STEPHANIETHERIDGEWOODSON
SchoolofFilm,DanceandTheatre
ArizonaStateUniversity
POBox872002
TempeAZ85287-2002
swoodson@asu.edu
Fax:(480)965-5351
EDUCATION:
ArizonaStateUniversity
Ph.D.,TheatrewithaconcentrationinTheatreforYoungAudiences.
University of Texas at Austin
M.A.,TheatrewithaspecialtyinTeacherTraining
B.F.A.,TheatreStudies
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS/POSTITIONS:
AssociateProfessor,withTenure,ArizonaStateUniversity,2006-present
LincolnCenterforAppliedEthicsFellow,Spring2016
AssistantProfessor,ArizonaStateUniversityAugust2000–2006
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
InterimDirector,SchoolofFilm,DanceandTheatreJanuary2016-June2016
AssociateDirector,SchoolofFilm,DanceandTheatre(JakePinholster,Director)August2011–Dec
2015
AssociateDirector,DepartmentofTheatreandFilm(LindaEssig,Director)August2008–May2010
DirectorofUndergraduates,SchoolofFilm,DanceandTheatreAugust2008-May2010;August2011
–present
ChairofCurriculum,SchoolofFilm,DanceandTheatreAugust2008-May2010;August2011–
present
Director,ArtsWork:theKaxHerbergerCenterforChildrenandtheArts,August2011-July2015
AssistantDirector,ArtsWork:theKaxHerbergerCenterforChildrenandtheArts2006-May2011
Director,MFA&PhDprogramsinTheatreforYouth,August2011-present
GRANTS & AWARDS:
ExternalGrantsandNationalAwards:
NationalEndowmentoftheArts,ResearchAward,May2015toMay2016—$15,000award
withCo-PIs,TamaraUnderinerandSelineSzkupinksiQuirogafor“AssessingtheImpactof
Theatre-MakingonIndividualBehavioralChange.”FundsdataanalysisphaseofCENAS
(CulturalEngagementsinNutrition,ArtsandSciences)curriculumcreationandevaluation.
Outcomesincludethecreationandevaluationofinstrumentstomeasurehowtheatremakingworkstopromoteindividualbehaviorchange.
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MesaArtsCenterFoundation,Fall2014-Spring2016—PI:$32,162awardtofunda25%MFA
studentteaching-artistresidentatLowellElementarySchoolinMesa,Arizonabridgingart,
performanceandliteracy.
NationalEndowmentoftheArts,OurTownGrant,Fall2014-Spring2016.PI/Subcontractor
for$20,000.ThePhoenixOfficeofArtsandCulturePublicArtPrograminpartnershipwith
FriendlyHouseandtheArizonaStateUniversitySchoolofFilm,DanceandTheatreinthe
HerbergerInstituteforDesignandtheArtsreceiveda$100,000NationalEndowmentfor
theArts(NEA)OurTowngrant.ThegrantfundsStoryDays,atwo-yearseriesofstory-based
artsprogramsandeventsthatexploretheconnectionsPhoenixresidentshavetotheir
communities.
PresidentialCitationinHonorofOutstandingService,August2013—Awardpresentedbythe
AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation.
NationalEndowmentoftheArts,LearningintheArtsGrant,January2012—Co-PI:$32,000
granttofundthe“AtHomeintheDesert:YouthEngagementandPlace,”combinesthree
inter-relatedperformanceprojectslinkingart,science,technology,communities,andyoung
peopletoexaminethedesertcitythroughanartisticlens.Myportionofthethree-prong
event:StoryGeocaching,TreasuringHuntingHistoryintegratinggeocachingwithdigital
storytelling.
BankofAmericaMaterialsGrant,August2011—PI:$20,000granttoupdateequipmentand
provideartistscholarshipsforsummerworkatCampRainbow,asummerexperiencecamp
forchildrenwithcancer.
BankofAmericaEndowmentGrant,2007-2010—Co-PI:Cumulativemilliondollarendowment
grantsupportingArtsWorkcommunityartsprogrammingwithyouthinthePhoenixMetro
area.
PresidentialCitationinHonorofOutstandingService,August2009—Awardpresentedbythe
AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation.
Children’sTheatreFoundationGranttoSupportChildhoodEthicsSpringSymposium,
2008—PI:$2,000grantforkeynotespeaker,JackZipestopresentanaddressattheSpring
2009EthicsandtheRepresentationofChildhoodsymposiumhostedbytheSOTFASU.
HealthandHumanServicesDevelopmentGrantforTumbleweed/PappasHomelessYouth
Drop-InCenter,September2006-December2010—PI/Subcontractor:Amulti-yearyear
HHSgrant.Weprovided360hoursofartsresidency/programming(~$9,000).
NationalScienceFoundation,August2004-May2009—Investigator:Oneoffourteen
participatingfacultyonatotal$1.4millionproject(renewedonce),“CISERI:An
InterdisciplinaryResearchEnvironmentforMotionAnalysis.”
TheIraH.HayesMemorialAppliedLearningCenter,August2003-May2006—PI:$19,068
sponsoredprojectgrant.
LinWrightSpecialRecognitionAward,AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation,2005—
Competitivenationalawardgiventohonorspecialprograms,experimentalwork,and
distinctiveeducationalcontributions.Ireceivedthisawardformydevelopmentand
implementationofthePlace:Vision&Voiceprogram.
20thCenturyLearningProgram,RiverChildrenProject,August2003-May2004—PI:$2000
granttofundPlace:Vision&VoiceGRIC.
TravelMoneyforTeens,September2003—PI:$5,000.00.Apackageofscholarshipsfundedfrom
threeseparatesourcesallowingnineAkimelO’odhamteenstotraveltotheCinemaTexas
InternationalShortFilmFestivalwhereourpiece“TheRiverPeople”wasshowcased.
TheDistinguishedDissertationAward,AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation,2001—
CompetitivenationalawardgiventothetopnorthAmericandissertationinthefieldof
theatreforyoungaudiencesandeducationaltheatre.
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WinifredWardScholar,1998—PrestigiousnationalfellowshipawardedtothetopUnitedStates
graduatestudentinthefieldoftheatreforyoungaudiences.
GrantSubmissions:
NationalInstituteofHealth,RO-5—Co-PI:inprocessfor2016submission:Onthe
recommendationoftheNIHreviewers,weareradicallyreconfiguringtheR-24and
resubmittingasaRO5forathreeyearstudy.Transdisciplinaryteamexploringthe
integrationoftheatreandcookingtowardcommunityengagedhealtheducation.
Unfunded:
NewPathstoPurpose,ChicagoBoothCenterforDecisionResearch—Investigator:Submitted
November2013:“CENAS(CulturalEngagementsinNutrition,ArtsandSciences),”refined
versionoftheNIHgrantdescribedbelow,for$125,000.Notfunded.
NationalInstituteofHealth,R-24—Investigator:OriginallysubmittedDecember2012:$150,000
proposaltobuilda2-yearpilotstudyandtransdisciplinaryteamexploringtheintegration
oftheatreandcookingtowardcommunityengagedhealtheducation.Grantreviewed,but
notfunded.
