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James S. Abbott, Professor of Practice
B.M., University of Miami School of Music, 1992
Sound Recording Technology
Music Industry and Technologies
Yasser Aggour, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Yale University, 1999
Art Photography
Christine Albright-Tufts, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., University of California-San Diego
Acting
Jill Anderson, Part-time Instructor
University of Connecticut
Theater Management
Robert Andrusko, Assistant Teaching Professor
B.F.A., SUNY, College at Purchase Conservatory of Theatre, 1990
Drama
Dianna Angell, Part-time Instructor
B.A. SUNY Geneseo
Theater Production
Rachel Aubrey, Associate Teaching Professor
B.F.A., New York Institute of Technology
Communications Design
Richard Balestra, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Ithaca College, 1992
Jazz Guitar
Alec Barbour, Part-time Instructor
Acting
Gregg Barron, Assistant Teaching Professor
B.A., Syracuse University
Music Industry
Cooper Battersby, Professor
M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003
Art Video TRM core/selected topics
Kathleen Baum, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Syracuse University, 2000
Acting
Peter Beasecker, Professor
M.F.A., Alfred University, 1987
Ceramics
Bradley Beckman, Part-time Instructor
M.A. New York University
Acting
Sharif Bey, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Art Education
Marty Blake, Assitant Teaching Professor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Illustration
Rufus Bonds Jr., Assistant Professor
M.F.A., California State University at Fullerton
Musical Theater
David Bowman, Part-time Instructor
B.F.A., Syracuse University, 1993
Lighting Design, Theater Technology
Cornelia Brewster, Part-time Instructor
M.M., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1965
Flute
Janet Brown, Associate Teaching Professor
M.M., Syracuse University, 1993
Voice, Baroque Ensemble
Michael Bull, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Syracuse University, 1977
Percussion, Percussion Ensemble
Don Buschmann, Part-time Instructor
M.A., Southwest Missouri State University, 1977
Advanced Practicum in Stage Management
José Peppie Calvar, Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Applied Music and Performance;
Assistant Director, Choral Activities
D.M.A., University of South Carolina, 2012
Hendricks Chapel Choir, Setnor Sonority, Conducting, Choral Arranging
Frank Cammuso, Professor of Practice
Illustration
Kiira Schmidt Carper, Assistant Professor
B.F.A., Elon University
Musical Theater, 2003
Seth Carper, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Music Education, Jazz Ensemble Techniques
Donald Carr, Professor
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1992
Industrial and Interaction Design
Steffi Chappell. Part-time Instructor
Museum Studies
Theresa Chen, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2018
Jazz Piano, Jazz History, Jazz Theory
Bonnie Choi, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., University of Michigan, 1993
Harpsichord, Piano, Piano Class
Brian Cimmet, Professor of Practice
B.A., Wesleyan University
Musical Theater
James Clark, Professor
M.A., Indiana University, 1971
Theater Management, Theater as a Profession
Ann Clarke, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 1994
Fiber Arts
Jill Coggiola, Part-time Instructor; Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
D.M., Florida State University, 1994
Clarinet, Music Education, Director of Graduate Studies
John Coggiola, Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Music Education; Director, Jazz Studies
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1997
Jazz Studies, Jazz Ensemble, Music Education, Music Cognition, Music Technology
Michael Coldren, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Arizona State University, 1988
Tuba, Euphonium
Alex Cole, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Pacifica Graduate Institute
Art Video
Diane Coloton, Part-time Instructor
D.M., Indiana University
Musical Theater
