Luvada A. Harrison enjoys a varied and distinguished academic and performing career. She has performed with regional opera companies and symphony orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. As an Arts Educator, she worked for the Education Department of the New York City Opera, the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the “Meet the Artist” series at Lincoln Center.
To further highlight the breadth of Harrison’s talents, she received national exposure as Aida in the “Drama Queens” episode on HBO’s hit series Sex and the City; portrayed Nurse Nelda in Aaron Greer and Seth Panitch’s award-winning Independent Film Service to Man and most recently, performed in I Walk with Spirit on the 76th Dance-Forms International Choreographers’ Showcase at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Dr. Harrison is an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre/Voice in the Department of Theatre and Dance and a Collaborative Arts Research Initiative Fellow at The University of Alabama.