Faculty & Advisors

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The Center for the Arts in Medicine is committed to advancing research, education, and practice in arts in health, locally and globally. Meet the faculty and staff who are forwarding that mission!

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Cassandra Belden

Adjunct Lecturer

cassandra.belden@ufl.edu

Focus Areas:

Arts in Health Evaluation and Research, Visual Arts, Arts in Health Practitioner, Arts Prescribing

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David Denton

Adjunct Lecturer

Focus Areas:

Public Health, Visual Arts, Music

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Ferol Carytsas

Director

Focus Areas:

Arts in Health, Music

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Heather Spooner

Associate Scholar

Focus Areas:

Creative Arts Therapy, Military and Veterans, Telehealth

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Jennifer Lee

Master Lecturer

Focus Areas:

Arts in Health,

Dance/Movement Therapy

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Kelley C Sams

Adjunct Assistant Professor

kcs@ufl.edu

Focus Areas:

Arts in Health, Art as Data, Ethnography

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Lauren Arce

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Focus Areas:

Nursing and Dance

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Natalie Rella

Communications Specialist

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Phillip J. Herr-Klepacki

Academic Advising for Distance Education