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Patricia Aufderheide University Professor SOC | Communication Studies

Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at 麻豆传媒 in Washington, D.C. She founded the School's Center for Media & Social Impac

paufder@american.edu

(202) 885-2069

Kyle Brannon Assistant Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

For over a decade Kyle 鈥淜ylos鈥 Brannon has performed as a VJ, or live video artist, at clubs, crafting live video mash ups for DJs including Moby, MSTRKRFT, Nadastrom, Jesse Tittsworth and Will Eastma

kbrannon@american.edu

(202) 885-2162

Larry Engel Associate Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

With nearly 50 years of teaching and filmmaking, and 350 projects, his documentaries appear on PBS, the Discovery Channels, and National Geographic, among many other outlets. Awards include a Daytime

engel@american.edu

(202) 885-2688

Bill Gentile Journalist in Residence SOC | Film & Media Arts

Bill Gentile is the author of, 鈥淲ait for Me: True Stories of War, Love and Rock & Roll,鈥 his memoir and crown jewel of a career as independent journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work spans fou

gentile@american.edu

(202) 885-2663

Laura Hinson Assistant Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Laura Waters Hinson is an award-winning filmmaker and Assistant Professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication. Laura serves as the director of the Community Voice Lab an

hinson@american.edu

Leena Jayaswal Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Leena Jayaswal is a documentary filmmaker, award-winning photographer and Professor in the School of Communication at 麻豆传媒 in Washington DC, where she is the director of the new BA in P

ljayasw@american.edu

(202) 885-2662

Maya Livio Assistant Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Dr. Maya Livio's work probes at the contact zones between ecosystems and digital systems. Livio's work has been supported supported by major funding organizations such as the Andy Warhol Foundation fo

livio@american.edu

Brigid Maher Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Brigid Maher is a tenured full professor in the School of Communication. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Community Voice Lab at 麻豆传媒 and Founder and Creative Director of the Anacosti

bmaher@american.edu

(202) 885-2664

Sarah Menke-Fish Assistant Professor and Senior Director of Experiential Learning SOC | Film & Media Arts

Sarah Menke-Fish is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She serves as Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning and Associate Director for the Center for Environmental Filmmaking. Menke-Fish l

smenke@american.edu

(202) 885-2026

Claudia Myers Associate Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch" by IndependentMagazine in 2015. She has written and directed four features, won multipleawards, was twice a finalist for the Sundance Screenwrit

myers@american.edu

(202) 885-2152

Andy Phelps Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Dr. Andrew "Andy" Phelps is a Professor in the Film & Media Arts division of the School of Communication at 麻豆传媒, and the Director of the AU Game Center, a multidisciplinary effort that

phelps@american.edu

Krzysztof Pietroszek Associate Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

I am on sabbatical as of end of May 2024.I am an Associate Professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication at 麻豆传媒 in Washington, D.C., where I explore the

pietrosz@american.edu

Jamie Sisley Assistant Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Jamie Sisley is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who recently wrote and directed "Stay Awake," a narrative feature film that premiered at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival, where it won the AG Kino Gilde A

sisley@american.edu

Maggie Stogner Professor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Maggie Burnette Stogner is the Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking (www.environmentalfilm.org) and a professor of Film and Media Arts. She brings over 30 years of filmmaking

stogner@american.edu

(202) 885-2160