جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Vicki Hoskinsمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Theatre History
• Musical Theatre
• Dramaturgy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Vicki Hoskins is an Assistant Professor in Theatre & Dance at San Francisco State University (SFSU), joining in Fall 2023. Her roles include MA/Graduate Coordinator and Theatre Arts Advisor (last names C-E). She holds a Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, an MA from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a BA from UC Irvine. Research focuses on the corporatization of theatre, particularly examining Playbill’s historical impact on Broadway through her book project Playbill’s Broadway: Monopolies, Branding, and Audience Life . Teaching spans theatre history, dramaturgy, and contemporary theory, alongside practical courses in playwriting and acting. As a practitioner, she is a professional dramaturg specializing in new works and musical theatre, and an intimacy choreographer with expertise in LGBTQ+ storytelling. Notable directing credits include The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2025) and Gruesome Playground Injuries (2016). Her intimacy choreography work appears in productions like Waitress (2024) and She Kills Monsters (2024). Educations: Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh), MA (UIUC), BA (UC Irvine). Professional affiliations include TIE (Theatrical Intimacy Education) certified training.

Barbara Wallace Grossmanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• American popular entertainment
• musical theatre
• women in theatre
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Barbara Wallace Grossman is a Professor in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University, where she has held academic ranks from Lecturer (1991) to Acting Chair (2019–2020). Her work bridges scholarship, performance, and advocacy. She earned a PhD in Drama from Tufts (1984), an MFA in Directing from Boston University (1976), and earlier degrees in English literature from Smith College (AB, 1969) and Brandeis University (MA, 1970). Her research focuses on musical theatre, Holocaust/Genocide representation, and voice/speech techniques. Notable publications include Funny Woman: The Life and Times of Fanny Brice and A Spectacle of Suffering: Clara Morris on the American Stage . She has directed productions ranging from Our Country's Good to Sense and Sensibility , emphasizing socially engaged theatre. Prof. Grossman’s service includes presidential appointments to the National Council on the Arts (1994–1999) and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council (2000–2005), and leadership roles in organizations like MassCreative. Awards include the Terezín Music Foundation Legacy Award (2018) and Boston’s Mayor Menino Memorial Award (2016). Her teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses like Confronting Genocide on Stage and Screen and Voice & Speech: The Art of Confident Expression . She also participates in Jewish cultural initiatives, including singing with Kol Emanuel and performing with the Jewish Arts Collaborative.

Joy Alexanderمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Tap Dance
• Musical Theatre

Joy Alexander is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina. She has been part of Columbia's dance community since her early training at Calvert-Brodie and specializes in tap and musical theatre pedagogy. Education Attended AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) in New York, studying stage and film performance. Professional Experience Alexander served as dance captain/performer aboard Holland America’s cruise line and holds numerous acting, dancing, and choreography credits. Since returning to South Carolina in 2006, she has taught concurrently at Columbia Ballet School and Town Theatre. Research Focus Her expertise centers on: Technical and artistic aspects of tap dance Musical theatre performance and choreography

Dustin Whiteheadمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Film and Media Performance
• Theatre Arts
• Acting
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dustin Whitehead is an Assistant Professor of Film and Media Performance at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. He holds an MFA in Acting from DePaul University and a BFA in Performance from Jacksonville University, with additional filmmaking studies at NYU Tisch Asia in Singapore. His professional work spans acting in national TV shows (Chicago PD, Chicago Fire) and films, alongside theatre credits at prestigious institutions like Steppenwolf and Goodman Theatre in Chicago. As a filmmaker, he directs and produces independent films such as Hero (streaming on Amazon) and Somewhere in the Midwest , which screened at multiple festivals including the Charleston International Film Festival. Whitehead's teaching focuses on acting techniques for film and stage, blending his dual expertise in performance and production. He maintains an active creative practice, balancing academic responsibilities with ongoing work in narrative films, documentaries, and music videos through his production projects. His academic affiliation emphasizes the intersection of traditional theatre training with modern media performance. Education history includes: BFA in Performance, Jacksonville University MFA in Acting, DePaul University Film Studies, NYU Tisch Asia (Singapore) His creative portfolio includes over 20 film and stage projects since 2016, demonstrating versatility across genres and mediums. Current work focuses on developing independent narratives while mentoring students in performance and production techniques.

