Alice Arnold
,Professorial Lecturer
Alice Arnold is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts and a documentary filmmaker. She teaches Understanding Media, Visual Literacy, and Digital Imaging. Arnold previously taught at Parsons the New School for Design and CUNY. She was awarded a... [More]
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Patricia Aufderheide
,University Professor
Patricia Aufderheide is a full-time professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., and co-director with Matthew Nisbet of the Center for Social Media. Her books include Reclaiming Fair Us... [More]
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Randall Blair
,Associate Professor
Randall Blair is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He is a professional filmmaker who teaches courses in producing, directing, script writing and film production. He has created award-winning films, including documentaries, dramatic films... [More]
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Kyle Brannon
,Assistant Professor
Kyle "Kylos" Brannon is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He is a filmmaker, motion graphic designer, and VJ. His work with exhibit media has appeared in the Brown v Board National Historic Site, the US Botanical Gardens, Historic Jamesto... [More]
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John Douglass
,Associate Professor
John Douglass is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He has been at American for more than 30 years and through most of this time has served as director of the film and media arts division. His contributions to the Washington, DC media comm... [More]
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Larry Engel
,Associate Professor
Larry Engel is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. With more than 30 years of teaching and filmmaking, his documentaries appear on PBS, the Discovery Channels and National Geographic, among other outlets. Awards include a Daytime Emmy for B... [More]
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William Gentile
,Journalist in Residence
Bill Gentile is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He is an independent journalist and documentary filmmaker at American University, where he brings 30 years of field experience and professional contacts to the next generation of communica... [More]
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Leena Jayaswal
,Associate Professor
Leena Jayaswal is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She is head of the photography concentration. Her photography has been nationally recognized in galleries around the country. She has worked with famed photographer, Mary Ellen Mark. Her... [More]
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David Johnson
,Assistant Professor
David Johnson is a full-time professor of Journalism. He teaches courses in digital journalism, interactive storytelling and convergence media. His research interests include social networking and media, behavioral economics and serious games. He is ... [More]
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Larry Kirkman
,Professor
Larry Kirkman led the School of Communication as Dean from 2001-2012, directing and developing academic and professional programs in Journalism, Film and Media Arts, Public Communication, Communication Studies and International Media. He will return... [More]
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Brigid Maher
,Associate Professor
Brigid Maher is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She is a filmmaker and writer who heads the Emerging Media concentration in SOC’s Film and Media Arts Division. Her scholarly writing focuses on the interplay between traditional film and ... [More]
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Sarah Menke-Fish
,Director, University College and Learning Communities and Assistant Professor
Sarah Menke-Fish is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She is a master teacher in the School of Communication. She serves as associate director for the Center for Environmental Filmmaking, launched and directs Discover the World of Communi... [More]
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Claudia Myers
,Assistant Professor
Claudia Myers is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She wrote and directed Kettle of Fish, which won a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Award and was cited as a standout romantic comedy in David Carr’s The New York Times festival overview. Below ... [More]
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Christopher Palmer
,Distinguished Film Producer in Residence
Chris Palmer is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He is also a speaker, author, and environmental and wildlife film producer. He has swum with dolphins and whales, come face-to-face with sharks and Kodiak bears, camped with wolf packs, an... [More]
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Nina Shapiro-Perl
,Filmmaker in Residence
Nina Shapiro-Perl is an award-winning producer and director who currently holds the position of Filmmaker-in-Residence at American University, where she teaches and leads the Community Voice Project. Before joining the faculty of American University,... [More]
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Maggie Burnette Stogner
,Associate Professor
Maggie Burnette Stogner is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She teaches in the Film and Media Arts division, bringing over 20 years of experience to the classroom. During her nine years at National Geographic, she produced, directed and ... [More]
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Russell Williams
,Distinguished Artist in Residence
Russell Williams is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He joined SOC after an illustrious career in Hollywood, where he won two Academy Awards for his sound work on Glory and Dances with Wolves. He is an experienced producer, and his work ... [More]
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