College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
Administrative Officers
Dean - Dr. Timothy D. McLaughlin
General Statement
The College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts is the home of the visual and performing arts at Texas A&M University. The college offers students the opportunity to prepare for careers in creative practices shaped by emerging technologies, the use of arts skills and knowledge in non-arts fields, and to develop intellectual responsiveness to the problems, questions, and values that will confront them in their professions and as lifelong learners.
The faculty of the college includes artists, computer scientists, designers, historians, archivists, performers, creative technologists and theorists. At the foundation of the college’s academic programs is an interdisciplinary approach to exploring where art, science, technology and theory combine through dance, music, theatre, performance, and visual art and design.
Undergraduate degrees are offered in performance and visual studies, music performance, theatre, dance science and visualization. Undergraduate minors include art, artificial intelligence in the arts, arts in health, choreography, dance performance, devised theatre, film and media studies, game design and development, graphic design, music, music technology, performance studies, pilates, studio art and virtual production.
Graduate degrees include the Master of Arts in Performance Studies, Master of Fine Arts in Dance, Master of Fine Arts in Visualization, Master of Science in Visualization, and PhD in Visual Computing and Interactive Media. Graduate certificates are offered in film and media studies.
Adinku, Grace Uchechukwu, Senior Lecturer
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
PHD, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2013
MA, Texas A&M University, 2020
Akleman, Ergun, Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
PHD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992
Andreassen, Mayet Maria, Instructional Associate Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
MFA, School of Animation and Visual Effects, Academy of Art University, 2006
Armstrong, Carisa L, Associate Professor
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MFA, Case Western Reserve University, 2002
Babu, Sabarish Venkat, Professor
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PHD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2007
Ball, James R, Associate Professor
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PHD, New York University, 2012
Barbosa, Mario Luis, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MMU, Baylor University, 2021
MMU, Baylor University, 2014
Baxter, Carolyn, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, Laguna College of Art +Design, 2024
Bedford, Diane C, Clinical Associate Professor
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MFA, The Florida State University, 2010
Belden-Adams, Kris, Associate Professor
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PHD, City University of New York, 2010
Bieber, Susanneh, Associate Professor
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PHD, Freie Universitat Berlin, 2012
Bologan, Anatol, Instructional Associate Professor
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MFA, Texas A&M University, 2018
Boone, Jessica, Lecturer
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MFA, The University of Utah, 2023
Boran, John David, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, 2019
Bruner, Michael A, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, University of Texas, Austin, 2021
Budzise-Weaver, Tina M, Associate Professor
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MLS, University of North Texas, 2012
Bujnoch, Emily A, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, Texas A&M University, 2022
Campbell, Matthew Alan, Instructional Associate Professor
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PHD, The Ohio State University, 2019
Cardoso, Leonardo, Associate Professor
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PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013
MMU, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Cartwright, John T, Lecturer
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MFA, The Ohio State University, 2023
Chetty, Deepak, Assistant Professor
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MFA, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Chin, Abby Williams, Lecturer
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MFA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023
Connor, William Klugh, Senior Lecturer
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PHD, Royal Holloway University of London, 2012
Cook, Meg C, Assistant Professor
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MFA, Texas A&M University, 2019
Dexter, Rayna M, Instructional Associate Professor
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MFA, Kent State University, 2009
Donkor, David A, Associate Professor
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PHD, Northwestern University, 2008
Dorsch, Thomas Gerhard, Lecturer
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EDD, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2020
PHD, Philipps University of Marburg/Lahn, Germany, 1998
Edwards, Andrea G, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MM, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1992
Ehrenberg, Shantel, Assistant Professor
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PHD, University of Manchester, 2013
MFA, University of California - Irvine, 2005
Fadini, Alessandro, Assistant Professor
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DMA, Stony Brook University, 2023
Fan, Hongshuo, Assistant Professor
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PHD, The University of Manchester, 2022
Figueiredo, Virginia, Instructional Associate Professor
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PHD, University of California, LA, 2009
MMU, California State University, Fullerton, 2006
Finch, Krista S, Assistant Professor
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MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2000
Gayk, Michael James, Instructional Associate Professor
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MFA, University of Washington, 2001
Gibson, Elijah, Assistant Professor
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MFA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2013
Goodman, Jeanne M, Clinical Associate Professor
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MLIS, Simmons University, 2012
Guerra, Merli V., Assistant Professor
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MFA, Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, 2021
Hammonds, Hollis, Associate Professor
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MFA, University of Cincinnati, 2001
Hatt, Nicholas Ryan, Instructional Assistant Professor
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DMA, Florida State University, 2018
MMU, University of Houston, 2015
Hays, Rebecca, Professor
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DMA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008
MMU, University of North Texas, 2003
Holman, Anna, Instructional Assistant Professor
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PHD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2023
Honeycutt, Amanda Jill, Instructional Associate Professor
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MFA, Texas A&M University Commerce, 2020
Honeycutt, Wade, Visiting Lecturer
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BS, Texas A&M University, 2018
House, Benjamin R, Visiting Lecturer
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MS, Texas A&M University, 2019
House, Felice L, Associate Professor
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MFA, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Humphrey, Daniel, Professor
