Mr. Maccarone’s teaching interests are in helping students explore and develop an effective and personalized acting process through physicality and text analysis.

Ms. Gillis was a performer for twenty years, most recently seen on Broadway in "Wicked." Her research as a director/choreographer has taken her all over the world creating shows for Broadway national touring companies, cruise ships, and regional theaters.

Ms. Copenhaver’s research seeks to develop methods to lower the entry barrier to advanced theatrical production topics, like scenic automation and structural design.

Dr. Spencer’s research interests include the art of the ancient Maya and museum studies.

Dr. Lee’s research focuses on developing creative climates through environmental and educational supports.

Dr. Kim’s research focuses on exploring how the physical environment influences the health and well-being of older adults.

Mr. Castaneda’s research includes a foundation in brand strategy and identity design focusing on developing visual identities by incorporating multi-cultural and interdisciplinary design processes and practices. Mr. Castaneda continues to collaborate with artists, architects, educators and philosophers located across the globe.

Ms. Wilkes’s research explores how contemporary dance, theatre, and film can intersect to reflect relevant topics and spark viewer curiosity/engagement. As an educator, Ms. Wilkes works to empower students through creative collaboration and uplifting dance practices.

Ms. Love’s research centers on the dispersive social fields of the black Atlantic. Her current research investigates the displacements and refiguration of bodily gestures across varying elemental and ecological registers as techniques of memory, encodings of turbulent geographies, and castings of alternative time horizons.