Todd Conover, Assistant Professor
B.S., Syracuse University, 1995
Fashion Design
Scott Cuellar
D.M.A., Shepherd School of Music - Rice University, 2019
Piano, Keyboard Skills, Keyboard Literature, Chamber Ensembles
Deborah Cunningham, Part-time Instructor
M. Mus. Ed.; M.M., Syracuse University, 2004; 1994
Music Education
Susan D’Amato, Associate Professor
M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000
Drawing
Robert Dacey, Professor
B.F.A., Art Center College, Los Angeles, 1975
Illustration
Carlton Daniel, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.F.A., Syracuse University, 2016
Film and Media Arts
Gretchen Darrow-Crotty, Part-time Instructor
University of Connecticut, 1995
Costume and Design Technology
William Davern, Part-time Instructor
C.A.S., SUNY Oswego, 2006
M.M., Syracuse University, 1988
Music Education, Brass Methods, Student Teaching
Danyon Davis, Assistant Professor
B.F.A., The Julliard School, 1996
Acting
Elisa Dekaney, Professor; CVPA Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies, and Internationalization
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2001
Music Education, Brazilian Ensemble
Joshua Dekaney, Part-time Instructor; Director, Career Development Center
M.M., University of Missour-Kansas City, 1998
Drumset, Jazz Drumset, Jazz Combos, Jazz Improvisation, Brazilian Ensemble, Music Education
Jennifer DeLucia-Assistant Professor, Department Chair
D.A.T., (Art Therapy) Mount Mary University
Creative Arts Therapy
Dee Densmore, Part-time Instructor
Design
Timothy Diem, Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Bands/Director Athletic Bands
Doctor of Arts, University of Northern Colorado
Pride of the Orange Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Conducting, Music Education
Margaret Dietz, Part-time Instructor
B.F.A., Syracuse University
Communication Design
Dana DiGennaro, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Mannes School of Music, 1992
Flute
Emily Dittman, Part-time Instructor
M.A., M.S., Syracuse University
Museum Studies
Deborah Dohne, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Ohio State University, 1990
Dimensional Arts, Sculpture
Marion Dorfer, Associate Professor
M.F.A, Syracuse University, 1992
Surface Pattern Design
Boryana Dragoeva, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bio-Art, Experimental Film and Video Art, Performance Art
Natalie Draper, Assistant Professor
D.M.A., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, 2017
Music Composition and Theory
Michael Dubaniewicz, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2009
Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Improvisation, Music Theory
Doug DuBois, Associate Professor
M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, 1988
Photography
Rachel Dubrofsky, Chair
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2005
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Emily Vey Duke, Professor
M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago
Art Video and Transmedia Core
James A. Dunagan, Part-time Instructor
M.A., SUNY Oswego
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Zoriana Dunham, Assistant Teaching Professor
BFA Interior Design Syracuse University
Environmental and Interior Design
Dennis Earle, Assistant Teaching Professor
Masters Architecture U of PA - Pitt
Interior Design
Julia Ebner, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Binghamton University
Voice, Vocal Literature
James Elenteny, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.M., Five Towns College
Sound Recording Technology
Steven Ellis, Part-time Instructor
B.F.A., Syracuse University
Illustration
Danita Emma, Part-time Instructor
B.F.A Brenau University
Musical Theater
Bradley P. Ethington, Professor; Director, University Bands
D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Conducting, Wind Ensemble
James Fathers, Professor; Iris Magidson Endowed Chair of Design Leadership Chair
Ph.D., University of Wales, 2012
Design
Kathryn Fathers, Part-time Instructor
Masters Degree, University of the West of England, Bristol, U.K.
