Dr. Tasha Golden

Tasha Golden, PhD is a singer/songwriter turned public health scientist, speaker, and consultant. She is Director of Research at the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a national leader at intersections of creativity and wellbeing. Holding a PhD in Public Health Sciences, Dr. Golden has published extensively on the impacts of the arts, music, creativity, and aesthetics on health and well-being. She has served as an advisor on several national and international health initiatives, is adjunct faculty for the University of Florida’s Center for Arts in Medicine, and is the lead author of "Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities."

Golden is also a career artist and entrepreneur. As singer-songwriter for the critically acclaimed band Ellery, she toured full-time in the US and abroad, and her songs appear in feature films and TV dramas (ABC, SHOWTIME, FOX, NETFLIX, etc). She is a published poet (Humanist Press) and founder of Project Uncaged: an arts-based health intervention for incarcerated girls that amplifies their voices in justice reform.

Golden’s diverse background drives her success as a speaker and changemaker in wellbeing and mental health. She gives talks and facilitates workshops for creatives, businesses, researchers, nonprofits, and more—helping them enhance and reimagine their work. As a consultant, she helps leaders and organizations apply on the science of Creativity x Health to further their goals.