InternalGrantsandLocalAwards:
HerbergerInstituteSeedGrant,2014-15—Co-PI:$14,000Competitivegranttofundcurriculum
developmentandtestingfortheNIH/CENAS2yearproject.
InstituteforHumanitiesResearchSeedGrant,2011-2012—Investigator:$12,000Competitive
granttofundthe“DiabetesofDemocracy”ProjectwithTamaraUnderiner,Seline
SzkupinskiQuirogaandDonnaWinham.
GraduateCollegeDistinguishedStudiesAward,Summer2008—PI:$2,000Competitivegrantto
fundtheSpring2009EthicsandtheRepresentationofChildhoodsymposiumhostedbythe
childdramaprogram.
Women&PhilanthropyGrant,May2005—PI:$22,000competitivegranttofundthecreationof
amobiledigitaleditingcomputerlabinordertodeepenPlace:Vision&Voiceinvolvementin
thecommunity.
University-SchoolPartnerships,EmbracingInfinitePossibilitiesGrant,2005-2007—PI:
$14,000CompetitiveawardtofundandexpandthePlace:Vision&VoiceprogramonGila
RiverIndianCommunityIraHHayesSchooltoincludegraduateteachingartistsfrommusic
anddanceaswellasincreasedopportunitiesforHayesstudentstointeractwith
artist/scholarsontheTempeCampus.IamtheCo-PrincipalInvestigator.
HerbergerCollegeofFineArtsCollaborationGrant,2003-2004—PI:$11,864fundingthepilot
Place:Vision&VoiceCPSproject.
HerbergerCollegeofFineArtsResearchGrant,2002-2003—PI:$5,500fundingmyoriginal
residency:Place:Vision&VoiceontheGilaRiverIndianCommunity.
HerbergerCollegeofFineArtsResearchGrant,Fall,2001—PI:$7,000fundingsummer
researchstipend.
InnovativeTeacherintheArtsAward,HerbergerCollege,ArizonaStateUniversity,Spring
2001—Forinstructionalinnovation.
InstitutefortheStudiesintheArts,ResearchFellow,ArizonaStateUniversity,
Spring/Summer2001—PI:CompetitiveResearchFellowshipsupportingindividual
inquiryandcollaborationamongartists,scholars,andtechnologiststoinventnewformsof
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artexperienceandprocessesforcreatingandteachingthearts.AsaFellow,Iworkedon
editing,constructingandbuildingaDVDinstallationofPlace:Vision&Voice.
MaricopaCommunityCollegeDistrictProfessionalDevelopmentAward,Fall1999—Small
competitiveawardtofundprofessionaldevelopment.
PUBLICATIONS: (* = in progress)
Books:
*EtheridgeWoodson,S.andUnderiner,T.(Co-Editors)Theatre,PerformanceandTheoriesof
Change,Editedvolumeinprocess,allcontributionsreceived.ContractwithPalgraveMacmillan.Estimatedpublication2017.
EtheridgeWoodson,S.TheatreforYouthThird-Space,Performance,DemocracyandCommunity
CulturalDevelopment.Bristol,UK:IntellectPress,2015.
• Award:DistinguishedBookAwardAATE,July2016
EtheridgeWoodson,S.“TellingtheStoryofMe:WordsandImagesfromthePlace:Vision&Voice
Project.”2005.http://artswork.asu.edu/pvv/TellingtheStoryofMe.pdf*(PublicScholarship
PublicationProject,*siteundergoingrevisions,requestcopyfromauthor)
Book Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
*EtheridgeWoodson,S.,Szkupinski-Quiroga,S.,Underiner,T.(co-authors).“StrengtheningEvolving
CommunityPartnershipsUsingtheProof-of-ConceptProcess”inCreatingSocialChange
ThroughCreativity:Anti-OppressiveArts-BasedResearchMethodologies.Acceptedchapterin
process.
EtheridgeWoodson,S.“BuildingaThirdSpaceinUSAmericanTheatreforYouth”inTYAand
PerceptionsoftheContemporaryChild.T.Saglam,M.McAvoy,G.Wartemann,Eds.Zurich,
Germany:Olms-Wiedmann(Series:MedienundTheater),2015.
EtheridgeWoodson,S.andT.Underiner,(co-authors)withS.Szkupinski-Quiroga,D.Winham,and
M.A.Todd.“MoveableFeastsandImmoveableParadigms:CanTheatreArtistsandHealth
ScientistsCook,Eat,andPlayWellTogether?”inFoodandTheatreontheWorldStage.
DorothyChansky&AnnWhite,Eds.NewYork:Routledge,2015.
EtheridgeWoodson,S.“AuthenticityandEthics:Performancewith,by,andforYoungPeople”in
PlayingwithTheoryinTheatrePractice,MeganAlrutz,JuliaListengarten,andVandyWood,
Eds.,(NewYork:PalgraveMacmillan,2011)75-85.(InvitedContributor)
EtheridgeWoodson,S.“Constructing,PerformingandReadingRepresentationsofYouthand
Childhood”inResearchonTeachingLiteracyThroughtheCommunicativeandVisualArts,
VolumeII,JamesFlood,ShirleyBriceHeath,andDianeLapp,Eds.,(NewYork:Taylor&
FranciswithLawrenceErlbaum,2008)37-41.(InvitedContributor)
EtheridgeWoodson,S.“Children’sCultureandMimesis:Representations,Rubrics,andResearch”in
InternationalHandbookofResearchonArtsEducation,LioraBresler,Ed.,(Dordrecht,The
Netherlands:KluwerAcademic-SpringerPublishing,2007)923-938.(InvitedContributor)
EtheridgeWoodson,S.“PerformingYouth:YouthAgencyandtheProductionofKnowledgein
Community-BasedTheatre”inRepresentingYouth:MethodologicalIssuesinCriticalYouth
StudiesAmyBest,Ed.,(NewYork:NewYorkUniversityPress,2007)284-303.
JuriedPrint/OnlineArticles:
*EtheridgeWoodson,S.,Szkupinski-Quiroga,S.,Underiner,T.(coauthors).“DoingSomething:
TheatreMakingasInterventioninIndividualHealthandWellness”submittedtoRIDE:The
JournalofAppliedTheatreandPerformance.
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Gale,S.,IsonRadtke,R.,EtheridgeWoodson,S.,andZanzot,J.(coauthors).“YES,AND”...ADialogue
onMeasuringtheValueofCommunity-EngagedDesign.Public:AJournalofImagining
America.3.2(Spring2016).
“SpecifyingtheScholarshipofEngagement2.0:SkillsforCommunity-basedProjectsintheArtsand
Design"Public:AJournalofImaginingAmerica.1.2(April2014)
http://public.imaginingamerica.org/blog/article/specifying-the-scholarship-ofengagement-2-0-skills-for-community-based-projects-in-the-arts-and-design/
Winham,D.,SzkupinskiQuiroga,S.,Underiner,T.,EtheridgeWoodson,S.andTodd,M.“Integration
ofTheaterActivitiesinCookingWorkshopsImprovesHealthyAttitudesAmongEthnically
DiverseAdolescents.”Infant,Child,&AdolescentNutritionJournal.April2014vol.6no.
2:99-108.
“GoodWork:EthicsandCommunity-BasedArtswithYouth”CommunityArtsPerspectives:aProject
oftheCommunityArtsConveningandResearchProject,Volume2.2(October2009):
http://wayback.archiveit.org/2077/20100906203517/http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles
/2009/10/good_work_ethic.php
“ModelsforWorkingwithYouthinCommunityArts”CommunityArtsPerspectives:aProjectofthe
CommunityArtsConveningandResearchProject,1.4(September2008):
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2008/09/models_for_work.php
“BeyondLittleHouseonthePrairie:Representation,EthicsandYoungPeople”TYAToday,20.1
(April2006):20-23.
“AMatterofEthics:Questions,Concerns,andProblemsinSevenVoices”withMeganAlrutz,
JenniferChapman,LoriHager,JoanLazarus,JulianaSaxton,ManonvandeWater.Stageof
theArt,Winter2006.
"CreatinganEducationalTheatreforthe21stCentury."ArtsEducationPolicyReview105.4
(March/April2004):25-30.
“AMeditationonIdeology,Truth,andPersonalEthics.”YouthTheatreJournal17(2003):119-129.
“TowardsaCriticalPedagogyinTheatre:Children’sRightsTo,In,andThroughDrama.”Stageofthe
Art,Spring(2000):8-11.
“ConstructingChildhood,Creatingthe'Child'inthe1950s:IsabelBurgerandCharlotte
Chorpenning.”YouthTheatreJournal14(2000):132-143.
“ExploringtheCulturalGeographyofChildhood:ContainedChildhoodsorDangerousChildren.”
JournalofAmericanCulture22.4(1999):31-41.
“(Re)Conceiving‘CreativeDrama’:anexplorationandexpansionofAmericanmetaphorical
paradigms.”ResearchinDramaEducation4:2(1999):201-214.
“UnderlyingNarrativeConstructsintheDevelopmentandInstitutionalizationoftheChildDrama
Field.”YouthTheatreJournal12(1998):1-9.
CuratedArticles,PublicScholarshipandOnlinePublication:
“TransitionsandTheatreTrainingfortheFuture.”ASSITEJMagazine.May2015
“Stories,HumanFlourishingandSpacesofAbundance.”HowlRound/CaféOnda.24March2015:
http://howlround.com/stories-human-flourishing-and-spaces-of-abundance
“ThePlace:Vision&VoiceProgram—Power,Authenticity,andEthics.”CommunityArtsNetwork
ReadingRoom(Spring2004):
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archive/58woodson.php.
"ExploringtheCulturalTopographyofChildhood:TelevisionPerformingthe'Child'toChildren."
BadSubjects:PoliticalEducationforEverydayLiving47(Feb./March2000):
http://eserver.org/BS/.
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Juried Conference Papers/Presentations:
“CriticalandPerformanceTheoryinSecondaryTheatrePrograms”AATENationalConference:July2016.
“Theculturalworkshopanddemocracymaker-space”BythePeople:Participatorydemocracy,civic
engagementandcitizenshipeducationconference.ArizonaStateUniversity:December2015.
“CENASDemonstration/EvaluationintheStrengtheningtheGroundworkforTransdisciplinaryStandardsof
Practice”AlliancefortheArtsinResearchUniversities(A2RU)NationalConference,Richmond,VI:
November2015.
“Re-ImaginingAssessment”AssessingthePracticesofPublicScholarshipandArtResearchGroup.Imagining
AmericaPre-Conference,Baltimore,MD:October2015.
“Re-ImaginingAssessmentPlenaryPresentation”AssessingthePracticesofPublicScholarshipandArt
ResearchGroup.ImaginingAmerica,Baltimore,MD:October2015.
“DigitalStorytellingasYouthAssetDevelopment”6thInternationalDigitalStorytellingConference,
Northampton,MA:September2015.
“ExpandingPublicPartnerships,LiteracythroughtheArtsResidencyProgram”AmericaAllianceofTheatre
andEducation,Milwaukee,WI:August2015.
“DoingSomething?,TheatreasIntervention”Co-AuthorwithTamaraUnderiner.ASTRWorkingGroup:Doing
Something:DivergentVisionsofWhatActivismPerforms,Baltimore,MD:November2014.
“HowDoWeKnow?DefiningCommunityImpactMetricsinPartnership”Co-Presenter.ImaginingAmerica,
AtlantaGA:October2014.Blogaboutsession:http://civic.duke.edu/2014/10/28/assessing-civicengagement-through-outcome-harvesting/
“UnderstandingTheoriesofChangeandImpactIndicatorsforProgramDesignandEvaluation”
AmericaAllianceofTheatreandEducation,Denver,CO:July2014.
“SociallyEngagedArtPracticesandTheatreforSocialChange:Thinkingthrough“change.”ATHE
TheatreforSocialChangepre-conference.Scottsdale,AZ:July2014.
“TransformorElse:ManifestingTheoriesofChangeinPerformanceoftheAmericas”Co-Organizer,
TamaraUnderiner.HEMI/EncuentroWorkingGroup,Montreal,Canada:June2014.
“BuildingaTheatreforYouthThirdSpaceintheUS”ITYARN/ASSITEJWorldCongress,Warsaw,
Poland:May2014.
“EngagingPerformance:Cook-Eat-Together”Co-authors,SelineSzkupinskiQuirogaandTamara
Underiner.SIRQ2014NationalConference,Phoenix,AZ:April2014.
“Healthpromotionandtheatre:morethanjustaperformance.”Co-authors,SelineSzkupinski
QuirogaandTamaraUnderiner.SocietyforAppliedAnthropology,Albuquerque,NM:March
2014.
“PamDougherty’sLivingRoom:OneActor’sUnderstandingof30YearsofDallasTheatre.”
AmericanSocietyforTheatreResearch,Dallas,TX:November2013.
“TheArtofCommunity-DrivenTheatreResearch”AmericanAllianceofTheatreandEducation,
Washington,DC:July2013.
“StrengtheningEvolvingCommunityPartnershipsUsingtheProof-of-ConceptModel”coauthor/presenter,SelineSzkupinskiQuiroga”SIRQ2013NationalConference,Phoenix,AZ:
April2013.
“Nutritioneducationintegratescultureviastorytellingincookingworkshopsforcommunity
nutritionists,”WinhamDM,SzkupinskiQuirogaSA,UnderinerT,EtheridgeWoodsonS,
ToddM.[posterpresentation].ExperimentalBiology,Boston,MA,April2013
“Performance,ActionandAesthetics,”HemisphericInstituteofPoliticsandPerformance,
Encuentro:Cities|Bodies|Action.UniversidaddeSãoPaulo,January2013
"BlurringtheLines:Scholarship,Practice,andProfessionalPreparation,”Co-WrittenwithDr.
