Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown is an Associate Professor of Dance Pedagogy through Community Engagement, at The Ohio State University. Native of San Francisco, Nyama has been an active performer, choreographer, and educator for over fifteen years. In 2021, she was awarded Outstanding Dance Educator of the Year – Higher Education, from the National Dance Education Organization and The Distinguished Dance Educator Award from Dance Teacher Magazine. She is also an established scholar, with articles in numerous academic publications including: Journal of Dance Education, Arts Education Policy Review, and The Journal of African American Studies; and chapters in Dance: Current Selected Research, and The Arts as White Property: An Introduction to Race, Racism, and Arts in Education.
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