People
Faculty
Sami L.A. AkunaAffiliate Graduate Faculty | Dance Lecturer | Queer Dance, Screendance, Dance Theatre, Global Perspectives on Dance |
Tammy Hailiʻōpua BakerAssociate Professor of Theatre, Hawaiian Theatre Program Director | Hawaiian Theatre and Language, Pacific and Indigenous Theatre, Playwriting |
tbaker@hawaii.edu |
Sai BhatawadekarCooperating Graduate Faculty | Dance Lecturer | Bollywood Dance, Film, and Music, Indian Theater | Associate Professor in College of Arts, Languages, and Letters |
Michelle A. BisbeeAssociate Professor Scenic Design |
mabisbee@hawaii.edu |
Mark BrannerProfessor of Theatre, TYA Program Director | TYA, Puppetry, Mask, Clown |
branner@hawaii.edu |
Sammie ChoyAffiliate Graduate Faculty | Theatre Lecturer | Acting |
Julie IezziProfessor of Theatre, Undergraduate Theatre Advisor | Asian Theatre: Japanese Focus |
iezzi@hawaii.edu |
Pei-Ling KaoAssociate Professor of Dance | Movement Improvisation, Choreography, Contemporary Dance Technique, Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Dance Production |
pkao@hawaii.edu |
Kara Jhalak MillerAssociate Professor of Dance | Screendance, Choreography, Contemporary Dance Technique, Dance Research, Dance and Performance Theory, Performance Installation |
jhalak.miller@hawaii.edu |
Marc MoodyCooperating Graduate Faculty | Professor in Screenwriting, Film Ethics, Authors in Creative Media at UHM Department of Cinematic Arts |
Lurana Donnels O’MalleyProfessor of Theatre, Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre | Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, Directing, Research Methods |
omalley@hawaii.edu |
Christopher PatrinosAssistant Professor of Lighting |
Kirstin PaukaProfessor of Theatre | Asian Theatre: South/Southeast Asian Focus |
pauka@hawaii.edu |
J. Lorenzo PerilloAssociate Professor of Dance | Hip-hop Studies and Dance Technique, Choreography, Dance and Performance Theory, Indigenous Dance Studies, Dance Research, Kinesiology for Dancers |
perillo@hawaii.edu |
Amy Lynn SchiffnerProfessor of Theatre and Dance | Director of Interdisciplinary Studies | Pedagogy, Teaching Internships, Creative Dance/Drama, Dance Theory, Dance Research, Ballet Technique |
amyls@hawaii.edu |
Lani TevesAffiliate Graduate Faculty | Associate Professor, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | College of Social Sciences |
Yukie ShiromaAffiliate Graduate Faculty | Dance Lecturer | Okinawan Dance |
Maile SpeetjensAssistant Professor of Costume Design and Technology | Costume Design and Construction, Hair, Wigs, and Make-up |
maile.speetjens@hawaii.edu |
Markus WessendorfProfessor of Theatre | Theatre and Performance Theory, Experimental and Avant-garde Theatre, Dramaturgy |
wessendo@hawaii.edu |
Peng XuAssistant Professor of Theatre | Chinese Theatre |
xu9@hawaii.edu |
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