Top row (from left): Adrienne Dagg, Meris Drew, Eleanor Holdridge, Li 鈥淟ily鈥 Jiang, Quran Karriem. Bottom row (from left): Jacob Kerzner, Michael Francis McBride, Adam Raymonda, Kyra Stahr.
Nine new full-time faculty joined the聽聽for the 2025-26 academic year. One of the faculty members is the college鈥檚 new chair of the Department of Drama.
The new full-time faculty members are:
聽is an assistant professor of studio arts (painting) in the School of Art. Her creative work and research focus on pushing the boundaries of traditional figurative painting. She has exhibited her work throughout Canada and in the United States, with recent solo shows at the Art Incubator Gallery, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre in Edmonton; Bau-Xi Gallery in Toronto; and FAB Gallery in Edmonton.
聽is also an assistant professor of studio arts (painting) in the School of Art. Her paintings, like the swampy Floridian landscape where she grew up, are places where volatile organic systems crisscross with science, storytelling and magical thinking. Her work has been featured in recent solo exhibitions at Stellarhighway (New York), Fried Fruit (Wilmington, Delaware) and Bottom Feeder Books (Pittsburgh).
聽is a professor of drama and the new chair of the Department of Drama. She has directed plays for over 30 years, most recently Ken Ludwig鈥檚 鈥淏askerville鈥 at the Alley Theatre in Houston. Her upcoming directing projects include a workshop of Ludwig鈥檚 鈥淣apoleon at Pemberly鈥 at the Alley Theatre and 鈥淭he Gentleman鈥檚 Guide to Love and Murder鈥 at the Olney Theatre in summer 2026.
聽is an assistant professor of fashion design in the School of Design. Her research focuses on using innovative technology to promote sustainable design and development in the apparel industry. As a research assistant at Iowa State University, she conducted research, created prototypes and conducted user testing for a fit-adjustable nursing bra, which resulted in the university鈥檚 first-ever apparel design patent.
, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, is a media theorist, electronic musician and installation artist concerned with the intertwined histories and futures of automation, race and cultural production. Recent essays include 鈥淎lgorithmic Images and Recursive Epidermalization,鈥 (MIT Press, 2025) and 鈥淢achine Learning and Deep Remixability鈥 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025).
, an assistant professor of musical theater in the Department of Drama is a pianist, arranger, conductor, scholar and singer whose interests span from preserving the Great American Songbook to advancing new work on the musical stage. Most recently, he curated and performed for the 2025 Gershwin Centennial Concert at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor and will be music directing and arranging for 鈥淭ribute: Elton John鈥 at The Encore Musical Theater Company.
聽is a professor of practice of musical theater in the Department of Drama. He is a master class educator of varying styles/techniques, including ballet, jazz, musical theater and basic tap, and was a principal dancer at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where he served as the company鈥檚 class teacher (ballet, modern and jazz).
, a professor of practice in film in the Department of Film and Media Arts, is a freelance producer, sound designer and composer whose clients include Netflix, Vogue, SoFi, iHeart Radio and Audible. He is also a founder of Rogue Dialogue Productions, where he pioneered the art of immersive fiction podcasts.
, an assistant teaching professor of conducting and choral studies in the Setnor School of Music, is a visionary conductor, educator and vocalist who has built her career empowering singers to embrace their potential with confidence and fostering community through song. She is also a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in choral conducting at the University of Miami and a conducting fellow with Spire Chamber Ensemble.