Acting
Alix Ferrer-Yulfo, Faculty Fellow
Design
Tamika Galanis, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Duke University, 2016
Film and Media Arts
Kelly Gallagher, Assistant Professor
University of Iowa
Film
Meyer Giordano, Part-time Instructor
Design
Jake Giovanini, Part-time Instructor
M.A. Syracuse University
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Victoria Gray, Part-time Instructor
Design
Holly Greenberg, Associate Professor
M.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994
Printmaking
Diane Grimes, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1996
Organizational Communication
Rachel Hall, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Heath Hanlin, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Ohio State University, 1998
Computer Art
John Hasselback, Part-time Instructor
M.M., SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music, 2020
Jazz Trumpet
Denise Heckman, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1995
Industrial Design
Dusty Herbig, Associate Professor
M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2002
Printmaking
Kara Herold, Associate Professor
M.F.A., San Francisco State University
Film
Anneka Herre, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago
Transmedia Core
Todd Herreman, Associate Teaching Professor
Master of Legal Studies, Southern Illinois University
Music Industry, Audio Arts
Jacqueline Herter, Part-time Instructor
B.A., SUNY Geneseo
Sound Design
Laura Heyman, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1998
Photography
Michael Hicks, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Department of Transmedia
David Hicock, Part-time Instructor
B.F.A., Syracuse University, 1972
Film
Gail Hoffman, Part-time Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Indiana University, 1980
2-D Creative Processes
Tara Hogan, Part-time Instructor
Illustration
Stephanie Hollander, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Eastman School of Music, 2014
Horn
Ginnie Hsu, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., University of Texas at Arlington
Illustration
Charquetta Hudson, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.S., University of Delaware, 2019
Fashion Design
Margie Hughto, Professor
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1971
Ceramics
Robert Hupp, Part-time Instructor
Theater Management
Izmir Ickbal, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Yale University School of Drama, 2016
Theater Design and Technology
Petrina Jackson, Part-time Instructor
Design
Alexander Jainchill, Assistant Teaching Professor
Theater Design and Technology
Anne Jakowenko, Part-time Instructor
M.A., Syracuse University
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Thomas James, Part-time Instructor
B.S., SUNY Fredonia
Sound Recording Technology
Eric Johnson, Associate Professor
M.M., Indiana University School of Music, 1983
Voice
Juan Juarez, Associate Professor
M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2-D Creative Process
Rebecca Karpoff, Professor of Practice
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Voice
Rebecca Kelly, Associate Professor
M.F.A., University of North Texas
Communications Design
SeWoong Kim, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2022
Environmental and Interior Design
William Knuth, Assistant Professor
M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 2008
Violin, Chamber Music
Blaire Koerner, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2019
Bassoon
Richard Koons, Part-time Instructor
M.M. University of Cincinnati (College -Conservatory of Music)
Musical Theater
Nicholas Kowerko, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Actors Studio Drama School
Acting
Anne Kunkle, Part-time Instructor
M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Saxophone, Saxophone Ensemble
Milton Laufer, Director, Setnor School of Music
D.M.A., Rice University, 2003
Piano
Anne Laver, Associate Professor; University Organist
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2011
Organ
Seyeon Lee, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Environmental and Interior Design
Andrea Leigh-Smith, Professor of Practice
Musical Theater
Matthew “Zeke” Leonard, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 2008
Design
Lauren Leone, Part-time Instructor
DAT, Mount Mary University, 2018
Creative Arts Therapy
Jude Lewis, Associate Professor
M.F.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1989
Sculpture, Dimensional Arts
Loren Loiacono, Assistant Teaching Professor
D.M.A., Cornell University, 2019
Music Composition and Theory
Ira Lombardia, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Unicersidad Complutense de Madrid
Transmedia
Sarah Long, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Computer Art and Animation
David Lowenstein, Professor of Practice
B.F.A., Syracuse University
Musical Theater
Daniel Mach-Holt, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A. Eastman School of Music, Pending
Jazz Trombone
Celia Madeoy, Associate Professor
M.F.A., DePaul University, 1991
Drama
Kira Marshall-McKelvey, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.A., Colorado State University, 2018