TamaraUnderiner.AmericanSocietyforTheatreResearch,Memphis,TN:November2012.
“Ifnotus,who?Ifnotnow,when?Embodiment,Engagement,andthePedagogyofPerformance,”
AmericanSocietyofTheatreResearchers,Memphis,TN:November,2012.
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“NegotiatingEffectiveandSustainableCommunity-UniversityPartnerships,”ImaginingAmerica,
NewYork:October2012.
“BeingsandBecomings:ContemporaryResearchonChildhoodandYouthatASU,”American
AllianceofTheatreandEducation,Lexington,KT:August,2012.
“Integratedassessmentofcommunity-engagedworkinthearts:aframeworkanddialogue,”
AssessmentintheArtsConference,RockyMountainCollegeofArtandDesign,Denver,CO:
July2012.
“ImmovableParadigmsorFoodFights”Co-WrittenwithDr.TamaraUnderiner.AmericanSociety
forTheatreResearch,Montreal,QuebecCanada,November2011.
“TheThirdSpace:Theatre,PositiveYouthDevelopmentandtheCommunitarianArts”American
SocietyforTheatreResearch,Montreal,QuebecCanada,November2011.
“IntegratedAssessment,SocialImpactIndicatorsandCommunityPartnerships”ImaginingAmerica,
Minneapolis,September2011.
“Community-BasedProgrammingatArizonaStateUniversity”AmericanAssociateofTheatre&
Education,Chicago,July2011
“IntegratedAssessmentCollaboratoryPanel”ImaginingAmerica,Seattle,September2010.
“DigitalMediaandtheEthicsofYoungPeople’sIdentityConstruction”Panel/Paperpresentationfor
theDigitalMediaandLearningConference,SanDiego,CA,February2010.
“LeveragingUniversityCommunityCollaborations,ArtisticResidencies”Panel/Paperpresentation
forImaginingAmerica,NewOrleans,September2009.
“StartingfromWhereYouAre:EthicsinCommunityCulturalDevelopment”atNational
Community-ArtsConvening,MontereyBay,CA,Spring2009.
“ChildhoodStudiesandTheatreforYoungAudiences”WorkingGroupCo-convener/Co-leader,
AmericanSocietyforTheatreResearchers,November2008inBoston,Massachusetts.
“AssessingtheTrainingofCommunityArtsinHigherEducation”ImaginingAmerica,Public
EngagementwithaDiverseAmericainLosAngeles,CA,October,2008.
“WorkingwithYouthinCommunityArts”MICA/CUMMINGSNationalCommunity-ArtsConvening,
Baltimore,Maryland,Spring2008.
“Madein"America":thepoliticsofyouth,thestate,andthechildbody”SeminarConvener/Leader,American
SocietyforTheatreResearchersinNovember2007,Phoenix,Arizona.
“ActivatingPersonalKnowledge:StrategiesforTeachingCommunity-BasedEngagement”WorkshopLeader,
ImaginingAmerica,CitizenshipforaJustWorld,Syracuse,NewYork,September2007.
“Youth,Culture,andtheBodyinPerformance”seminarco-leaderforHemisphericInstitute’s6th
Encuentro:PerformingBodies;Summer2007,Argentina.
“Children’sTheatre&EthicsRoundtable”AmericanAllianceofTheatreandEducation,Maryland,
August2006.
“CommunityArtsandCulturalDevelopmentwithYouthinCivicSettings:FosteringStrong
ConceptionsofDemocraticandDeliberativeAgency”SocialTheory,Politics,andtheArts
InternationalConference,Eugene,Oregon,October2005.
“Ethics:Questions,Concerns,andProblemsintheField”AmericanAllianceofTheatreand
Education,Chicago,July2005.
“CitizenArtist:Theatre,CultureandCommunity”plenarypanelsessionfortheInternational
FederationforTheatreResearchConference,WashingtonD.C.,June26-July2,2005.
“TheorizingDeliberativeDemocracyinCommunity-BasedDramaandDramaasSocial
Intervention,”ResearchingDramaandTheatreinEducationInternationalResearch
Conference,ExeterUK,April2005.
“Sovereignty,CulturalAssimilationandtheEthicsofIndigenousYouthCommunityCultural
Development”HemisphericInstitute’s5thEncuentro:PerformingHeritage:Contemporary
IndigenousandCommunity-BasedPractices,BeloHorizonte,BrazilMarch2005.
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“Place:Vision&Voice,DigitalStorytellingwithYouth”2005WinterConferenceontheArts,Tucson,
AZ,February2005.
“Community-basedDramaandEthics”AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducationConference,
August2004,SaltLakeCity,Utah.
“Community-BasedTheatreandPerformance:CulturalDevelopmentandDemocraticDialogue”
AmericanSociologicalAssociation,August2004,SanFrancisco,CA.
“TheCuteProject,”AmericanSociologicalAssociationAugust2003Conference,Atlanta,Georgia.
““LittleGirls,LittleGirls,AllIseeareLittleGirls”orAnnieMeetsthePowerPuffGirlsintheLimited,
Too:TheCulturalPerformanceandConsumptionofCute,”AmericanSocietyforTheatre
Research,November2002,Philadelphia.
“Children/Youth:CultureandConsumption,”AmericanSociologicalAssociationConference,August
2002,Chicago.
“PlaysforYoungAudiences:PurposeandPolitics”AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation,
July2002,Minneapolis.
“Positioning‘performance’inthereal—community-based,grassroots,andpersonalnarrative
theatre:thepoliticsofprocess,”SeminarCo-Leader,AmericanSocietyforTheatreResearch,
November2001,SanDiego.
“TheGenderandSexualPoliticsofChildren'sCulture,"AmericanSociologicalAssociation,August
2001,Anaheim,California.
“HowMightWeViewChildrenandAdolescents?:PossibilitiestoConsiderforDrama/Theatre
Practice,”AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation,August2001,SanDiego.
“RepresentingChildhood:TheoreticalConstructsandPracticalImplications,”International
Drama/TheatreandEducationAssociation,4thWorldCongress,July2001,Bergen,Norway.
"APoliticalEconomyofEducationalTheatre,"JointConferenceofthePopularCultureAssociation
andtheAmericanCultureAssociation,April2001,Philadelphia.
"ChildClientsandthePracticeofTheatre:ConstructingChildrenasConsumersandConsumed,"
AmericanSocietyforTheatreResearch,November2000,NewYork.
“PerformingChildhoodintheBroadwayMusical,”JointConferenceofthePopularCulture
AssociationandtheAmericanCultureAssociation,April2000,NewOrleans.
“ConstructingChildhood/PerformingChildren:Representations,Rubrics,andRamifications,”
PerformanceStudiesInternational,March2000,Phoenix.
