Faculty and Staff
The faculty of the Arts Management Program have strong professional connections and broad experience – regionally, nationally, and internationally – within the arts.
Roster Faculty and Staff
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Burgess, Chris | Senior Instructor M.A. Arts Policy and Administration; B.A. Arts Management Expertise: arts financial management and cultural policy |
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Chandler, Karen | Associate Professor Emerita Ph.D. Arts and Humanities; M.A. Music Education; B.S. Music Education Expertise: leadership, the humanities and performing arts research, grants review, jazz culture |
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Ferrell, Rebecca A. | Assistant Professor Ph.D. Candidate, Arts Administration, M.F.A. Dance; B.F.A. Dance and Choreography Expertise: cultural policy and advocacy, grant writing, choreography |
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Keeney, Kate | Associate Professor / Program Director, Arts Management / Program Director, Graduate Certificate, Arts and Cultural Management Ph.D. Public Administration and Public Affairs, M.A. Arts Management; B.M. Viola Performance Expertise: cultural policy, organizational leadership, arts management pedagogy |
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Long, Claire | Program Coordinator / Director of Experiential Learning Ph.D. Candidate, Leadership (Business); M.A.M. Arts Management; B.A. Arts Management Expertise: administration, operations, arts accessibility, career readiness, professionalism in the arts |
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McDonald, Heather | Instructor / Director of the Music Industry Concentration Ph.D. Candidate, Arts Administration; M.B.A. Music Business; B.A. International Studies and Economics Expertise: music industry, artist management, booking and promotion, cultural policy and law |
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Wu, Hsin-Ching | Assistant Professor Ph.D. Public Policy; M.A. Arts Management and American Studies; B.A. English Expertise: cultural policy, cultural representation, place branding, e-governance, racial/ethnic disparities |
Adjunct Faculty
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M.A. English; M.F.A. Creative Writing; Graduate Certificate, Arts and Cultural Management; B.A. Writing Expertise: music industry, audio and video production, music education and performance |
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Hirsch, Katie | Director, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art M.A. Art History; B.A. Art History Expertise: museum and gallery curation, visual arts management, material culture |
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M.A. Art History; B.A. Art History Expertise: art business, public engagement, museum, and gallery curation |
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Leigh, Erin | Founder and Artistic Director of Dance Matters, Charleston, SC / ARCM Graduate Certificate Faculty M.F.A. Dance Expertise: arts education, dance, artistic direction |
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M.A. Public Administration; B.A. Arts Management Expertise: public administration, professionalism in the arts |
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M.F.A. Dance; B.F.A. Dance and Choreography Expertise: choreography, audio production, critical race studies |
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Natarajan, Mary Beth | ARCM Graduate Certificate Faculty M.A. Communication and Marketing; B.A. Marketing Expertise: arts marketing and technology |
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Palmisano, Evie | Technical Director, Sottile Theatre M.A. Music Technology, B.A. Arts Management |
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Shanklin-Peterson, Scott | Senior Fellow / Former Program Director B.A. Visual Arts Expertise: arts policy, advocacy |
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Willits, Zinnia | Executive Director, Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) / ARCM Graduate Certificate Faculty M.A. Public History (Museum Studies); B.A. Anthropology Expertise: museum operations, collections management, career management, grant writing |
Affiliated Faculty
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Clement, Jeremy | Senior Instructor and Internship Coordinator |
| Neufeld, Jonathan | Associate Professor Department of Philosophy and Director of the Washington Semester Program for Democracy, Culture, and the Arts |