Faculty and Staff Directory

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MK Abadoo

Assistant Professor Dance + Choreography Core Member, iCubed, the Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry & Innovation

Justin Alexander

Associate Professor of Music Director of Percussion Studies

Michelle Anderson

Administrative Coordinator Department of Theatre

Aaron D. Anderson, Ph.D.

Associate Chair Professor - Stage Combat Director of Undergraduate Studies Interim Graduate Program Director Affiliate Faculty at the VCU Schools of Medicine and Business Department of Theatre

Terry Austin

Interim Department Chair Instrumental Music Education Professor

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Hector “Coco” Barez

Adjunct Instructor Afro-Cuban percussion

Taylor Barnett

Coordinator of Musicianship Studies Instructor of Jazz Trumpet, Jazz Improvisation and Jazz History

Dorie Barton

Adjunct Instructor - Acting for the Camera Department of Theatre

Amir Berbić

Professor, Graphic Design Dean of VCUarts Qatar

Meghan Bowden

Assistant Professor iCubed Scholar: Racial Equity, Arts and Culture Core

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Bonnie Brady

Assistant Professor Head of Stage Management Production Supervisor Department of Theatre

Shawn Brixey

Professor Affiliate Professor | Department of Computer Science | College of Engineering Cinema Program Department of Kinetic Imagining

Kristin Brown

Human Resources Coordinator for School of the Arts

Liz Bunce

Assistant Office & Production Coordinator

Elizabeth Byland

Head of Improv Performance Head of Applied Improv Affiliate Faculty at the VCU School of Medicine Department of Theatre

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Carlos Chafin

Affiliate Instructor Digital Recording, Advanced Media Production Technology certificate program

Kathleen Chapman

Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies

Anne Chapman

CSA, Industry Professional, Casting Director Adjunct Instructor - Casting

Matthew Charboneau

Design Technology and Program Coordinator

Carolyn Cox

Lighting Designer and Stage Manager Instructor

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Jeff Darland

Adjunct Instructor - Improv and Movement Department of Theatre

Beth Davis

Adjunct Instructor - Musical Theatre Department of Theatre

Melanie Kohn Day

Director of VCU Opera Associate Professor

Michael Dixon

Adjunct Professor of Music History (Popular Music)

Miah Domel

Assistant Office & Production Coordinator

Cynthia Donnell

Associate Professor of Voice and Lyric Diction

Virginia Donnell

Adjunct Instructor - Theatre Appreciation Department of Theatre

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TyRuben Ellingson

Associate Professor, Communication Arts Program Director/Professor, Cinema

Art Eng

Industry Professional, Director of Photography

Mike Ess

Adjunct Professor of Jazz Guitar, Small Jazz Ensemble

Amber Esseiva

Adjunct Instructor Assistant Curator - ICA

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Jeff Foster

Interim Associate Director of the Center for the Creative Economy and the Advanced Media Production Technology Program (AMPT)

Erin Freeman

Director of Choral Activities Assistant Professor

John D. Freyer

Associate Professor Cross Disciplinary Media Pronouns: he, him, his

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Antonio García

Director of Jazz Studies Instructor of Trombone, Small Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Theory, and Music Industry Director of Jazz Orchestra I

Julian K Glover

Assistant Professor, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation Core Member, LGBTQIA iCubed Visiting Scholar

Sandy Goldie

Director of Music Education, String Music Education Viola Associate Professor

Ashley Grantham

Adjunct Instructor - Acting, Playwriting, Voice & Speech Department of Theatre

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Bruce Hammel

Associate Professor of Music Theory and Bassoon Coordinator of Winds, Brass and Percussion

Wells Hanley

Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano, Small Jazz Ensemble

Stephanie Hart

Adjunct Instructor - Movement Department of Theatre

Carmenita D. Higginbotham

Dean, VCUarts Special Assistant to the Provost for the School of the Arts in Qatar

Dean Hurley

Industry Professional, Sound Designer Adjunct Instructor

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Vanessa Jackson

Adjunct Instructor - Speech Department of Theatre

Quiana Johnson

Assistant Director of Admissions Operations

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Emre Kartari

Adjunct Professor of Music Small Jazz Ensembles

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Kathleen Kennedy

Metals Area Coordinator Adjunct Faculty - Metals

Kyra Kilfeather

Industry Professional, Adjunct Professor

Keith Byron Kirk

Assistant Professor Department of Theatre

Susanna Klein

Area Coordinator of Strings Associate Professor of Music

Karen Kopryanski

Assistant Professor Head of Voice and Speech Department of Theatre

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Margaret Lindauer

Associate Professor Interim Director for Graduate Studies Department Chair, Art History

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Chris Mahonski

Instructor Digital Fabrication Technician

Lea Marshall

Associate Chair and Producer, Dance + Choreography Interim Director, Arts Research Institute Assistant Professor

Amber Martinez

Adjunct Instructor - Speech Department of Theatre

Tony Martucci

Adjunct Professor of Jazz Drum Set, Small Jazz Ensemble

Orla Mc Hardy

Associate Professor On Sabbatical, Spring 2022-Fall 2022

Bonnie McCoy

Chair Assistant Professor Department of Theatre

Shaun McCracken

Assistant Professor Academic Advisor Department of Theatre

Kevin McGranahan

Scene Shop Foreman and Facilities Manager Department of Theatre

Alyssa McKeithen

Adjunct Professor, Music History and Oboe

Elyssa Mersdorf

Adjunct Instructor - Voice and Speech for the Actor Department of Theatre

Sarah Midkiff

Academic Advisor Adjunct Assistant Professor

Janel Miley

Adjunct Instructor - Voice and Speech Department of Theatre

J Molina-Garcia

Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Futures

Sarah Moore

Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator Department of Theatre

Cathy Motley-Fitch

Adjunct Instructor - Musical Theatre Department of Theatre

Jackie Mullins

Academic Advisor Assistant Professor Supervisor of the Fashion Department's Study Collection of Historic Garments

Daniel Myssyk

Director of Orchestral Activities Professor of Music

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Dr. Jesse Njus

Assistant Professor - Theatre History Department of Theatre

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Sharon Ott

Associate Professor Artistic Director Department of Theatre

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Ryan Patton

Associate Professor Chair, Department of Art Education

John Patykula

Assistant Chair Coordinator of Guitar Associate Professor

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D.

Professor - Graduate Pedagogy, Acting and Directing Department of Theatre

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Kendra Rai

Assistant Professor - Costume Design Department of Theatre

Chris Raintree

Assistant Professor Head of Scenic Design Department of Theatre

Robin Rio

Adjunct Professor of Music Therapy, RVA Street Singers

Taylor Roesch

Industry Professional, Adjunct Professor

Professor, Department of Kinetic Imaging, School of the Arts Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine (Affiliate) Affiliated Faculty, MATX (Media, Art and Text PhD program), College of Humanities and Sciences