Joe Kreizinger

Joe Kreizinger is a Professor and Theatre Program Coordinator at Northwest Missouri State University’s School of Fine and Performing Arts, where he has been affiliated since 2001. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Nebraska (1995), an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction (1985), and a B.S.Ed. in Language Arts (1983).

• Educational Background
  • Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Nebraska, 1995
  • M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, University of Nebraska, 1985
  • B.S.Ed. in Language Arts, University of Nebraska, 1983

His research focuses on Learning Style Influences on Teaching and Learning, Creative Dramatics in Non-Theatre Classrooms, and Early Immersion of Theatre Majors. He advocates for intensive engagement strategies and modern pedagogical approaches in secondary school speech and theatre education.

Professor Kreizinger has co-authored chapters in Fundamentals of Oral Communication and published in The Teaching Professor and Journal of the Speech & Theatre Association of Missouri. His scholarly work spans curriculum development and ensemble-based theatrical practices.

• Scientific Awards
  • Awards for Directing and Ensemble Work, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

He advises the Future Speech and Theatre Teachers of Northwest and Theatre Northwest Representatives. Kreizinger has directed 18 peer-reviewed productions, including guest performances like King Duncan in Spring 2019’s Macbeth, and authored ten original scripts.

Professional memberships include the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Speech & Theatre Association of Missouri, Educational Theatre Association, and National Association of Schools of Music.