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PHD, University of Rochester, 2006
Imhoff-Jones, Sarah Jones, Instructional Associate Professor
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PHD, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2021
MFA, Texas Woman's University, 1999
Kass, Justin, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, Rutgers University, 2014
Kattari, Kimberly A, Associate Professor
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PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011
MMU, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Kicklighter, Caleb L, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, Texas A&M University, 2018
Kim, Bryan, Assistant Professor
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MA, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019
Kim, Seung Beom, Associate Professor Of The Practice
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BFA, School of Visual Arts, 1993
Klein, Barbara, Instructional Associate Professor
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MFA, Texas A&M University, 2019
Koustov, Dmitri V, Senior Lecturer
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BFA, Ivanovo Art institute, 1987
Kumar, Suryansh, Assistant Professor
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PHD, Australian National University, 2019
LaFevers, Cory James, Senior Lecturer
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PHD, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
MMU, University of Texas at Austin, 2012
Lee, Jong-in, Assistant Professor
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PHD, Simon Fraser University, 2024
Li, Xin, Professor
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PHD, Stony Brook University, 2008
Mallory, Jason Dennis, Instructional Associate Professor
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DMA, University of Iowa, 2014
MMU, University of Louisville, 2006
March, Scott, Visiting Associate Professor of the Practice
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BA, Baylor University, 1994
Marini, Francesca, Associate Professor
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PHD, University of California at Los Angeles, 2005
McConnell, George D, Associate Professor
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PHD, University of Minnesota, 2011
McLaughlin, Timothy D, Professor
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MS, Texas A&M University, 1994
McNamara, Ann M, Professor
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PHD, University of Bristol, UK, 2000
Morris, Jeffrey M, Professor
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PHD, University of North Texas, 2007
Nichols, Jeff, Visiting Lecturer
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MS, Texas A&M University, 2020
Oliver, Stephanie Renee, Visiting Lecturer
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PHD, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2025
Parrish, David, Associate Professor Of The Practice
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MS, Texas A&M University, 1995
Perez, Francisco, Instructional Associate Professor
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DMA, University of Kentucky, 2018
MMU, University of Kentucky, 2015
Perry-Johnson, Everett, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, New York University, 2014
Poblete, Michael, Instructional Assistant Professor
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PHD, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2022
MFA, Trinity College, Dublin, 2013
Pugh, Rebecca, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2015
Quackenbush, Anne, Assistant Professor Of The Practice
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BA, Scripps College, 1986
Rabbers, Carolyn Marie, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MFA, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, 2020
Ramadan, Hadeel M, Instructional Associate Professor
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MFA, Virginia Tech, 2014
Regan, Martin P, Professor
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PHD, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2006
Reiser, Vanessa, Lecturer
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MS, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, 2022
Rhim, Jimin, Instructional Assistant Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
PHD, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, 2024
Rojas-Munoz, Edgar, Assistant Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
PHD, Purdue University, 2020
Rothman, Kat H, Visiting Lecturer
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
MFA, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2020
Schuld, Dawna L, Associate Professor
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PHD, The University of Chicago, 2009
Scott, Andee, Associate Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
MFA, Texas Woman's University, 2001
Seo, Jinsil, Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
PHD, Simon Fraser University, 2011
MFA, School of Visual Arts, 2004
Smith, Mason A, Instructional Assistant Professor
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MS, Texas A&M University, 2018
Spiers, Aurore, Assistant Professor
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PHD, University of Chicago, 2022
Starrett, Courtney, Professor
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MFA, Temple University, 2005
Stout, Patricia Jean, Lecturer
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PHD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2022
Sullivan, Patrick, Assistant Professor
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PHD, University of Rochester, 2022
Sutherland, Susan, Lecturer
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MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1994
Tao, Jian, Assistant Professor
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PHD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008
Thibault, Aaron, Associate Professor Of The Practice
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
BS, University of Texas, Austin, 2004
Tong, Wai, Assistant Professor
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PHD, The Hong Kong University of Science & Techology, 2023
Uchacz, Tianna Helena, Assistant Professor
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PHD, University of Toronto, 2016
Vartan, Lynn, Professor
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DMA, University of Southern California, 2004
MMU, University of Southern California, 2000
Vigus, Glen W, Visiting Lecturer
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MED, Texas A&M University, 2005
Walsh, Michael M, Associate Professor Of The Practice
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
MFA, University of Southern California, 2001
Weaver, Timothy, Instructional Associate Professor
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MS, Texas A&M University, 2010
Wilborn, David F, Associate Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
DMA, The University of Texas at Austin, 1994
Wiss, Margaret, Assistant Professor
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DOC, Columbia University, 2024
MFA, New York University, Tisch School of The Arts, 2020
Woodfin, Samuel, Instructional Assistant Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
MFA, Laguna College of Art and Design, 2018
Yadav, Dinesh, Professor
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PHD, Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2018
Yerby, Jon Paul, Assistant Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
DMA, Florida State University, 2012
Ziff, Stewart Edward, Instructional Associate Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
MFA, School of Visual Arts, 1995
Zika, Joel, Assistant Professor
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
PHD, Swinburne University, 2021