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Interim Dean
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John E. Simons, DMA
Interim Dean, College of the Arts; Professor, School of Music
Associate Dean
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Lyrica Taylor, PhD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, School of Visual and Performing Arts; Professor, Department of Art
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5989
Fax: (626) 387-5727
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 235
Interim Associate Dean
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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
Professor
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William Catling, MFA
Professor, Chair, Department of Art, Interim Chair, Department of Design
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Stephen Childs, MFA
Professor, Department of Art; Exhibitions Director
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5835
Fax: (626) 387-5727
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 505
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Terry Dobson, MFA
Professor, Department of Design
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5988
Fax: (626) 387-5727
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Building One, Room 234A
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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
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Christopher Leland, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
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Tim Samoff, MFA
Program Director, BA in Games and Interactive Media, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6007
Email: [email protected]
Associate Professor
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Jill Brennan-Lincoln, MA
Chair, Department of Theater Arts; Associate Professor, Theater Arts
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Brent Everett Dickinson, MFA
Associate Professor, Department of Art
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5105
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 302
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Monica Ganas, PhD
Professor, Department of Theater Arts
Phone: (626) 815-5460
Email: [email protected]
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Christopher Keene, MFA
Associate Professor of Technical Theater, Department of Theater Arts
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Nery Lemus, MFA
Program Director, MFA in Visual Art; Associate Professor, Department of Art
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Kirsten Lundin Humer, MFA
Program Director, BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen; Associate Professor, Department of Theater Arts
Phone: (626) 815-5865
Fax: (626) 387-5747
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Department of Theater Arts, West Campus, Darling - Building Three, THTR Office Suite, Room 164
Assistant Professor
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Pamela Fisher, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies; Program Director, MA in User Experience Design; Regional Program Director, Murrieta Regional Campus
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3488
Email: [email protected]
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Angela S. George, PhD
Program Director, MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History; Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art
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Laurie Leinonen, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 387-5875
Email: [email protected]
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Greg Michael, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6014
Email: [email protected]
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Jesse Negron, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5114
Email: [email protected]
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Jonathan Vermeer, MPW
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (310) 951-3921
Email: [email protected]
Instructor
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Gavan Wyrick, MA
Instructor, Department of Theater Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5620
Email: [email protected]
Adjunct Professor
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Alisa Barsegyan, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
Fax: (626) 387-5727
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 203
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Rachell Campbell
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5035
Email: [email protected]
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Andi Chapman, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
Phone: (626) 815-5035
Email: [email protected]
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Yookyoung Choi, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
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Andrew Cole, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-2064
Email: [email protected]
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Jesse Corti
Adjunct Professor, Department of Theater Arts
Phone: (626) 815-5035
Email: [email protected]