Non-JuriedPublicationsandResearchCollaborations
*AnnotationsforFrankenstein:ANewEditionforScientistsandEngineers.Robert,J.Guston,D.Finn,
E.(Eds).Cambridge,MA:MITPress.Forthcoming.(InvitedParticipant)
Spring2009“TheatreandActing”referencearticleforTheChicagoCompaniontotheChildRichard
Shweder,Editor-in-Chief.(InvitedParticipant)
Fall2002OccasionalPaperfortheLincolnCenterofPublicEthicsbasedonmypubliclecture:
“PopularCultureandthePerformanceofChildhood:OurDirtyLittleSecret”
Reviews & Research Symposia/Collaborations
Betsy!ScholarsCohortwithRoadsideTheatreandPregonesTheatre.(November2014-Dec2015)
http://roadside.org/asset/betsy-scholars-cohort?unit=99
CollaborativeAuthorship:(2011-present)IntegrativeAssessmentCollaboratory:CurrentResearchandCase
Studies:http://imaginingamerica.org/research/assessment/research-outcomes/
EtheridgeWoodson,Stephani(2013)“ReviewofTheCultureofPossibility:Art,Artists&theFuture,byArlene
Goldbard,”inArtivate:AJournalofEntrepreneurshipintheArts,3:1:http://www.artivate.org/
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EtheridgeWoodson,Stephani(2009)“Review”inResearchinDramaEducation:TheJournalofApplied
TheatreandPerformance,14:3,445-462.
Convener:“TheEthicsofRepresentingChildhood:PopularCulture,Performance,andPedagogy”,March5-7,
2009.Thissymposiumexploreddifferentinterpretationsof“childhood,”withtheaimofinvestigating
howthediverseunderstandingsofthistermaffectandaregeneratedbygovernmentalpolicies,
educationaltheories,theatreandperformance,themassmedia,andsocialexpectations.
Media Productions:
“SanSolanoStoryExchange”Summer2009.SanSolanoYouthExchange,Topawa,AZonthe
TohonoO’odhamReservation.Youthinterviewedandcollectedtraditionaland
personalstoriesfromfoureldersofthecommunity.Usingdigitalphotographyand
storytellingskillstheyouthtransformedthesestoriesintofourchildren’stalesthatthey
illustratedandcollectedintoasinglechildren’sbookwhichwethenself-published.
Projectpartner’sincludeTucson’sSaintPiusChurch,SanSolanoCulturalGroup,andthe
TohonoO’odhamCulturalCenterandMuseum.
“Mascamakud:linkingthepast&thefuture”Summer2008.SanSolanoYouthExchange,
Topawa,AZontheTohonoO’odhamReservation.Thisdigitalstorydocumentsthe
historyandmeaningoftheTopawaSchool—whichburnedin2007.Theprojectbrought
youthandelderstogethertoreflectonthehistoricschoolanditsplaceinthe
communityovertheyears,tofosterhealing,toexplorethemeaningofeducation,andto
moveforwardintothefuture.
• PremieredMay2008attheTohonoO’odhamCulturalCenterandMuseum—
Himdagki:Hekihu,Hemu,ImBI-Ha'ap
“WhatWeKnowBest,”October2006toSpring2008.MultipleMedia/CollectiveArt-Making
withAZStateYouthAdvisoryBoardforFosterServices.Usingmultipletypesofmedia—
includingpodcasts,digitalstorytelling,digitalphotography,andtraditionaladvertising
outlets—youthinlongtermfostercarecreateartaddressingtheirskillsandstrengths
counteractingdominantnegativestereotypes.Currentlyonhiatusduetostatebudgetcuts.
• Youthcreationstodateincludeanewsletterandpoetryslam,statewidestory
circlepodcasts,andaDVD
“PlayingatHappiness,”PremieredApril2005.ontheGilaRiverIndianCommunity.Thirty
minuteDVD;poeticandperformativeexplorationofthemeaningandpursuitofhappiness
onGRIC.
• OfficialSelectionofthe2005FirstNationsFilm&VideoFestival,Designateda
FestivalHighlightFilm.
“BeingMe:ThroughtheEyesofYouthinFosterCare,”PremieredMay2004.atASUFestival,
ThirtyminuteDVD;lyricalexplorationofadolescentexperienceandunderstandingoffoster
care.
• ExhibitedtwiceonaTucsonCableChannelwithareachofover180,000
households—JuriedSelection.
• RequestedbytheArizonaSupremeCourtChildrenandYouthServicesfor
trainingpurposes.
“AWindowintoFamily,”PremieredMay2004.atASUFestival,ThirtyminuteDVD.Exploresthe
meaningof“family”throughperformanceanddigitalstorytellingontheGilaRiverIndian
Community.
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ExhibitedonMNN,aNewYorkCityYouthCableChannelwithareachofover
150,000householdswithconcurrentwebstreaming—JuriedSelection.
• Exhibitedatthe“PerformingHeritage:ContemporaryIndigenousand
Community-BasedPracticesEncuentro,”BeloHorizonte,Brazil—Juried
Selection.
• CollectedattheSmithsonianMuseumoftheNativeAmerican,FilmandVideo
Center.
“TheRiverPeople,”PremieredMay2003.ontheGilaRiverIndianCommunity,Thirty-eight
minuteDVD.PoeticandperformativeportrayalofAkimelO’odhamteensthatexploresthe
question,“Whatisheritage?”
• OfficialSelectionoftheCinemaTexasInternationalShortFilmFestival,
CinemaKidscategory.
• ExhibitedattheAtlatlNativeAmericanFilmFestivalinTempe,Arizona.
• AcquiredbytheHuhugumHeritageCenterfortheirpermanentcollection.
• CollectedattheSmithsonianMuseumoftheNativeAmerican,FilmandVideo
Center.
“Place:Vision&Voice,”PremieredMay2001.inamediatedperformanceevent,over2hoursof
materialonaDVDInstallationexploringthemeaningofyouthidentity.
• ExhibitedintheISAMathewsGallery,ASUTempeCampusSeptember2001asa
partoftheNationalEthicsandtheArtsConference.
• ExhibitedinBergen,NorwayataInternationalTheatreandYouthConference—
JuriedSelection.
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COMMUNITY-BASED ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
AsphaltArts—programestablishedin2006
isaresidentartistprogramofASU’sKaxHerbergerCenterforArts,DesignandYouth.Thisprogram
partnersgraduatestudentartistsforanentireschoolyearwithaCentralPhoenixyouthcentric
communityorganizationtousecommunityculturaldevelopmentinserviceofthecommunity
organization’sprimarymissionwhileprovidingalearninglaboratoryandcommunity-based
mentorshipforgraduatestudentartists.
2006-2015
PartneringwithTumbleweedYouthDevelopmentCenter:PhoenixYouthResourceCenterthis
programintegratedartsprogrammingintoadropincenterforhomelessyouthandprovided
opportunitiesforstreetyouthtoparticipateinperformingartsprojects.Examplesofexhibitions
include:publicserviceannouncements,personalcollage,digitalphotography,streetperformance,
foundobjectart,guerrillatheatre,digitalstorytelling,andspoken-wordCDs. Thisprojectsupporteda
quarter-timegraduateassistantshipandalsoprovidedopportunitiesforinterestedundergraduatesto
participateasapprentices/volunteers.