Diana Solomonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Restoration Literature
• 18th-Century Drama
• Comedy Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Diana Solomon is Associate Professor and Associate Chair in English at Simon Fraser University, specializing in restoration and eighteenth-century drama. She teaches courses on comedy, gender studies, and print culture using Reacting to the Past pedagogy. Education: Ph.D. from University of California, Santa Barbara M.A. from Colorado State University B.A. from Vassar College Dr. Solomon's research examines gender politics in restoration comedy, print histories of theatrical texts, and women playwrights. Her current book projects explore 'troubling comedy' in 18th-century theater and a biography of actress Anne Bracegirdle. She has held research fellowships at the Folger, Huntington, and Harry Ransom libraries. Her publications analyze comic strategies in paratexts, the reception of Jacobean drama in the 18th century, and feminist approaches to teaching early women writers. Recent work focuses on Sancho Panza's theatrical adaptations and Canadian literary awards. Honors include the SFU Excellence in Teaching Award (2014) and Annibel Jenkins Prize in Performance and Theatre Studies. As Undergraduate Program Chair, she supervises the Honours program and mentors graduate students in 18th-century studies. Dr. Solomon has edited anthologies including Women and Comedy: History, Theory, Practice and The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre.

Eric Van Tielenمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Acting for Musical Theatre
• Song Styling and Interpretation
• Audition Technique
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Eric Van Tielen serves as an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University, marking the first time the department has had a faculty member in this role. Prior to his academic position, he pursued a professional acting career primarily in New York City and taught at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Voice Production, Speech, and Musical Theatre departments. BFA in Acting, Utah State University (2003) MFA in Acting, Indiana University (2007), concurrent training in classical voice Eric specializes in Acting for Musical Theatre , Song Styling and Interpretation , and Audition Technique , informed by his extensive Broadway experience and dual expertise as a performer and educator. His background includes founding a private acting/singing studio in NYC catering to aspiring and established artists. Broadway/Touring Credits Les Miserables Fiddler on the Roof A Tale of Two Cities Prince of Broadway (directed by Hal Prince) Regional Credits Utah Shakespeare Festival Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Indiana Repertory Co Pioneer Theatre Co Berkshire Theatre Festival Music Theatre Wichita Eric also has international performance experience, including touring as a soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic in Disney on Classic.

Kendall Walkerمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Theater Studies
• Queer Storytelling
• Performance Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Kendall Walker is a Lecturer in Movement within the Department of Theatre at Virginia Commonwealth University. She specializes in theatrical performance, with a focus on queer storytelling, devised theater, and dance pedagogy. Educational Background: Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts and Communications (Performance Studies concentration) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master of Fine Arts in Theater Performance and Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University Research Interests: Queer storytelling in theater Performance studies Dance-theater pedagogy Devised theatrical production Intersections of identity and performance Shakespearean and musical theater adaptation Professional Affiliations: Richmond Triangle Players (leading Queer Theater in the Mid-Atlantic region)

