Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Zachary Cheney, PhD
Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of the Arts; Chair and Assistant Professor of Screen Studies, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-3839
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Darling Hallway Art Gallery, Darling 169, West Campus
Program Director
Chuck Grieb, MFA
Director, BA in Animation and Visual Effects, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-3856
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Hugh and Hazel Darling Library, Room 167
Tim Samoff, MFA
Program Director, BA in Games and Interactive Media, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6007
Email: [email protected]
Assistant Professor
Laurie Leinonen, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 387-5875
Email: [email protected]
Greg Michael, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6014
Email: [email protected]
Jesse Negron, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5114
Email: [email protected]
Jonathan Vermeer, MPW
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (310) 951-3921
Email: [email protected]
Adjunct Professor
Andrew Cole, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-2064
Email: [email protected]
Ryan Izay
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5297
Email: [email protected]
James W. Lincoln, MA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (818) 599-0467
Email: [email protected]
Chris Masi
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 390-6317
Email: [email protected]
Leigh Rens
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (310) 497-7187
Email: [email protected]
