
Education
Social Policy
Biobehavioral Health
Music Composition
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