Sigrid Nieberleمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• German Contemporary Literature
• Intermediality Studies (Literature/Film/Music)
• Gender Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Sigrid Nieberle is a Professor leading the Team Modern and Contemporary German Literature with a Focus on Gender and Diversity at TU Dortmund University's Faculty of Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural Studies. Her research emphasizes German contemporary literature, intermediality between literature/film/music, and gender/diversity studies. Key areas include 19th-century popular literature, disability studies in literary history, and intersectional music literature research. She supervises doctoral students like Zhengtao Ding and collaborates with a team including Dr. Linda Leskau and research assistants. Contact: diversitaet.fk15@tu-dortmund.de. Research interests span intermedial aesthetics, gender performativity, and historical literary analysis. Recent publications (2024) explore 15 years of gender studies developments and feminist discourse. Past research includes studies on Beethoven's cultural legacy and soundscapes in children's literature. Former team members include scholars like Dr. Innokentij Kreknin and Annika Klanke. Advising focuses on interdisciplinary doctoral work, with grants supporting projects on disability studies and music-literature intersections. The team operates within TU Dortmund's Institute for Diversity Studies, emphasizing academic rigor and social relevance. Current projects include analyses of contemporary German literature's gender dynamics and historical narrative frameworks.

Annachiara Marianiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Italian Cinema
• National and Trans-National Media Studies
• Italian Theatre
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Annachiara Mariani is an Associate Professor of Italian at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She holds a PhD from Rutgers University and a Laurea (BA-MA) from Università di Bologna, Italy. Specializes in Italian Cinema, National and Trans-National Media Studies Expert in Italian Theatre, particularly works by Luigi Pirandello and Luigi Antonelli Authored book on Grotesque Theatre (2013) and edited volumes on Paolo Sorrentino Her research explores the intersection of cinema, literature, and historical psychology, focusing on how television series reimagine the Italian Renaissance. She analyzes the affective and cognitive modes of historical engagement through visual storytelling, examining series like Sorrentino’s The Young Pope and Medici . Her work highlights the role of music and psychological insight in contextualizing historical narratives. Recent publications include analyses of Renaissance period dramas, trauma representation in Sorrentino’s films, and existential themes in 21st-century cinema. She serves as Guest Editor for the Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies and has contributed chapters to edited collections on gender dynamics and spatial theory in film. Nominated for Kraszna-Krausz Book Award (2022) Peer-reviewed articles in South Atlantic Review , Modern Italy , and Italica

Chris Perezمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Accounting Technology
• Information Systems in Accounting
• Educational Technology in Higher Education
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Chris Perez is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting & Information Management (AIM) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He serves dual roles as Firm Relations Liaison and Alumni Outreach Coordinator. Perez holds an Associate of Science in Accounting from Walters State Community College (2019), a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting (2021), and a Master of Accountancy (2022) from UT. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology at UT. His professional background includes a decade in theater and film through the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, which informs his unique interdisciplinary approach. Research interests focus on integrating educational technology into accounting curricula and strengthening industry connections through firm relations. His outreach efforts bridge academic and professional accounting communities. Awards include the Guy L. Lachine Memorial Award for professionalism and the Peer Mentor Torchbearer Award. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate information management courses. His career transition from performing arts to academia highlights innovative cross-disciplinary engagement.

Tom Parkinsonمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Music Composition
• Theatre and Performance
• Media Composition
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Tom Parkinson is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Composition at the Department of Music, Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a multi-disciplinary composer, sound designer, and performance-maker with over 80 stage scores for theatre and dance productions, performed globally. His work spans collaborations with notable artists like Bryony Kimmings and Sharon Smith, and he serves as musical director for the Ivgi&Greben Dance Company in the Netherlands. Research focuses on music-theatre intersections, vocal technologies, experiential heritage, and museum audio. Key projects include A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer (National Theatre), Social Skin (Korea National Dance Company), and Beat (Prague Chamber Ballet). His music appears on major BBC platforms and international media outlets. Teaching emphasizes studio-based digital composition, film/TV scoring, and musical theatre creation. He leads a 2023 project on experiential audio in heritage contexts and has presented at conferences on verbatim theatre, dancer-musician collaboration, and computational creativity.