2016-2018
ThePhoenixOfficeofArtsandCulturewillcreateaYouthArtsandCultureCounciltoseekinputfrom
youngadultstoensurethatPhoenixresidentsofallageshaveaccesstodiverseartsexperiencesthat
inspirecreativity,enhancethequalityoflife,andtostrengthencommunities.TheAsphaltArts
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ResidentArtistwillworkwithArtsLearningDirector,AshleyHare,andthisgroupofyouthtocreate
thefoundationalandaestheticlanguagesandprocessesoftheyouthartsandculturecouncil.
iCreate—programestablishedin2008
PartneringwiththePhoenixChildren’sHospitalChildLifeProgram,andtheHematology/Oncology
Unit,thisdigitalstorytellingprojectprovidesmedicallyfragilechildrenandopportunitytoplayand
createdigitally.WeforegroundandcelebratethevoicesandperspectivesofPCHyoungpeople
throughaestheticallychallengingartsexperiencesfocusingonparticipantsaswholepeopleandnota
diagnosisoradisease.Childrenandyouthcreatedigitalstorytellingpiecesthatarepostedon
YouTubeandsharedwidely.Thisprojectsupportsaquarter-timegraduateassistantshipforthefull
schoolyear.
LiteracythroughtheArts—programestablishedin2014
PartneringwiththeMesaArtsCenterandtheLowellElementarySchoolinMesa,thisartistresidency
embedsateachingartistinLowelltenhoursaweektoprovidetheatreengagementactivitiesto
supportliteracyacquisitionandachievementinK-3gradeclassrooms.Thisprogrampresentsanew
modelofteachingartistresidencyunusualacrosstheUnitedStatesandhaspotentialforgrowthinthe
MesaPublicSchoolsystem.ProgramGoalsinclude:
1. Establishingarenewablesourceofhighlyqualifiedtheatrestudentstoprogrammanageand
serveasteachingartistsfortheMesaArtsCenter’sprograms;
2. UsingNationalandArizonaCollegeandCareerReadinessstandardstogroundLiteracy
throughtheArtsteachingandevaluationprotocols;
3. Developingandtestingmodelprogrammingintegratingartsandsequentialliteracylearning;
4. Providingrealworldexperienceandlearninglaboratoriestoadvancedgraduatestudentsin
theTheatreforYouthprogram;
5. Leveragingtheintellectualandaestheticresourcesoftheuniversitythroughpartnershipsto
buildcreativeandeducationalcapacityinunderservedcommunities/schools.
Place:Vision&Voice—programestablishedin2001
Place:Vision&Voiceisacommunity-centereddigitalstorytellingandperformanceresidencyprogram
intheHerbergerInstituteofDesignandtheArts,SchoolofTheatreandFilmatArizonaState
University.PVVprovidesadistinct,non-threateningforumfocusedontheassets,strengthsand
experienceschildrenbringtotheircommunities.
• SanSolanoYouthExchange,TopawaAZontheTohonoO’odhamReservation.2008&
2009—Bringingyouthfromacrossculturestogethertodeveloprespectforthedifferent
culturesthatmakeupournation,andtobuildleadershipskillswhileworkingonprojects
thatbenefitthecommunity.ThePVVEXCHANGEprogramspartneredyouthfromTucson
andTohonoO’odhamyouthwithcommunityelderstocreatelegacyprojectsfocusingonlife
skillsandO’odhamhimdag(lifepath/way)andsharedwiththecommunity.
• StateofArizona,DepartmentofEconomicSecurity,ChildProtectiveServices.2006to
2008—Amulti-siteartsresidency,weexploredchildren’sexperienceswithinthemetro
areafostercaresystem.Inparticular,theprojectfocusedonchildreninlong-termcarewho
werejustabouttomakethetransitiontoindependentliving.Participationwastieredwith
amobilelabandartisticteamworkingwithinterestedindividualstocreateadigitalstoryto
beplacedwithinthatindividual’sstatefile.(Afiletowhichchildrennormallydonothave
access.)ProjectpartnersincludedDr.ChristinaRisley-Curtiss,AssociateProfessorinthe
SchoolofSocialWork,ArizonaFosterAngels,andtheGovernor’sOfficeofChildren,Youth
andFamilies.$33,864.50ingrantsplus$4,000.00in-kindtransportationcontributions
•
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received.ThiscollaborativepartnershipiscurrentlyonhiatusduetoAZ’sstatebudget
crisis.
IraHHayesMemorialAppliedLearningCenteronGilaRiverIndianCommunity.
2002-2005—Withateamofartists,wecreatedaresidencyprogramhostedduringthe
schooldaybytheLearningCenterforNativeAmericanYouthfocusedonAkimelO’odham
lifeexperiencesandyouthassetdevelopmentandleadershipskills.Thisprojectresultedin
3videopiecesandtwoliveperformanceswithyouth-devisedanddevelopedscripts.The
projectraisedover$40,000ingrantsplusin-kindsupportincludingtechnologyandtravel
funds.
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UNIVERSITY TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Orientationto
Theatre&Film:
CommunityBasedTheatreand
Community
Cultural
Development:
PublicPractice
oftheArts:
Children’s
Entertainmentand
thePerformanceof
Childhood:
Introductionto
Storytelling:
Research
Methods:
Theoriesof
Changeinthe
Theatre:
Theoryand
Criticism:
Ethicsand
Performance:
Principlesof
DramaticAnalysis:
Freshmenorientationtouniversityandschoolresources
andprocedures.Academicsuccessstrategies,
mentorship,goalsetting.Community-buildingexercises.
Overviewofstudiopracticesforthecreativeindustries.
Aprojectsorientedcoursetaughtseparatelyatboththe
graduateandundergraduatelevels.Thisstudiocourse
focusesonthefieldofcommunityculturaldevelopment,
theatreforsocialchange,appliedtheatre,devising
theories,facilitationtechniques,andethicalpractices
withvariouscommunitypartnerships.
AnundergraduatecoursedesignedforHerberger
InstituteofDesignandtheArtsundergraduatesin
multipledisciplines.Introducescoreideasandvaluesof
sociallyengagedart.Buildsskillsinprojectdevelopment,
projectfacilitation,groupdynamicsandethical
engagementstrategies.
Aseminartaughtseparatelyatthedoctoraland
undergraduatelevelsexploringtheconstructionof
childhoodasaculturaldynamic,children’scultureand
performativemediaenvironments.
AFreshmanlevelcorecourseoftheSchoolofTheatre
andFilmfocusedonbasicliteracyinstorytellingacross
multiplemediaandplatformswhileengagingstudentsas
bothcreatorsandcritiques.
IntroductiontodoctoralResearch,Philosophyand
InquiryMethodologies—puttingthePhbackinPhD
Doctoralresearchandphilosophyseminarusing
theoriesof“change”asakeyfocusingdevice.
