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MK Abadoo

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

Magdalena Adamek

Assistant Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano Coordinator of Keyboard Studies

Justin Alexander

Associate Professor of Music Director of Percussion Studies

Aaron D. Anderson, Ph.D.

Professor - Stage Combat Theatre Graduate Program Director Affiliate Faculty at the VCU Schools of Medicine and Business Department of Theatre

Michelle Anderson

Administrative Coordinator Department of Theatre

Hala Auji

Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair for Islamic Art Associate Professor

Terry Austin

Emeritus Instrumental Music Education Professor

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Peter Baldes

Chair, Painting + Printmaking Associate Professor

Nia Safarr Banks

Instructor - Fundamentals of Design Department of Theatre

Taylor Barnett

Assistant Professor Director of Jazz Studies

Jenn Bianchi

Instructor - Improv Department of Theatre

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

Ashley Burks

Digital Storyteller/Social Media Manager

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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Kristin Carleton

Assistant Professor Graduate Program Director of Interior Design

Kristin Caskey

Chair, Sculpture + Extended Media Associate Professor

Anne Chapman

CSA, Industry Professional, Casting Director Casting

A. Blair Clemo

Graduate Coordinator Associate Professor - Clay

Taylor Colimore

Social Media and Communications Coordinator

William Connally

Assistant Professor Resource Lab Coordinator

Nicole Cowans

Assistant Professor - Voice and Speech Department of Theatre

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Desirée Dabney

Head of Musical Theatre Assistant 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

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Tabatha Easley

Associate Professor of Flute Area Coordinator of Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion

TyRuben Ellingson

Associate Professor, Communication Arts Program Director/Professor, Cinema

Rice Evans

Ceramics Studio Coordinator Adjunct Instructor

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Jeff Foster

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

John D. Freyer

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

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Antonio García

Emeritus Professor of Trombone, Small Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Theory, and Music Industry

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

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Bruce Hammel

Associate Professor of Music Theory and Bassoon

Wells Hanley

Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano, Small Jazz Ensemble

Christopher Hansen

Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education Director of Choral Activities

Stephanie “Tippi” Hart

Assistant Professor - Movement Department of Theatre

Morgan Herrin

Assistant Professor Woodshop Coordinator

Veronica Hicks

Assistant Professor Licensure Coordinator

Dean Hurley

Industry Professional, Sound Designer Adjunct Instructor

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Quiana Johnson

Assistant Director of Admissions Operations

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Ayça Kartari

Instructor/Adjunct Faculty of Double Bass

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Kathleen Kennedy

Metals Area Coordinator Adjunct Faculty - Metals

Kyra Kilfeather

Industry Professional, Adjunct Professor

Keith Byron Kirk, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Graduate Studies Department of Theatre

Susanna Klein

Area Coordinator of Strings Associate Professor of Music

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Karen Kopryanski

Associate Professor Head of Voice and Speech Department of Theatre

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Christiana Lafazani

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research

Xiaolin Lan

Theatrical Makeup and Figure Drawing Department of Theatre

Brian Letscher

Instructor - Desktop A/V Department of Theatre

Margaret Lindauer

Associate Professor Interim Director for Graduate Studies Senior Director, Fine Arts

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Chris Mahonski

Instructor Digital Fabrication Technician

Colleen Marino

Senior Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions

Tony Martucci

Adjunct Professor of Jazz Drum Set, Small Jazz Ensemble

Emily J. Mattison

Assistant Professor - Acting Head of Undergraduate Performance

Bonnie McCoy

Chair Assistant Professor Department of Theatre

Kevin McGranahan

Scene Shop Foreman and Facilities Manager Department of Theatre

Alyssa McKeithen

Adjunct Professor, Music History and Oboe

Sarah Midkiff

Coordinator of Facilities, Equipment and Technology Adjunct Assistant Professor

Janel Miley

Academic Advisor Voice and Speech Department of Theatre

J Molina-Garcia

Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Futures

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Sarah Moore

Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator Department of Theatre

Holly Morrison

Graduate Program Director Associate Professor

Jackie Mullins

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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Jesse Njus, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Theatre History Department of Theatre

A. Christopher Norris

Interim Associate Program Lead Student Coordinator Assistant Professor

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Sharon Ott

Associate Professor Artistic Director Department of Theatre

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Jill Parzych

Costume Shop Manager Assistant Professor Department of Theatre

Ryan Patton

Associate Professor Chair, Department of Art Education

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D.

Professor - Graduate Pedagogy, Acting and Directing Department of Theatre

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Kendra Rai

Assistant Professor Head of Design Head of 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

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Hanaa Safwat

Adjunct Instructor

Cat Samples

Adjunct Instructor

b0b Sandkam

Information Technology Support Analyst

Ward Saunders

Adjunct Instructor

Morgan Sawyer

Adjunct Instructor

Stephen Schmidt

Adjunct Professor of Viola Artistic Director, Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concerts Series

Ephraim Schum

Adjunct Instructor

Nancy Scott

Executive Associate Dean

Kimberly Seagraves

Senior Financial Specialist Scholarship Coordinator

Wes Seals

Assistant Professor - Acting Department of Theatre

Kevin Sellars

Assistant Professor

Michael Shaffer

Adjunct Instructor

Molly Sharp

Adjunct Professor of Viola

Saar Shemesh

Adjunct Instructor

Ying-Fang Shen

Associate Professor

Jon-Phillip Sheridan

Department Chair

E. Gaynell Sherrod

Professor

Rebecca Shields

Adjunct Instructor

David Shields

Associate Professor

Anna Showers-Cruser

Adjunct Professor

Ryan Shriver

Adjunct Instructor

Kate Sicchio

Associate Professor of Dance and Media Technologies Graduate Director

Noah Simblist

Associate Professor

Ruta Smedina-Starke

Instructor/Adjunct Faculty

Emily Smith

Assistant Professor

Patrick Smith

Coordinator of Music History Associate Professor of French Horn and Music History

Preston Spence

Assistant Professor Technical Director Department of Theatre

Ryan Sprowl

Art Director

Judith Steel

Associate Professor

George Stoffan

Assistant Professor of Clarinet

Hawa Stwodah

Assistant Professor

Fanxi Sun

Instructor

Brandon Sutliff

Adjunct Instructor

Jody Symula

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Art Foundation Program Lead

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Leilei Xia

Graduate Student Instructor