Wesley Longacreمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Theatre
• Dramatic Literature
• Acting
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Wesley Longacre is an Instructor of Theatre at Colorado State University (CSU), affiliated with the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and the College of Liberal Arts. He teaches courses in acting, directing, and text analysis, and directs productions annually in CSU's theatre season. Previously, he held similar roles at the University of Colorado and CSU’s Honors Program. Longacre earned a Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Colorado-Boulder (2017), with a dissertation titled The Politics of Thornton Wilder’s Drama . He also holds an M.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University (Richter Scholar) and a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from Baylor University. His research focuses on American drama, particularly Thornton Wilder, and he actively contributes to The Thornton Wilder Journal as a bibliographer. He has directed notable productions like Our Town , Rabbit Hole , and The Normal Heart , and served as dramaturg for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Longacre previously edited PARtake: The Journal of Performance as Research . Though no specific grants or awards are listed, his scholarly and practical contributions to theatre education and performance are central to his profile.

Debbie Swannمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Theatre
• Acting
• Performance
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Debbie Swann is a Senior Lecturer of Theatre at Colorado State University (CSU), affiliated with the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance within the College of Liberal Arts. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and English from Kansas State University and an M.A. in Theatre from Texas State University, with additional training at England’s Shakespeare Center, Academy of Dramatic Art, and Royal Shakespeare Company. Her teaching focuses on Shakespearean studies and Introduction to Theatre, complemented by her textbook The Art of Entertainment: An Introduction to Theatre , adopted by CSU. She has directed notable productions at CSU, including How I Learned to Drive , and collaborated with Kaiser Permanente on the touring production The Amazing Food Detective . Active in the Fort Collins theatre community, Swann directs and performs with OpenStage Theatre and Company, earning an OpenStage OPUS Award for Spring Awakening and a Henry nomination for Don’t Dress for Dinner . Her directing credits span classical works like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Tartuffe , alongside contemporary pieces such as Godspell and Avenue Q . Swann’s expertise bridges academic instruction and professional theatre practice, emphasizing collaborative education and community engagement through performance.

Marissa Bakerمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار مهمان

• Theatre Studies
• Performing Arts
• Arts Education
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Marissa Baker is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art, Music, and Theatre at the University of Illinois Springfield. She is affiliated with the VPA 133 office location and can be reached at mbaker21@uis.edu. Her role involves teaching and academic contributions within the arts disciplines. Education details are not explicitly listed in the provided text. Research interests are inferred to align with her departmental affiliation, potentially focusing on theatre pedagogy, performing arts administration, or cultural studies in the arts context. No publications, awards, or grants are documented here. Advising records and laboratory/team affiliations are also not mentioned.

Nizar Balloutمشاهده پروفایل

استاد آموزشی

• Musicology
• Middle Eastern Music
• Christian Music
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Nizar Ballout (also known as Nizar Fares) is a musician, musicologist, and director of the Middle East Astaza! Music Ensemble at Boston College's Department of Music since January 2016. He holds a PhD in musicology from Holy Spirit University and has been a recording artist since 2000, specializing in early and modern Christian music repertoires across Syriac, Assyrian, Chaldean, and Arabic traditions. His work includes over 19 albums for children, youth, and adults, blending musical education with humanitarian outreach. Education: Three Master's degrees (M.A.) and a PhD from Holy Spirit University. He teaches MUSP1660: Middle East Astaza! Music Ensemble at Boston College. Research interests focus on Middle Eastern musical traditions, Arabic vocal techniques, early Christian music, and the therapeutic applications of music. His global lectures and performances emphasize cultural preservation and interfaith dialogue. Through his non-profit Nizar Fares Global Ministry (NFGM), he serves refugees via music-based programs like the Overseas Sponsoring Program for Displaced Children, combining music education with humanitarian aid. Past initiatives include mission trips, relief work, and workshops in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and Iraq. Notable collaborations include work with Agapée Choir, Jesus Ma Joie group, and Strongholds band. His music spans liturgical hymns, contemporary worship, and cultural revival projects.