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Carmen Martinez, Visiting Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Yale school of Drama
Theater Design and Technology
Jessica Martinez, Part-time Instructor
Film and Media Arts
Roderick Martinez, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1993
Communications Design
Jeffrey Mayer, Professor
M.A., University of Connecticut, 1989
Fashion Design
Phil McAndrew, Part-time Instructor
B.F.A., Daemen College
Illustration
Laura McArdle, Part-time Instructor
M.A., M.S., Syracuse University
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Sarah McCoubrey, Professor
M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1981
Drawing, Painting, Studio Arts
Michael McCurdy, Part-time Instructor
B.S., Brigham Young University
Theater Management
Katherine McGerr, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Yale School of Drama
Drama
Patrick McGuan, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
Studio Arts
Alexis Mendez Giner, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Film
Margret Mercer, Part-time Instructor
M.S., SUNY Oswego
Music Education/String Methods, String Pedagogy, Violin, Viola
Kenneth Meyer, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2000
Guitar, Guitar Ensemble, Music History
Yves Michel, Visiting Professor of Practice
M.S., Université de Montréal, 2015
Design
Thomas Miller, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Acting
Kathryn Miranda, Part-time Instructor
B.A. University of North Carolina
Alexander Technique
Amanda Moore, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., University of Florida
Theater Design and Technology
Bridget Moriarty, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., University of North Carolina Greensboro
M.M., Syracuse University
Musical Theater
Edward Morris, Professor of Practice
M.A., Harvard University
Transmedia Core, Co-Director, the Canary Lab
Charles Morris III, Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Laurel Morton, Part-time Instructor
B. F. A., Syracuse University
Fashion Design
Wendy K. Moy, Assistant Professor
D.M.A., University of Washington
Music Education, Crouse Chorale, Conducting
Kevin Muldoon, Part-time Instructor
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University, 2013
B.M. Music Industry, Syracuse University
Sound Recording Technology
Alpha O. Newberry, Part-time Instructor
A.B., Wabash College
Art Photography
Carmel Nicoletti, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.F.A., Syracuse University, 1986
Drawing, 2-D Creative Processes
Leslie Noble, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Acting
Emily Goldstein Nolan, Professor of Practice
D.A.T., Mount Mary University
Creative Arts Therapy
Jody Nyboer, Assistant Professor
M. Arch, University of New Mexico
M.A.T., Lewis and Clark College
Environmental and Interior Design
Meri Page, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Mills College
Communication Design
Whitney Pak, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., California State University, Los Angeles
Acting
Ricky Pak, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., California State University-Los Angeles
Acting
Felipe Panama, Assistant Teaching Professor
Musical Theater
Christopher Perrello, Part-time Instructor
M.S., Syracuse University
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Kendall Phillips, Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1995
Rhetoric, American film, Public Sphere
Spencer Phillips, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A. Eastman School of Music
String Bass
Nick Piato, Part-time Instructor
M.S., Syracuse University
Music Education
Alina Plourde, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A. University of Illinois, 2000
Oboe
Stuart Plymesser, Part-time Instructor
B.A., Rhode Island College
Stage Management
Christopher Prior, Part-time Instructor
Film and Media Arts
Erin Rand, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2006
Rhetoric, Social Movements, Gender and Queer Theory
John Raschella, Part-time Instructor
Artist Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music
Trumpet
Nancy Keefe Rhodes, Part-time Instructor
M.A., Goldring Arts Journalism Program, Newhouse School, Syracuse University
Film
Rochele Royster, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., National Louis University, 2017
Mara Rich Tunnicliff, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati
Theater Design and Technology
Victor Rivera, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Art Photography
Amardo Rodriguez, Laura J. and L. Douglass Meredith Professor
Ph.D., Howard University, 1995
Organizational Communication, Communication Theory, Postcolonial Theory
Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, Associate Professor
D.M.A., University of Southern California, 1997
Voice
James Rolling, Jr, Professor
Ed.D., Ed.M., Columbia University, Teachers College
Art Education
Donato Rossi, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Film
Keven James Rudrow, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Memphis
