جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Josef Hallerمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Contemporary Music
• Experimental Music
• Jazz
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Josef Haller is a South Tyrolean pianist, composer, and Senior Lecturer in Piano and New Music at Mozarteum University's Department of Music Education in Innsbruck. Affiliated with the School of Music & Art Education since 2020, he bridges classical traditions with contemporary experimental practices through performance, composition, and curation. His educational journey spans the C. Monteverdi Conservatory in Bolzano, Mozarteum Innsbruck (Instrumental Pedagogy and Piano Performance), Royal Academy of Music Aarhus (Master's in Contemporary Piano and Composition), and Tyrolean State Conservatory (Jazz Piano). Masterclasses with Arie Vardi and Tamara Stefanovich further shaped his artistic approach. Haller's research explores genre-crossing eclecticism through projects like Ensemble WirkWerk and the Innsbruck concert series noiz//elektrorauschen. His work dismantles boundaries between classical, electronic, jazz, metal, and world music traditions, rejecting simplistic 'crossover' labels in favor of organic musical synthesis. This manifests in idiosyncratic classical interpretations and compositions spanning noise textures to microtonal lamentations. His compositions performed internationally at venues like ORF Landesstudio Tirol and Hong Kong-Vienna Music Festival demonstrate thematic depth, from cellular biology metaphors ( Diamerismoi ) to political commentary ( Rhapsody in Black addressing violence in society). The body of work reveals consistent exploration of structural transformation, cultural hybridity, and expanded instrumental techniques. 2nd prize at Wendl&Lung Young Pianist Competition Vienna Lothar-Bandermann Prize of Vienna Young Pianists Hilde Zach Composition Scholarship (Innsbruck) Kraftwerk Neue Musik Tirol scholarship Special prize at Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition Haller curates the experimental sound art series noiz//elektrorauschen, fostering innovation across instrumental composition, electroacoustics, noise, and visual arts. His collaborative projects with ensembles like Sonarkraft and konstellation demonstrate commitment to interdisciplinary creation. Current research focuses on integrating metal subgenres with contemporary classical frameworks and developing pedagogical approaches for genre-fluid musical expression.

Wendy Dannمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Directing
• Playwriting
• Screenwriting
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Wendy Dann serves as Dana Professor of Theatre Studies in Ithaca College's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, where she directs the directing program and creates original theatrical works. With over forty regional productions at Tony Award-winning venues including Dallas Theatre Center and the Alliance Theatre, she bridges academic rigor with professional artistry. Her educational foundation includes: BFA in Acting from Ithaca College MFA in Directing from Syracuse University Dann's creative scholarship centers on directing methodologies, playwriting, and screenwriting with recurring investigations into fractured family systems, justice frameworks, and American national identity. Her Upstate New York roots manifest through rural settings and symbolic motifs like cows, while physics-theatre hybrids like Milkweed deconstruct time/space concepts through human relationships. This interdisciplinary approach extends to television writing where legal dramas dissect systemic inequities. Her creative trajectory reveals evolving focus from stage to screen: early theatrical works like Birds of East Africa (2017) explored cultural displacement, while recent projects like the legal pilot THE JURY (2021) and film La Casa Verde (2020) demonstrate cross-medium narrative innovation centered on reconciliation. Notable recognitions include: 2013 NYFA Fellowship in Playwriting Austin Film Festival virtual pitch winner (2020) Writers Lab 2021 invitation (sponsored by Streep/Kidman/Winfrey) Multiple O'Neill Theatre Center finalist selections Page Awards and Screencraft finalist (2021) As an SDC member directing premieres nationwide, Dann actively shapes theatrical discourse while developing her 2026 Milkweed production at Ithaca College—a project examining pedagogy through physics metaphors. Her screenwriting ventures, including film festival-selected La Casa Verde , reflect growing industry impact beyond traditional academic outputs.

Simone Cecilie Grytterمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Medical and visual anthropology
• Qualitative research
• Complexity theory
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Simone Cecilie Grytter serves as an Assistant Professor at the Copenhagen Health Complexity Center within the Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen. With expertise in medical and visual anthropology, she employs transdisciplinary approaches to examine health as a complex phenomenon shaped by inequality, culture, genetics, geography, history, and political decisions. Her work centers on integrating individual health narratives into population-level studies, particularly focusing on young adults' experiences with social networks, mental health, and working life through qualitative methodologies. Her academic foundation includes doctoral research conducted at Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen (2018-2024), where she investigated museum objects as research and teaching tools. This background informs her dual affiliation with the Department of Public Health and Medical Museion, bridging clinical and museological perspectives on health. Grytter's research spans medical anthropology, visual studies, and complexity theory, with deep engagement in patient experiences, everyday life studies, and museum practices. She explores how qualitative insights from individual health journeys reveal systemic factors often invisible in quantitative data, emphasizing anatomical understandings, medical technology, and human-nature relationships within healthcare contexts. Recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on orthopaedic surgery patient narratives, museum-based health research, and pandemic responses. Key projects analyze transformative patient experiences in Danish surgery, utilize medical collections for public dialogue, and interpret bodily experiences through anthropological lenses, all employing qualitative techniques to capture health complexity. Dr. Grytter actively welcomes supervision and teaching opportunities, reflecting her commitment to academic mentorship. While specific grant funding details aren't provided, her collaborative projects with the Copenhagen Health Complexity Center and Medical Museion indicate active participation in interdisciplinary research initiatives. She maintains strong ties with Medical Museion as a guest researcher, contributing to Professor Ken Arnold's 'New Ways of Being a Museum' group. Her current work with the museum's amulet collection develops innovative approaches for using medical artifacts in health research and public dialogue about bodily experiences and health complexity.

