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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 Paris

Ambarien Alqadar, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Temple University

Brian Andrews, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Meghann Artes, M.F.A.
Professor & Associate Dean
University of California Los Angeles

Rachel Bass, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Chapman University

Lisa Barcy, M.A.
Senior 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

Kevin Cagnolatti, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University

James Choi, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
DePaul University

Jacob Ciocci, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Carnegie Mellon University

Shayna Connelly, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Columbia College

Ronald Eltanal, M.F.A.
Professor
University of Southern California

Naghmeh Farzaneh, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Rochester Institute of Technology

Brian Ferguson, B.F.A.
Animator in Residence
New York Institute of Technology

Lori Felker, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Michael Flores, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Southern California

Riyad Hasan, M.F.A.
Professional Lecturer
Savannah College of Art and Design

Anna Hozian, M.F.A.
Associate Professor & Associate Dean
University of California

Joshua Jones, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Southern California

Christopher Kalis, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
The University of Illinois at Chicago

Jessica King, M.A.
Professional Lecturer
DePaul University

Daniel Klein, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Chapman University

Dana Kupper, B.A.
Senior Professional Lecturer
Columbia College

Melissa Lawrenz, M.F.A.
Professional Lecturer
Columbia College Chicago

Amy Lockhart, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Guelph

Scott Myers, M.Div.
Associate Professor
Yale University

Gary Novak, M.F.A.
Associate Professor & Director of the School of Cinematic Arts
American Film Institute

Savvas Paritsis, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
New York University

Christopher Parrish, M.A.
Professional Lecturer
Antioch University

Timothy Peternel, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Southern California

John Psathas, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
DePaul University

Matt Quinn, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles

Anuradha Rana, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Columbia College

Brad Riddell, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Southern California

Scott Roberts, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wendy Roderweiss, B.A.
Senior Professional Lecturer
University of Southern California

Fatou Samba, M.F.A.
Professional Lecturer
DePaul University

Stephen Socki, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
California Institute of the Arts

Alexandra Solomon DiUbaldo
Professional Lecturer
New York University

Andrew Stasiulis, MSc
Instructor
University of Edinburgh

Robert Steel, M.M.
Professor
Northwestern University

Susanne Suffredin, B.F.A.
Senior Professional Lecturer
University of Illinois

Noelle Thomas, M.F.A
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University

Brian Zahm, M.F.A.
Senior Professional Lecturer
Ohio University

Chi Jang Yin, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Joanne Zielinski, M.F.A.
Professor Emerita
Rutgers University