جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Voice
• Opera Theater
• Classical Music Performance
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Bruce Cain serves as Associate Professor of Music at Southwestern University's College of Fine Arts, specializing in Voice and Opera Theater. With decades of professional experience, Professor Cain maintains an active balance between his performance career and dedicated studio teaching, guiding students toward healthy vocal technique and career preparation. His educational background includes: Doctor of Music (DMus) from Northwestern University (1998) Master of Music (MMus) from Indiana University (1980) Bachelor of Music (BMus) from McMurry University (1978) Professor Cain's artistic focus centers on vocal performance with particular emphasis on contemporary compositions and cross-cultural musical expressions. His work demonstrates a commitment to developing healthy vocal technique while exploring diverse repertoire from traditional opera to newly commissioned works. Recent projects reveal increasing engagement with environmental themes and social justice issues through musical performance. Analysis of his recent artistic output shows a clear trajectory toward collaborative projects with contemporary composers, particularly those addressing ecological concerns and cultural heritage. His performances frequently feature works by Latin American composers and explore the intersection of classical vocal tradition with modern thematic concerns. Notable artistic recognitions include: Invitations to perform at the Just Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland (2023) Participation in the Hispanic Heritage Festival at Palm Beach Atlantic University (2023) Featured guest artist status at the College Music Society Southwest Regional Conference and Rollins College (2023) Collaboration on the Texas premiere of Margaret Bonds's setting of W.E.B. Du Bois's Civil Rights Credo (2023) Professor Cain maintains an active performing career alongside his teaching responsibilities, having appeared with prestigious organizations including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theatre, and various symphony orchestras. His philosophy emphasizes the importance of balancing professional performance with quality studio instruction, believing that "guiding young singers to develop a consistent vocal technique that will lead to healthy singing, as well as a foundation for a career or graduate study, is one of my great joys in life."

Wendy de los Reyesمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Community Psychology
• Youth Development
• Latine and Immigrant-Origin Adolescents
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Wendy de los Reyes serves as Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at Claremont McKenna College and Director of the AMPLIFY Lab (Advocacy, Mentorship, and Participatory research with Latin Immigrant Families and Youth). Her work centers on strengths-based approaches to Latine and immigrant-origin adolescent development within cultural-ecological systems theory, examining youth resistance to structural inequities through mentoring relationships and institutional youth voice expansion. She earned her B.S.Ed. and M.S.Ed. from the University of Miami, followed by a Ph.D. in Community Psychology from DePaul University and postdoctoral training in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan. Her research integrates her identity as a Cuban immigrant, first-generation college student, and native Spanish/English speaker to investigate macro-contextual influences like racism and xenophobia on youth development. Dr. de los Reyes' publications reveal consistent focus on Latinx youth sociopolitical development, refugee mental health, and community-university partnerships. Her work spans systematic reviews, community-based participatory research, and studies on natural mentoring, with strong emphasis on youth agency within oppressive systems. The AMPLIFY Lab's butterfly symbol (representing transformation and hope) reflects her commitment to youth-led social change through relationship-centered approaches. She received the Society for Research in Child Development - Latinx Caucus Dissertation Award for her contributions to understanding immigrant youth experiences. As lab director, she leads collaborations with MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership on mixed-methods studies of youth sociopolitical development, actively recruiting new members for projects examining how Latinx youth navigate social issues through supportive relationships in educational and community settings.

Naomi Schoenfeldمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Medical anthropology
• Critical public health
• Science and Technology Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Naomi Schoenfeld serves as Affiliate Faculty and Lecturer at the University of California, San Francisco, and as Social Medicine Consulting Clinician at San Francisco General Hospital. She also contributes to Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. Her research spans: Medical anthropology and critical public health Science and Technology Studies (STS) Pharmaceuticals and vaccine development Postsocialist technoscientific formations Cancer research in Cuban contexts COVID-19 pandemic responses for homeless populations Current work examines hotel-based housing programs for persons experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, building on prior ethnographic research of Cuban cancer vaccines. Her scholarship integrates social medicine frameworks with critical analysis of technoscientific systems.