People

LEADERSHIP Team

Dr. Emily Gunzburger Makaš
Dr. Emily Gunzburger Makaš
Co-Director
Architecture
Carlos Cruz
Carlos Cruz
Co-Director
Theater
Dr. Vaughn Schmutz
Dr. Vaughn Schmutz
Associate Director for Community and Civic Partnerships
Sociology
Tamara Williams
Tamara Williams
Cadre Leader: Heritage Placemaking through the Arts
Dance
Dr. Kristina Shull
Dr. Kristina Shull
Cadre Leader: Elevating Community Stories
History
Meg Freeman Whalen
Meg Freeman Whalen
Co-Cadre Leader: Social Impact of the Arts
CoA+A
Dr. Jaclyn Piatak
Dr. Jaclyn Piatak
Co-Cadre Leader: Social Impact of the Arts
Political Science & Public Administration

Affiliate Faculty

Laura Waringer
Laura Waringer
Assistant Professor of Directing
Theatre
Samira ShiriDevich
Samira ShiriDevich
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Art & Art History
Dr. Sara Juengst
Dr. Sara Juengst
Associate Professor
Anthropology
Kim Jones
Kim Jones
Associate Professor
Dance
Dr. Willie J. Griffin
Dr. Willie J. Griffin
Assistant Professor
History
Dr. Rob Conkie
Dr. Rob Conkie
Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies
Theatre
Nadia Anderson
Nadia Anderson
Associate Professor / Director City Building Lab
Architecture
Dr. Jason Black
Dr. Jason Black
Full Professor
Communication Studies
Dr. Janaka Lewis
Dr. Janaka Lewis
Associate Professor
English
Beth Murray
Beth Murray
Associate Professor of Theatre Education
Theatre
Dr. Margaret Quinlan
Dr. Margaret Quinlan
Professor of Communication and Health Psychology / Director of Health & Medical Humanities Program
Communication Studies
Dr. Wilfredo Flores
Dr. Wilfredo Flores
Assistant Professor
Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies