Sowah, Nii Armah Senior Instructor

Positions

Senior Instructor, Theatre and Dance

Research Areas

Research

keywords

African centered dance pedagogy, cross cultural education, community building facilitation through the arts, expressive arts therapist, arts for human development, integrated African arts, motivational speaking, arts for social change, public speaking, cultural philosophy

Teaching

courses taught

DNCE 1849 Independent Study (Spring 2019)
DNCE 2501 African Dance (Spring 2019)
DNCE 2849 Independent Study (Spring 2019)
DNCE 3849 Independent Study (Spring 2019)
DNCE 4919 Dance Practicum (Spring 2019)
DNCE 4939 Dance Internship (Spring 2019)
DNCE 5501 Graduate African Dance (Spring 2019)
DNCE 6849 Independent Study (Spring 2019)
DNCE 2501 African Dance (Fall 2018)
DNCE 3849 Independent Study (Fall 2018)
DNCE 4849 Independent Study (Fall 2018)
DNCE 4919 Dance Practicum (Fall 2018)
DNCE 4939 Dance Internship (Fall 2018)
DNCE 5048 Performance and Community Engagement (Fall 2018)
DNCE 5501 Graduate African Dance (Fall 2018)
DNCE 5849 Independent Study (Fall 2018)
DNCE 5919 Dance Practicum (Fall 2018)
DNCE 6849 Independent Study (Fall 2018)
DNCE 6949 Candidate for Degree (Fall 2018)
DNCE 1849 Independent Study (Spring 2018)
DNCE 2501 African Dance (Spring 2018)
DNCE 2849 Independent Study (Spring 2018)
DNCE 3849 Independent Study (Spring 2018)
DNCE 4919 Dance Practicum (Spring 2018)
DNCE 4939 Dance Internship (Spring 2018)
DNCE 5501 Graduate African Dance (Spring 2018)
DNCE 6849 Independent Study (Spring 2018)

Background

education and training

M.A., Lesley College 1997
B.A., Univ of Ghana (Ghana) 1987

awards and honors

Campus Sustainability Award (Environmental Center), conferred by Environmental Center, 2014
Equity and Excellence Faculty Award (Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement), conferred by Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement, 2013
Global Citizen Award (International Education), conferred by International Education, 2011
BFA Award for Excellence in Teaching (Boulder Faculty Assembly), conferred by Boulder Faculty Assembly, 2008

International Activities

global connections related to teaching and scholarly work (in recent years)

Africa Continent
Colombia Country
Germany Country
Ghana Country
Rwanda Country
South Africa Country
South America Continent
United Republic of Tanzania Country
Zambia Country