Frank Diaz: Cognitive Science Program: Indiana University Bloomington
Field of study
- Music Cognition, Mindfulness, Neurophenomenology, Embodied Cognition
Education
- Ph.D., Music Education, Florida State University, 2010
- M.F.A., Instrumental Conducting, University of South Florida, 2003
- B.M.E., Music Education, Florida State University, 1998
Research interests
- My research interests focus on the role of emotion and attention in musical experience. I examine how these factors affect musical processing, performance, teaching, affective response, and meaning-making. Specifically, I am interested in how changes to attention and emotion as induced by contemplative practices such as mindfulness affect musical experience and how these factors may be studied using neurophenomenological and embodied cognition frameworks.
Professional Experience
- Public School Music Teacher, Various, 1998-2010
- Assistant Professor of Music Education, University of Oregon, 2010-2015
- Associate Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2015-2016
- Associate Professor of Music (Education), Indiana University, 2016-present