Leo Colemanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cultural anthropology
• Critical infrastructure studies
• Electrification as political ritual
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Leo Coleman serves as Chair of the Social Science & Cultural Studies Department at Pratt Institute's School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, where he leads academic initiatives in cultural anthropology and related disciplines. His scholarly profile reflects a dual institutional background, having previously held an appointment as Associate Professor of Anthropology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Dr. Coleman earned his PhD in Anthropology from Princeton University and completed his MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology & History of Art at the University of St Andrews. His educational background laid the foundation for his interdisciplinary approach that bridges anthropological theory with historical and visual analysis. His research interests center on the intersections of technology, politics, and urban life, with particular expertise in critical infrastructure studies. Coleman examines how technological systems like electrical grids shape political imaginaries and social relations, especially in postcolonial contexts. His work explores urban solitude, legalism in anthropology, constitutional form, and the historical transformations of energy concepts across different cultural and political settings. He approaches these topics through both historical and ethnographic methods, conducting fieldwork in Delhi, India and Scotland. His publications reveal a consistent focus on infrastructure as political and cultural phenomenon. The most recent works examine global political aesthetics through infrastructure, electrification metaphors in social theory, and the historical development of energy concepts. Coleman frequently publishes in top anthropology journals including American Ethnologist , Anthropological Quarterly , and Comparative Studies in Society and History . Publication of 'A Moral Technology: Electrification as Political Ritual in New Delhi' with Cornell University Press (2017) Co-edited special issue of Verge: Studies in Global Asias on 'Infrastructures and Global Political Aesthetics' (2020) Contributed to special issue on 'Infrastructural Lives' in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Anthropology As an educator and academic leader, Coleman maintains active interests in anthropological theory and its applications to contemporary political challenges. His current book projects examine legal and aesthetic formalism as interpretive methods for understanding constitutional limits to executive power, and the postcolonial history of energy concepts in social thought. His teaching and mentorship reflect his commitment to training the next generation of anthropologists in critical infrastructure studies and political anthropology.

Mitch Goldsteinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Graphic Design
• Motion Design
• Design Pedagogy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Mitch Goldstein is an Associate Professor in the School of Design at Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Art and Design. With over twenty years of teaching experience, he has previously taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Maryland Institute College of Art. BFA from Rhode Island School of Design (2006) MFA in Design and Visual Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University (2012) MFA in Furniture Design from Rochester Institute of Technology (2023) Goldstein's research interests center on graphic design, motion design, and design pedagogy. His creative practice spans graphic design, wet darkroom photography, sculpture, and furniture design. He approaches his work at the intersections of anxiety and calm, chaos and clarity, often creating sculptures that synthesize disparate materials. His educational philosophy emphasizes practical approaches to design education, focusing on student development and creative practice. His publication output shows consistent engagement with design education theory and practice, with his 2023 book "How To Be A Design Student (And How To Teach Them)" representing a significant contribution to the field. His work spans both theoretical explorations of design education and practical applications in studio settings, with recent projects including the "Fragment" series of visual art pieces and the collaborative "RABBET" exhibition focusing on joinery methodologies. Author of "How To Be A Design Student (And How To Teach Them)" (2023) Featured in FastCompany's "Design Education is Ready For a Revolution" Regular contributor to design education podcasts and video content Active participant in Rochester's art community including the Rochester Fringe Festival As an educator, Goldstein teaches across the design curriculum including 2D and 3D design foundations, motion design, graphic design studios, and capstone projects. His advising work includes supervising internships and independent studies, guiding students through professional development and creative exploration. He maintains an active creative practice that informs his teaching approach, regularly exhibiting and selling original artwork. Goldstein collaborates with fellow RIT faculty member Rebecca Aloisio on artistic projects exploring methodologies of joinery through collage, appropriation, and assemblage. Their work creates visual tension through the combination of flat and spatial elements, colors, and patterns that exist in a space between reality and invention.