Hi, my name is Carmela Muzio Dormani, PhD.
You can call me Mela.
For the last decade I’ve straddled the world of academia and the arts, completing my sociology PhD in 2020 while performing, teaching, and competing as a salsa dancer, and engaging in a community-grounded artistic praxis.
Through my training as a sociologist I developed skills in writing, research, critical analysis, and communication.
Meanwhile, by carving out a creative path for myself as a dancer, I was able to make community impact, affirm my full humanity in the face of academia’s elitism, and have an economic lifeline outside of my institution when I needed it most.
I created The Millennial PhD podcast to share ideas & inspiration for millennial artists, creative entrepreneurs, and (alt) academics pursuing new creative directions.