LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts is pleased to host a panel discussion that centers around technological innovation and its impact on teaching, learning, and creating. 

Stacey Cabaj is a Canadian American actress, Chair of Theatre Arts, and an Associate Professor of Performance and Pedagogy. Cabaj holds an M.F.A. in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University and a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, as well as teaching certifications in the Meisner Approach to Acting, Meditation, Vibrant Voice Technique®, Hatha and Vocal Yoga®. Her discoveries in theatre classrooms and rehearsal halls inspired her first book, co-authored with Andrea Odinov, Lessons from our Students: Meditations on Performance Pedagogy (Routledge). As a performer, Stacey has sung, danced, and pranced all over the world. These days, you can hear her leading guiding meditations on the Breezy App, making plays and walking her dogs in Los Angeles. Stacey is an American Fellow in the AAUW, and a proud member of AEA, ATHE, and VASTA.

Joyce Yip Green, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC is an assistant professor in the graduate Marital and Family Therapy/Art Therapy program with expertise in international psychology and art therapy. Her work bridges global mental health, art, and culture, with research on intercultural competence, immigration, and acculturation. Through LMU’s Teaching for Tech grant, she has integrated virtual reality into her courses, exploring how immersive technologies can expand creative expression and therapeutic processes. She presents nationally and internationally on culture, arts-based research, and innovation in mental health.

Natalie Ngai, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the Department of Communication Studies. Her research focuses on media, affect, and emotion. She is currently writing a book on cuteness in the media and developing a research project titled “Cultivating Curiosity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” Outside of work, she enjoys chatting with her AI agents for fun.

David S. Carter is an Assistant Professor of Music at Loyola Marymount University. He has published analysis of popular music in the journals Music Theory Online, Theory and Practice, and Intégral and has presented papers at the Society for Music Theory annual meeting and the International Association for the Study of Popular Music international and U.S. conferences. His research focuses on form in popular music, the blues, and microtiming. As a composer, he won the Iron Composer competition at Baldwin Wallace University, Northwestern University’s William T. Faricy Award, and second prize in the Rhenen International Carillon Composition Competition. He earned his doctorate in music composition at Northwestern and J.D. at the University of Southern California.

This event is hosted by CFA Dean's Office. Refreshments will be provided.