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The contributions made by the faculty and staff in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University are vital components in the success of the institute’s vision for the future. The ability to challenge, develop, define, establish and fulfill our responsibilities to our students, current and former, the university community and the broader communities in which we live requires that we draw on our shared expertise, creativity and leadership.
The efforts of the faculty and staff of the schools and programs that comprise the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts are integral to the success of our students, as they strive to develop the skills and achieve the knowledge they need to be successful. The information provided here will contribute to enlightening, educating, promoting and celebrating the multi-faceted resources that make up the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts community.
School of Theatre and Film Faculty Directory
Aberger, Tom
Clinical Assistant Professor; Production Manager
Theatre
Email: Tom.Aberger@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.4454Barker, David
Professor
Movement, Acting, Acting and Directing
Email: david.barker@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7416Bernstein, Gregory
Professor of Practice
Email: greg.bernstein@asu.eduBowditch, Rachel
Assistant Professor
Theatre History, Directing, Movement (also Acting/Directing), Theatre and Performance Studies, Acting and Directing
Email: Rachel.Bowditch@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7844Collis, Adam
Visiting Professor
Film directing, Film Production
Email: adam.collis@asu.edu- Connell, Ellery
Assistant Professor
Animation, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects
Email: ellery.connell@asu.edu Eckard, Bonnie
Professor
Acting and Directing; coordinator of acting/directing
Email: eckard@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5335Espinosa, Micha
Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting
Voice, Performance, Acting for the camera, Acting and Directing, Film Production
Email: micha.espinosa@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.7311Essig, Linda
Professor
Arts entrepreneurship, Design and Production
Email: linda.essig@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.8160Fortunato, Joseph
Lecturer
Screenwriting, Film production, film post-production, New Work Development
Email: Joseph.Fortunato@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.8472Furr-Soloman, Connie
Associate Professor
Costume Design, Design and Production
Email: cfurrdesign@msn.com
Phone: 480.965.5050Ganssle, Gene
Lecturer
Acting and Production
Email: gganssle@asu.edu
Phone: 602.791.3521Gharavi, Lance
Associate Professor
Theory, digital performance, religion and performance, experimental theatre and performance studies, acting and directing
Email: lance.gharavi@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.3113- Giner, Oscar
Professor
Performance, Multicultural Theatre, Film, Acting and Directing, Film Production
Email: giner@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2689 Griffith, C.A.
Associate Professor
Film Production
Email: cagriffith@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.4408Honegger, Gitta
Professor
Literature, Theory, History, Dramaturgy, Theatre and Performance Studies
Email: gitta.honegger@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.6084Hughes, Erika
Assistant Professor
Theatre for Youth
Email: erika.hughes@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2589- LaMont, Chris
Faculty Associate
Film Production (faculty associate)
Email: chrslamont@aol.com
Phone: 602.373.3456 McMahon, Jeff
Associate Professor
Performance, Movement, Playwriting (also New Work Development), Devising, Solo performance, Acting and Directing, New Work Development
Email: jeff.mcmahon@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.9444Melo, Carla
Assistant Professor
History, Theory, Criticism, Theatre of the Americas; Latina/o Theatre, Theatre and Performance Studies
Email: carla.melo@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.0157Partlan, William
Associate Professor
Stage Directing, Acting and Directing
Email: william.partlan@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.6115Pinholster, Jacob
Director, School of Theatre and Film; Associate Professor; Interim Director, School of Dance
Media/projection design for performance, Design and Production
Email: Jacob.Pinholster@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.9547- Reyes, Guillermo
Professor and Director of the Arizona Centennial New Works Series
Playwriting, Coordinator of New Work Development
Email: GUILLERMO.REYES@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.0519 Saldaña, Johnny
Evelyn Smith Professor
Qualitative Research, Theatre Education, Theatre for Youth
Email: Johnny.Saldana@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2661- Setlow, Jennifer
Assistant Professor, Coordinator for Curriculum Revision
Lighting Design, Design and Production
Email: jennifer.setlow@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5352 - Sterling, Pamela
Associate Professor
Theatre for Youth, Playwriting, Directing, New Work Development
Email: pamela.sterling@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.6114 Taylor, Philip
Assistant Professor of Screenwriting
Writing for Film and Television, New Work Development
Email: Philip.Taylor@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5410- Thacker, Ronald
Clinical Assistant Professor
Theatre Technology, Technical Director, Advisor: Design and Production Concentration
Email: ronald.thacker@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7966 - Thomson, Jeffrey
Professor
Scene Design, Art Direction, Design and Production
Email: JEFFREY.THOMSON@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.3446 Underiner, Tamara
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Theatre and Performance Studies, Theatre History, Director of Graduate Studies
Email: tamara.underiner@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7323Valenti, F. Miguel
Lincoln Professor of Ethics
Media Production, Film Production
Email: F.Valenti@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2655Woodson, Stephani Etheridge
