Jennie Gubner

Jennie Gubner is Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Chair of the Applied Intercultural Arts Research program at the University of Arizona. A violinist and visual ethnographer, her research explores music's role in dementia care, intergenerational community building, and social activism. As an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, she develops arts-based dementia interventions.

Research integrates:

• Participatory filmmaking methodologies
• Community music therapy
• Tango communities in Buenos Aires
• Sicilian folk music revitalization

Gubner coordinates international collaborations including the Erasmus+ 'Encounters between Arts, Ethnography, and Pedagogy' program in Greece. She received the 2019 Best Education Paper Award for dementia care research combining ethnomusicology and geriatrics.