Alyssa Mathias’ research focuses on the possibilities and challenges of arts-based development in the Republic of Armenia, with case studies in conflict transformation, information technology, and sustainability. She is also working on a multigenerational study of silence in the US Armenian diaspora. A violinist and singer, Mathias earned her PhD in Ethnomusicology from UCLA and her BA in Music from the University of Chicago.

Mathias is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Knox College.