Associate Professor
Theatre for Youth, Socially Engaged Theatre, Educational Theatre
Email: swoodson@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5214
Professor
Movement, Acting, Acting and Directing
Email: david.barker@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7416
Assistant Professor
Theatre History, Directing, Movement (also Acting/Directing), Theatre and Performance Studies, Acting and Directing
Email: Rachel.Bowditch@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7844
Professor
Acting and Directing; coordinator of acting/directing
Email: eckard@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5335
Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting
Voice, Performance, Acting for the camera, Acting and Directing, Film Production
Email: micha.espinosa@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.7311
Associate Professor
Theory, digital performance, religion and performance, experimental theatre and performance studies, acting and directing
Email: lance.gharavi@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.3113- Giner, Oscar
Professor
Performance, Multicultural Theatre, Film, Acting and Directing, Film Production
Email: giner@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2689
Associate Professor
Performance, Movement, Playwriting (also New Work Development), Devising, Solo performance, Acting and Directing, New Work Development
Email: jeff.mcmahon@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.9444
Associate Professor
Stage Directing, Acting and Directing
Email: william.partlan@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.6115
Professor
Arts entrepreneurship, Design and Production
Email: linda.essig@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.8160
Associate Professor
Costume Design, Design and Production
Email: cfurrdesign@msn.com
Phone: 480.965.5050
Director, School of Theatre and Film; Associate Professor; Interim Director, School of Dance
Media/projection design for performance, Design and Production
Email: Jacob.Pinholster@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.9547- Setlow, Jennifer
Assistant Professor, Coordinator for Curriculum Revision
Lighting Design, Design and Production
Email: jennifer.setlow@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5352 - Thacker, Ronald
Clinical Assistant Professor
Theatre Technology, Technical Director, Advisor: Design and Production Concentration
Email: ronald.thacker@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7966 - Thomson, Jeffrey
Professor
Scene Design, Art Direction, Design and Production
Email: JEFFREY.THOMSON@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.3446
Visiting Professor
Film directing, Film Production
Email: adam.collis@asu.edu
Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting
Voice, Performance, Acting for the camera, Acting and Directing, Film Production
Email: micha.espinosa@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.7311
Lecturer
Screenwriting, Film production, film post-production, New Work Development
Email: Joseph.Fortunato@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.8472- Giner, Oscar
Professor
Performance, Multicultural Theatre, Film, Acting and Directing, Film Production
Email: giner@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2689
Associate Professor
Film Production
Email: cagriffith@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.4408- LaMont, Chris
Faculty Associate
Film Production (faculty associate)
Email: chrslamont@aol.com
Phone: 602.373.3456
Lincoln Professor of Ethics
Media Production, Film Production
Email: F.Valenti@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2655
Lecturer
Screenwriting, Film production, film post-production, New Work Development
Email: Joseph.Fortunato@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.8472
Associate Professor
Performance, Movement, Playwriting (also New Work Development), Devising, Solo performance, Acting and Directing, New Work Development
Email: jeff.mcmahon@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.9444- Reyes, Guillermo
Professor and Director of the Arizona Centennial New Works Series
Playwriting, Coordinator of New Work Development
Email: GUILLERMO.REYES@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.0519 - Sterling, Pamela
Associate Professor
Theatre for Youth, Playwriting, Directing, New Work Development
Email: pamela.sterling@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.6114
Assistant Professor of Screenwriting
Writing for Film and Television, New Work Development
Email: Philip.Taylor@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5410
Theatre and Performance Studies
Assistant Professor
Theatre History, Directing, Movement (also Acting/Directing), Theatre and Performance Studies, Acting and Directing
Email: Rachel.Bowditch@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7844
Associate Professor
Theory, digital performance, religion and performance, experimental theatre and performance studies, acting and directing
Email: lance.gharavi@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.3113
Professor
Literature, Theory, History, Dramaturgy, Theatre and Performance Studies
Email: gitta.honegger@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.6084
Assistant Professor
History, Theory, Criticism, Theatre of the Americas; Latina/o Theatre, Theatre and Performance Studies
Email: carla.melo@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.0157
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Theatre and Performance Studies, Theatre History, Director of Graduate Studies
Email: tamara.underiner@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7323
Assistant Professor
Theatre for Youth
Email: erika.hughes@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2589
Evelyn Smith Professor
Qualitative Research, Theatre Education, Theatre for Youth
Email: Johnny.Saldana@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2661- Sterling, Pamela
Associate Professor
Theatre for Youth, Playwriting, Directing, New Work Development
Email: pamela.sterling@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.6114
Associate Professor
Theatre for Youth, Socially Engaged Theatre, Educational Theatre
Email: swoodson@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5214
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