Ihavetaughtthiscourseatboththemasteranddoctoral
levelsintroducingMFAandPhDstudentstothetheorists
andphilosophiesthatinformedperspectivesofWestern
theatreandaesthetictradition(s)fromMimesisto
performancestudies.
Adoctoralseminarexploringethicsinperformance,
performanceofethics,andethicsasaperformer.This
courseusedtheterm“representation”asakey
structuringdevicetoconsidermultiplekinds,genres,
andaspectsofperformanceacrosstheAmerican
Hemisphere.
Anintensive,undergraduateliteracycoursefocusedon
writingskills,dramaturgicalanalysis,anddramatic
literature.WorkingwiththeWritingCenteronCampus,I
developedextensivewritingassignmentsandgrading
rubricstomeetboththeneedsofmyundergraduate
theatreandfilmstudentsandASU’sgeneralstudies
Literacyrequirements.
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Anupper-divisionundergraduatecoursedesignedto
Improvisation giveeducationmajorspracticalexperienceinthe
withYouth: methodology,lessonplanning,andartofusing
improvisationaltheatreintheirclassrooms.
Anundergraduateandgraduatereadingcoursefocused
PlayReading
onexpandingpre-servicetheatreteachers'knowledgeof
forProduction:
dramaticliterature.
AgeneralhumanitiescoursedesignedtogivenonIntroductionto
majorsanintroductiontotheart,literature,andhistory
theTheatre:
oftheatreandperformance.
Graduate Student Committees (* = chair)
PhDDissertations:
Complete
• *Kang,Yoona.“DeconstructingtheIdeologyofNatureandChildhoodinKoreanChild
Narratives.”2015.
• Dobosiewicz,TroyL."ConstructivismintheActingClassroom:AComprehensiveApproachto
TeachingPracticalAesthetics,Voice,andMovement."2014.
• Giannone,Enza.“ButNowYouCanSeeMe:Devisingtheatrewithyouthartist-researchersin
searchofrevelationsanddocutheatricality.”2014.ArtsResearchDissertationAwardfromAERA
• Kosnik,Craig."TheAdolescent'sVoice:HowTheatreParticipationImpactsHighSchoolersand
CollegeStudents."2014.
• *Minarsich,Teresa.“Girl-becomings:GirlsTheorizingGirlhoodthroughVisualArt,Theatre,and
DigitalCommunication”2014.DistinguishedDissertationAwardAATE
• *Sunni-Ali,Asantewa."PerformingNewAfrikanChildhood:Agency,ConformityandTheSpaces
InBetween."2014.
• *Bliznik,Sean.“ConstructingtheYouthinCommercialMusicalTheatre:AnIntersectionalCase
Study.”2013.
• Tsai,Yi-Ren."TheRepresentationofTaiwaneseChildhoodasReflectedinTaiwaneseTheatre
forYoungAudienceoftheTaipeiChildren'sArtsFestival2000-2011."2012.
• Ikemire,Heather.“PuttingCulturetoWork:BuildingCommunitywithYouththrough
Community-BasedTheaterPractice,”2010.
• *DavisFreed,DenaMichelle.“Exploring"TheProdigalSon"throughAugustoBoal'sForum
TheatrewithSeventh-dayAdventistacademydramastudents.”2009.
• VernerChappell,Sharon.“Evidenceofutopianizingtowardsocialjusticeinyoungpeople's
community-basedartworks.”2009.ArtsResearchDissertationAwardfromAERA
• *Chappell,AndrewRees.“ColonizingtheImaginary:Children’sEmbodimentofCultural
Narratives.”2008.
• Romine,Jamie.“WheretheWestStaysYoung:ChildRe-enactorsinContemporaryWildWest
Shows.”Diss.ArizonaStateUniversity,2007.Print.
DissertationsInProcess
• *Hill,Michelle
• *Trent,Tiffany
• *Schildkret,Elizabeth
• *Schoenfelder,Joseph
• *Waldron,Andrew
MFAAppliedProjects/Theses:
2007
ChiaraLovio
MicheleCable
2008
JeremiahNeal
CrystalMercado
*MariahKeko
2009:
TiffanyPust
BlakeWilson
2010:
*XanthiaWalker
*ZosiaCassie
AnneNegri
*MargaretMcLaughlin
2011:
*RachelHamilton
AimeeReid
*SarahSullivan
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2012:
*BriannaStapleton-Welch
*EbonyTucker
2013:
*LeslieStellwagen
KathleenPennyway
*AshleyHare
*RileyBraem
2014:
*MeganFlodJohnson
*MeganHartman
BradfordForehand
VickiHolden
2015:
MirandaGiles
LindsayVanegas
ElizabethSullivan
*MAsocial/culturalpedagogystudentDana
Keller
2016
*S.RivkaRocchio
*AshleyLaverty
*HaleyHoneman
KEY NOTE LECTURES, INVITED ADDRESSES, PANELS, RESIDENCIES &
MASTER CLASSES:
RJWFCenterforHealthPolicyatMeharryMedicalSchool,June2016—SummerInstitute
CENASresidencyfocusingonCommunityHealthandWellnessthroughtheArts
TheArtandScienceofResilience,November2015—PanelparticipantaspartoftheIHRand
theCenterforHumanitiesinMedicineatMayoClinicinArizonaongoingcollaboration,the
ImaginingHealthProject.
CommunityCulturalDevelopment,LeveragingDiversityasSocialAssets,March2015—
UniversityofTexasatAustin,DepartmentofTheatreandDance
TheoriesofChangeWebinar,March2015—(usingZoomplatform)forImaginingAmericaAPPS
CollaboratoryonusingReeler’stheoriesofchangeincommunity-basedarts,designandthe
humanitiesarchivedathttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXkt38CW0o&feature=youtu.be
Nutrition,JoyandYoungPeople,Fall2014—CollegeofNursingandHealthInnovation,post-doc
researchpresentation
UsingStorytellingtoConnectwithClientsinHealthCareSettings,Spring2013—Collegeof
NursingandHealthInnovation,T32Presentation/Training
WorkingwithYouthinFosterCare,Spring2008—ArizonaFederalFamilyCourt,
Lecture/Workshop
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StoriesfromtheFrontline,September2006—MaricopaCountyCASAprogram(CourtAppointed
SpecialAdvocate)Lecture/Workshop.
PersonalNarrativeandDeliberativeDemocracy:FosteringStrongConceptionsofAgency,
May2006—EastValleyResourcesforYouthLecture/Presentation,HostedbytheMesa
UnitedWay
DigitalMediaandtheElementaryClassroom,June2005—TennesseeArtsAcademy,Theatre
Clinician,Nashville.Iwasinvitedtoteachataweeklong,intensiveworkshopand
colloquiumforoutstandingelementaryschoolteachers.Iworkedwith21K-6grade
teachersaswellaslibraryspecialists,anddistrictadministratorsteachingthemhowto
integratemulti-mediaandperformanceintotheirsocialcontexts,communityprogramming,
andcurriculum.
