Faculty Spotlights
JASON DUNGEE
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
What makes a choir
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MONA AZARBAYJANI
Professor of Architecture and Director of Graduate Programs
Building for the Future
CHRISTINA SINGER
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Keeping Design Human-Centered
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ROBIN WITT
Professor of Directing
Exploring the rough texture of contemporary life
JONATHAN DESSI-OLIVE
Associate Professor of Architecture in Building Technology + Design Integration
The future is fungi
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MARISSA NESBIT
Assistant Professor of Dance; Dance Education Coordinator
Arts Integrated Teaching
ERIC MILLARD
Assistant Professor of Trumpet
Helping Students Reach their Potential
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ASHLEY TATE
Assistant Professor of Dance
Letting dance be your guide
JEFF MURPHY
Associate Professor of Digital Media/Digital Photography
Exploring art’s digital frontiers
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TAMARA WILLIAMS
Assistant Professor of Dance
From Classical Ballet to Dances of the African Diaspora
JESSICA LINDSEY
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
Combining forces in music and community
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SEQUINA DUBOSE
Assistant Professor of Voice
Hybrid styles, genre fusion
ASPEN HOCHHALTER
Associate Professor of Photography
Merging old and new photographic processes
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KAUSTAVI SARKAR
Assistant Professor of Dance
Blending traditional dance techniques with new technologies
KYOUNG HEE KIM
Professor of Architecture
Transformative building enclosures
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CARLOSALEXIS CRUZ
Associate Professor of Physical Theatre
Overcoming physical obstacles
BRIAN ARREOLA
Professor of Voice
Singing with Power
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LEE GRAY
Professor of Architectural History
Reaching new heights in history
RACHEL DICKEY
Assistant Professor of Architecture
Robots in the architecture
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JIM FRAKES
Associate Professor of Art History
The power of visual culture
MAJA GODLEWSKA
Associate Professor of Painting
People, travel, and the artistic manifestation of the sublime
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SHAMOU
Director of Music for Dance
Percussion as both art and community
PETER WONG
Associate Professor of Architecture
Suggesting the space beyond
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E.E. BALCOS
Associate Professor of Dance
Rejuvenating Performance and Teaching Through Holistic Movement Research