Alan Roland, Ph.D., a psychoanalyst, author, artist and playwright/librettist. He has made seminal contributions in the area of cross-cultural psychology with Asians and Asian Americans, having written three books on the subject.Dr. Roland is an accomplished artist, regularly exhibiting watercolors, intaglio prints and conte crayon drawings in venues around the country. Following this theme, he also wrote a book on drama, creativity and the artist.In addition to visual art, he has written a music theater work with dance, a historical play entitled Flight of the Ibis, which has been performed live in front of an audience.

He has also written an opera-oratorio libretto, War of the Sons of Light, in collaboration with the composer, Ami Maayani.