People

LEADERSHIP Team

Carlos Alexis Cruz
Carlos Alexis Cruz
Director for Arts Driven Research
Theater
Dr. Emily G. Makaš
Dr. Emily G. Makaš
Associate Director for Heritage and Storytelling
Architecture
Dr. Vaughn Schmutz
Dr. Vaughn Schmutz
Associate Director for Community Impact
Sociology
Dr. Sequina DuBose
Dr. Sequina DuBose
Core Team: Heritage Placemaking through the Arts
Music
Tamara Williams
Tamara Williams
Core Team: Heritage Placemaking through the Arts
Dance
Dr. Kristina Shull
Dr. Kristina Shull
Core Team: Elevating Community Stories
History
Dr. Sara Juengst
Dr. Sara Juengst
Core Team: Elevating Community Stories
Anthropology
Dr. Jaclyn Piatak
Dr. Jaclyn Piatak
Core Team: Social Impact of the Arts
Political Science & Public Administration
Meg Freeman Whalen
Meg Freeman Whalen
Core Team: Social Impact of the Arts
CoA+A

research assistants

Mars Grubbs
Mars Grubbs
Graduate Research Assistant
Climate Inequalities & Partisan Memorial
Chase McLean
Chase McLean
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ring Shout & Cemeteries
Kyra Sykes
Kyra Sykes
Graduate Research Assistant
Freelon Exhibition & Cemeteries
Miles Thompson
Miles Thompson
Graduate Research Assistant
Opportunity Fund Assessment
Tashana Wilkins
Tashana Wilkins
Undergraduate Research Assistant
After School Arts Programs
Chloe Shade
Chloe Shade
Graduate Administrative Research Assistant
Arts Administration

Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Willie J. Griffin
Dr. Willie J. Griffin
Assistant Professor
History
Dr. Ashli Stokes
Dr. Ashli Stokes
Full Professor
Communication Studies
Dr. Julia Robinson Moore
Dr. Julia Robinson Moore
Associate Professor
Religious Studies
Dr. Michael Ewers
Dr. Michael Ewers
Assistant Professor of Urban-Economic Geography
Geography & Earth Sciences
Brian Arreola
Brian Arreola
Professor of Voice & Opera Workshop
Music
Ashley Tate
Ashley Tate
Assistant Professor
Dance
Mira Frisch
Mira Frisch
Professor of Cello / Director of String Chamber Music
Music
Dr. Matthew Gin
Dr. Matthew Gin
Assistant Professor of Architectural History
Architecture
Dr. Wilfredo Flores
Dr. Wilfredo Flores
Assistant Professor
Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies
Dr. Margaret Quinlan
Dr. Margaret Quinlan
Professor of Communication and Health Psychology / Director of Health & Medical Humanities Program
Communication Studies
Beth Murray
Beth Murray
Associate Professor of Theatre Education
Theatre
Dr. Janaka Lewis
Dr. Janaka Lewis
Associate Professor
English