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Faculty Spotlights

Jason Dungee: What makes a choir

Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities “A mentor and pastor of mine used to say ‘people don’t…

Mona Azarbayjani: Building for the Future

Professor of Architecture and Director of Graduate Programs Dr. Mona Azarbayjani comes from a family of engineers, with both her…

Christina Singer: Keeping Design Human-Centered

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Christina Singer knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a designer….

Robin Witt: Exploring the rough texture of contemporary life

Professor of Directing Professor Robin Witt is no stranger to the world of theatre; she’s been breathing it in since…

Jonathan Dessi-Olive: The future is fungi

Associate Professor of Architecture in Building Technology + Design Integration Jonathan Dessi-Olive is fascinated with the ways we can use…

Marissa Nesbit: Arts Integrated Teaching

Assistant Professor of Dance; Dance Education Coordinator For Dr. Marissa Nesbit, sitting still has never been her style. While she…

Eric Millard: Helping Students Reach their Potential

Associate Professor of Trumpet Dr. Eric Millard began to study the trumpet in the fourth grade, continuing to take classes…

Ashley Tate: Letting dance be your guide

Assistant Professor of Dance Ashley Tate came from a family bonded by dance. Her mother danced, her sister danced, and…

Jeff Murphy: Exploring art’s digital frontiers

Associate Professor of Digital Media/Digital Photography In 2019, Associate Professor of Art Jeff Murphy and his wife, Professor Heather Freeman, spent…

Tamara Williams: From Classical Ballet to Dances of the African Diaspora

Assistant Professor of Dance Assistant Professor of Dance Tamara Williams grew up in Augusta, Georgia, and quickly found her roots in…

Jessica Lindsey: Combining forces in music and community

Assistant Professor of Clarinet The name Spatial Forces Duo is more likely to conjure up images of Jedis wielding light…

Sequina Dubose: Hybrid styles, genre fusion

Assistant Professor of Voice “Music was very much infused in everyday life,” says Assistant Professor of Voice Sequina DuBose of…

Aspen Hochhalter: Merging old and new photographic processes

Associate Professor of Photography When Associate Professor of Photography Aspen Hochhalter was a freshman in high school, her dad gave…

Kaustavi Sarkar: Blending traditional dance techniques with new technologies

Assistant Professor of Dance Whoever is first to arrive in the Srjan dance studio in Odisha, East India has to…

Kyoung Hee Kim: Transformative building enclosures

Professor of Architecture Dr. Kyoung Hee Kim, professor of architecture and director of the Integrated Design Research Lab, leads a research…

CarlosAlexis Cruz: Overcoming physical obstacles

Associate Professor of Physical Theatre Growing up in Puerto Rico, Associate Professor of Physical Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz never imagined he would become…

Brian Arreola: Singing with Power

Professor of Voice In May 2020, the vocal ensemble Cantus celebrated its 25th anniversary. Lauded as the “premier men’s vocal ensemble in…

Jim Frakes: The power of visual culture

Professor of Art History Professor of Art History Jim Frakes “grew up surrounded by good architecture.” Columbus, Indiana, the small…

Rachel Dickey: Robots in the architecture

Assistant Professor of Architecture When Assistant Professor of Architecture Rachel Dickey says she has taught “all over the curriculum” since…

E.E. Balcos: Rejuvenating Performance and Teaching Through Holistic Movement Research

Associate Professor of Dance At an age when most professional dancers have given up the stage, Associate Professor of Dance…

Maja Godlewska: People, travel, and the artistic manifestation of the sublime

Associate Professor of Painting In 1988, while a student at the Academy of Fine and Design Arts in her hometown…

Peter Wong: Suggesting the space beyond

Associate Professor of Architecture Peter Wong has been a professor at UNC Charlotte for more than 30 years. In that…