The School of Cinematic Arts is home to our animation and cinema programs, industries which are still evolving and merge creativity and technology, imagination and technique, and vision and execution.
Faculty
Lucia Dettori, Ph.D.
Interim Dean
University of ParisĀ
Brian Andrews, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Meghann Artes, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of California Los Angeles
Lisa Barcy, M.A.
Professional Lecturer
Columbia College
Devin Bell, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
California Institute of the Arts
Peter Biagi, B.A.
Cinematographer in Residence
Columbia College
James Choi, M.F.A.
Instructor
DePaul University
Shayna Connelly, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Columbia College
Ronald Eltanal, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Brian Ferguson, B.F.A.
Animator in Residence
New York Institute of Technology
Dana Hodgdon, M.A.
Associate Professor
Northwestern University
Anna Hozian, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
University of California
Joshua Jones, M.F.A .
Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Steven Jones, B.S.
Producer in Residence
Illinois Institute of Technology
Christopher Kalis, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Alireza Khatami, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Savannah College of Art & Design
Daniel Klein, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Chapman University
Dana Kupper, B.A.
Professional Lecturer
Columbia College
Amy Lockhart, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
University of Guelph
Scott Myers, M.Div.
Assistant Professor
Yale University
Gary Novak, M.F.A.
Associate Professor and Director of the School of Cinematic Arts
American Film Institute
Savvas Paritsis, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
New York University
Christopher Parrish, M.A.
Instructor
Antioch University
Timothy Peternel, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
John Pasathas, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
DePaul University
Matt Quinn, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
Anurada Rana, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Columbia College
Brad Riddell, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Scott Roberts, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Wendy Roderweiss, B.A.
Professional Lecturer
University of Southern California
Heinz, Schuller
Instructor
Kahra Scott-James, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
University of Melbourne
Stephen Socki, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
California Institute of the Arts
Andrew Stasiulis, MSc
Instructor
University of Edinburgh
Robert Steel, M.A.
Associate Professor
Northwestern University
Susanne Suffredin, B.F.A.
Professional Lecturer
University of Illinois
Brian Zahm, M.F.A.
Professional Lecturer
Ohio University
Joanne Zielinski, M.F.A.
Associate Dean
Rutgers University