He is also the Concert Manager for the USD Music Program, and the Applied Music Coordinator. Dr. Shaheen has also taught for UCSD Extension and for the San Diego Community College District’s College of the Emeritii, and has read scholarly papers in Italy, Germany, New York City, and Los Angeles. He has lectured for San Diego Opera, the La Jolla Music Society, the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Museum of Art, Opera Pacific, and other cultural institutions. He is also a frequent guest on UCSD-TV’s very popular program “Opera Talk.”