Today on U-M Creative Currents, we dive into the connection between music and mental health. Our guest, Sasha Gusikhin, is a third-year University of Michigan student double-majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience (BCN) and Voice Performance in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
Sasha is an arts organizer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges science and the arts to promote healing and awareness. She serves as executive director of the Aphasia Community Friendship Center of Michigan, where she integrates neuroscience and creative practice to support people with communication disorders. As a UMS 21st Century Artist Intern, she has collaborated with the Philadelphia Orchestra on arts-and-health programming, and she recently founded NeuroArts Productions, a new organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness and advocating for more precise treatments through the arts.
