Patricia Aufderheide
University Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. She founded the School's Center for Media & Social Impac…
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paufder@american.edu
(202) 885-2069
Randall Blair
Assoc Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Randall Blair is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He is a professional filmmaker who teaches courses in producing, directing, script writing and film production. He has created award-winn…
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rblair@american.edu
(202) 885-2044
Kyle Brannon
Asst Professor
SOC - School of Communication
For over a decade Kyle “Kylos” Brannon has performed as a VJ, or live video artist, at clubs, crafting live video mash ups for DJs including Moby, MSTRKRFT, Nadastrom, Jesse Tittsworth and Will Eastma…
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kbrannon@american.edu
(202) 885-2162
Larry Engel
Assoc Professor
SOC - School of Communication
With more than 40 years of teaching and filmmaking, and 250 projects, his documentaries appear on PBS, the Discovery Channels, and National Geographic, among many other outlets. Awards include a Dayti…
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engel@american.edu
(202) 885-2688
William Gentile
Journalist in Residence
SOC - School of Communication
Bill Gentile is an independent, national Emmy Award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker teaching at American University (AU) in Washington, DC. His career spans four decades, five continents …
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gentile@american.edu
(202) 885-2663
Laura Hinson
Asst Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Laura Waters Hinson is an award-winning filmmaker and Assistant Professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication. Laura serves as the division’s social impact coordinator a…
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hinson@american.edu
Leena Jayaswal
Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Leena Jayaswal is a documentary filmmaker, award-winning photographer and Professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington DC, where she is the director of the new BA in P…
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ljayasw@american.edu
(202) 885-2662
Brigid Maher
Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Brigid Maher is a tenured associate professor in the School of Communication. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Community Voice Lab at American University and Founder and Creative Director of the Ana…
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brigidamaher@american.edu
(202) 885-2664
Sarah Menke-Fish
Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning
SOC - School of Communication
Sarah Menke-Fish is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She serves as Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning and Associate Director for the Center for Environmental Filmmaking. Menke-Fish l…
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smenke@american.edu
(202) 885-2026
Claudia Myers
Assoc Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch" by Independent Magazine in 2015. Most recently Claudia wrote and directed ABOVE THE SHADOWS, a supernatural drama starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan …
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myers.claudia@american.edu
(202) 885-2152
Andrew Phelps
Professor
SOC - Game Lab
Dr. Andrew "Andy" Phelps is a Professor in the Film & Media Arts division of the School of Communication at American University, and as Director of the AU Game Center, a multidisciplinary effort that …
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phelps@american.edu
Krzysztof Pietroszek
Assoc Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Dr. Pietroszek is an Associate Professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication.
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pietrosz@american.edu
Maggie Burnette Stogner
Professor
SOC - School of Communication
Maggie Burnette Stogner is the Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking (www.environmentalfilm.org) and a professor of Film and Media Arts. She brings over 30 years of filmmaking …
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stogner@american.edu
(202) 885-2160