Co-hosted by Lehigh University Art Galleries and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research

The arts—encompassing visual arts, design, music, theater, fiction, poetry, and other forms of creative production—are vital engines of innovation and engagement. While public-facing events often bring the arts to broad audiences, the intersection of the arts with disciplines in the social and natural sciences, health, education, engineering, and business is an equally dynamic and growing area of work. This symposium will bring these efforts to the forefront, offering a platform to share insights, foster collaboration, and support the advancement of arts-integrated research.

This event was held on March 21, 2025.

Morning Block B: Community Development and Collective Well-Being
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Creative Industries in the Lehigh Valley: A Multi-Level Framework Approach
Antigoni Papadimitriou, Teaching Assistant Professor, College of Business

The Small Cities Lab: Storytelling, Policy and Design Action Support Community-Led Urban Change
Karen Beck Pooley, Professor of Practice, Political Science
Wes Hiatt, Assistant Professor, Architecture

Photovoice: Bridging Research and Advocacy through Photography
Meg Munley Stone, Director of Student Affairs Research and Assessment
Lucy Napper, Associate Professor, Psychology,  Health, Medicine and Society Program
Sterling Salmini, Undergraduate Student, Cognitive Science

Queer Archives, Embodied Performance, and Public Health: A Screening and VR Experience
Lyam Gabel, Assistant Professor, Theatre
Joseph Amodei, Assistant Professor, Theatre

Session Chair:  Dominic Packer, Professor, Associate Vice Provost for Research

Afternoon Block B:  Language, Communication, Research Methodologies
An Autoethnographic Approach to Art
Erica Hoelscher, Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff, College of Health (Session Chair)

"Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down:" Understanding the Remarkable Career of Soprano Dorothy Maynor
Monica Hershberger, Assistant Professor, Music

Educating the Next Generation of Journalists: Data Storytelling through Visualization
Haiyan Jia, Associate Professor, Journalism and Communication
 
Enhancing Second Language Acquisition through Visual Art
Noa Barak, Teaching Assistant Professor of Hebrew