Christina Soriano, MFA
Christina Soriano, MFA, is the Vice Provost for the Arts and Interdisciplinary Initiatives at Wake Forest University and a professor of dance. Since 2012, Christina has regularly taught a community dance class in Winston-Salem, NC to people living with Parkinson’s Disease and their care partners and has been involved in three scientific studies that look at the ways dance can help with quality of life, mobility and balance of people living with neurodegenerative disease. She has received funding from the National Parkinson Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, and the National Institutes of Health, with Dr. Christina Hugenschmidt, with whom she regularly collaborates on this work.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christina Soriano has employment relationships with Reynolds Professor of Dance and Professor of Dance. She received grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Luce Foundation Grant. Christina Soriano receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christina Soriano has no relevant non-financial relationships.