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Julianna Sabol, Associate Professor
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, 1992
Voice
Andrew J. Saluti, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Louisiana State University
Museum Studies
Dan Sato, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A., University of Miami, 2016
Piano, Accompanying, Opera
Susannah Sayler, Associate Professor
M.F.A., The School of Visual Arts
Art Photography
Nicolas Scherzinger, Associate Professor
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2001
Composition, Music Theory, Electronic Music
Ralf Schneider, Associate Professor
M.Des., University of Cincinnati, 2005
Industrial and Interaction Design
Kristen Schoonmaker, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.A., Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Design
Rebecca Schuetz, Part-time Instructor
Theater Design and Technology
Hanni Schwarzlander, Part-time Instructor
B.A., Syracuse University
Acting
Abel Searor, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Syracuse University, 2010
Piano Class
Blake Segal, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Yale School of Drama
Acting
Sylvia Sierra, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Georgetown University
Discourse Analysis
Sandy Siquier, Assistant Teaching Professor
M.A., Syracuse University
Film
Marianne Solivan, Assistant Professor
M.A., (Jazz Studies), The New England Conservatory
Jazz Voice, Jazz Vocal Ensembles
Joanna Spitzner, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Ohio State University, 2001
Studio Arts
Lauren Staniec, Part-time Instructor
Environmental and Interior Design
Randall Steffen, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Yale University
Technical Design and Production
Emily Stokes-Rees, Associate Professor, Director, Design
DPhil, University of Oxford
Museum Studies
Bradley Stone, Part-time Instructor
M.S., LeMoyne College
Musical Theater
Renee Storiale, Part-time Instructor
M.A., Syracuse University
Theater Management
Marc Stress, Professor of Practice
B.F.A., SUNY Fredonia
Communication Design
Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Affiliated Faculty
PH.D., University of Pennsylvania
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Miso Suchy, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1990
Film
Martha Sutter, Interim Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Teaching Professor
M.M., Syracuse University
Voice
Hannah Tabrizi, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Memphis, 2023
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Robert Tanchak, Part-time Instructor
M.S., Syracuse University
Industrial and Interaction Design
James Tapia, Associate Professor; Director, Orchestral Activities
D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Orchestra, Conducting
David Tarleton, Professor, Chair
M.F.A., University of Southern California, 2000
Film and Media Arts
Jeremy Tarr, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Studio Arts
Laura Teoli, Part-time Instructor
Creative Arts Therapy
Robert E. Thomas, Part-time Instructor
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Music Theory
Holly Thuma, Associate Professor
M.F.A., University of Pittsburgh
Acting
Ida Tili-Trebicka, Associate Teaching Professor
M.M., Syracuse University, 1996
Piano, Piano Class
Tina Toglia, Part-time Instructor
D.M.A. Stony Brook University
Music Bibliography & Research
Robyn Tomlin, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., M.S.W., Syracuse University
Transmedia Core
Samuel Van Aken, Associate Professor
M.F.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sculpture
Ekaterina Vanosvkyay, Assistant Teaching Professor
Art-Painting
Martin Vreeland, Visiting Professor of Practice
B.F.A., Syracuse University
Theater Design Technology
Matthew Warne, Part-time Instructor
Ph.D., Brown University
Transmedia
John Warren, Professor; Director, Choral Activities
D.M.A, University of Miami
University Singers, Oratorio Society, Conducting, Choral Literature
Bryan Watson, Part-time Instructor
M.M., Syracuse University
Convocation
Joseph Whelan, Part-time Instructor
B.A., Empire State College
Theater History
Jessica Wilbee, Part-time Instructor
B.M./Performers Certificate, Eastman School of Music, 2015
Harp
Christopher Wildrick, Associate Professor
M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
2-D Creative Process
Errol Willett, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University
Ceramics
Matthew Winning, Part-time Instructor
M.F.A., Regent University
Acting
Gregory Wood, Part-time Instructor
B.M., Cincinnati College, Conservatory of Music
Cello
Kathleen Wrinn, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., New York University
Musical Theater
Robert Wysocki, Associate Professor, Director, Art
M.F.A., Yale University
Sculpture
Rebecca Ruige Xu, Professor
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Computer Art and Animation
Jamie Young, Part-time Instructor
Design
Ralph Zito, Professor, Chair, Drama
A.B., Harvard University
Dialect, Text, Voice
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