ThroughtheHeartofanArtist:Creativity,Youth,andSocialContexts,April2005—Keynote
addresstotheAnnualInternationalConferenceoftheIntelComputerClubhouseNetwork.
TheClubhousewasfoundedin1993byTheComputerMuseum(nowpartofBoston's
MuseumofScience)incollaborationwiththeMITMediaLabtoserveasamodelafterschoolprogramfocusedonprovidingyouththetechnologicaltoolstoexpressthemselves,
Scottsdale,AZ.
ArtofEmpowermentRoundtablepresentationinconjunctionwithaperformancebythe
GuerrillaGIRLS,February2005—ASUfaculty--JohnLeañosofChicano/ChicanaStudies,
MelindadeJesúsofAsianPacificAmericanStudies,andStephaniEtheridgeWoodsonof
Theatre—discussedhowpublicart,comix,andtheatrehavecreativelyengageddiscourses
ofpower,inequality,andsocialjusticeinourcontemporarysociety.
ArtsasIntervention:AZDepartmentofEconomicSecurity,ChildProtectionServicesState
YouthWorkersTrainingConference,September,2004—Oneofthreekeynoters
presentingto150stateworkersspecializinginyouthintransitionfromstatecareto
adulthood,Prescott,AZ
5thAnnualAmericanIndianStudiesConsortium,February2004—PresentingthePlace:Vision
&Voiceprogramand“TheRiverPeople;”Discussinglegalresponsibilitiesand
representationalrightswhenworkingwithTribalNationswithnationalleadersinNative
AmericanStudiesPrograms,Tempe,AZ.
19thAnnualInterTribalCouncilofArizonaChildandFamilyConferenceFall2003—In
additiontotakingGRIChighschoolstudentstothisconference,wepresented“TheRiver
PeopleandthePlace:Vision&Voiceprocessinaninteractivelecture/workshopformat,
Mesa,AZ.
Atlatl:NationalNativeArtsNetworkFilmFestivalinhonorofAmericanIndianDay,Fall
2003—Showcasedthevideo,“TheRiverPeople,”DiscussedNativeAmerican
Representationalneedsandissues,Tempe,AZ.
OasisArtsintheDesert:ASUFacultyintotheCommunity,January2001—InsideCreativity
Workshop,PyleTempeCommunityCenter.LectureandInteractiveWorkshopon'The
CreativeMind.’
JourneysoftheMindLecturer,ThePresident’sCommunityEnrichmentPrograms,20012001—JourneysoftheMindarepubliclecturesprovidinganinsider’slookatresearchat
ASU.Thetitleofmylecture-presentationwas“TheCulturalGeographyofChildhood:
AngelsandArchetypes.”
LincolnInstituteforAppliedEthicsPublicScholar,ASU,Fall2001—Thecenterappointsone
scholarpersemesterfromacompetitivepoolofnomineestoserveastheLincolnInstitute
PublicScholar.EachScholarpresentsapubliclectureontheethicalissuesandethical
aspectsoftheirfieldsinthreedifferentlocations.Mylecturewastitled:“PopularCulture
andthePerformanceofChildhood:OurDirtyLittleSecret?"
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SERVICELEARNINGANDEMBEDDEDCOMMUNITYPROJECTS:Designedtogive
universitystudentshands-onexperiencesinCommunityCulturalDevelopment
Community-basedprojectsfor2016
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and Friendly House, Story Days: Funded from a two year
$100,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Our Town grant. Our subcontract
funded a 9 month residency program imbedding two graduate student artists in the
Center City South neighborhood focused on a series of story-based arts programs and
eventsexploringtheconnectionsthesePhoenixresidentshavetotheircommunities.
Community-basedprojectsfor2015
Arizona Collegiate High School/Pima Prevention Partnership: A 6 week residency program
partnering graduate students enrolled in THP 514 with youth from Arizona Collegiate
HighSchool(HSservingyouthimpactedbyincarceration)enrolledintheafternoonchoir
class: March 27 to May 1 and culminating in a showcase performance on the theme of
“transitions.”
Community-basedprojectsfor2014
Scales Scholars Making the World a Better Place: Partnership between Mr. Porter’s 5th Grade
class at Scales Elementary and Stephani Etheridge Woodson’s THP 514 class at ASU
focusingoninquiry-basedperformanceprocessesforeachgroupoflearners.Dividedinto
5 teams (6 5th graders and 2/3 graduate students), each team 1. decided on a issue or
problemandthemeasurementsof‘success’theywishedtouse,2.conductedbackground
research, and 3. devised a solution or approach using creativity and performance, 4
Presentedan“informance”toanappropriateandpublicaudience.
Community-basedprojectsfor2013
ArtSmart/ArteListos: Project with CO Greenfield School and the Roosevelt School District in
South Phoenix to explore “What is healthy?” through theatre and devised performance.
This project partnered school children, artists-educators from ASU, and the co-artistic
director from Rising Youth Theatre. The project culminated in a performance & dinner
created by local chefs, but meeting the USDA food standards and enjoyed by family and
communityattheRooseveltWellnessCenter.
Community-basedprojectsfor2012
Geocaching Story—Locative Digital Storytelling with At Home in the Desert: Supervised MFA
and PhD student partnerships with youth from a Mesa Boys & Girls Club as they cocreateddigitalstorieswiththeMesaArtsCenter,theArizonaMuseumofNaturalHistory
andtheMesaHistoricalMuseum.FundedbytheNEAthisprojectbroughttheCenterfor
DigitalStorytellingtocampusaswellaspartneredwithalocalvisualartist,BethTom.
Engaged Art Residencies at the Art Museum: Supervised undergraduate arts students in
creating, facilitating and evaluating Saturday morning workshops for patrons and their
childrenattheASUArtMuseum.
Community-basedprojectsfor2011
EngagingArizona: At the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, I supervised a
team of graduate students as they researched, collaborated, and created a dramatically
immersive experience for young people touring the Arizona History exhibits as part of
class field trips. The experience was designed to integrate into current exhibits with
minimalcost.
Community-basedprojectsfor2010
StreetViewsofWater:Supervisedtheresearch,collaboration,creationandperformanceofa
street theatre piece on water in the Phoenix Metropolitan area for May, First Friday
Performance.Estimatedaudience~3,000people.
Community-basedprojectsfor2009
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CH-CH-Changes: Supervised a multi-media performance residency at Black Canyon School
ArizonaDepartmentofJuvenileCorrections.Theeightweeklongprojectculminatedina
multi-mediaperformanceforinmates,administration/staffandlocalparoleofficers.
Community-basedprojectsfor2008
UnexpectedGifts:Designed,supervised,andconductedasixweekdigitalstorytellingresidency
atPhoenixChildren’sHospital,CenterforCancerandBloodDisorderswithin-patientand
out-patientyouthpopulation.
Community-basedprojectsfor2007
Mars Performance Project: Designed, supervised, and conducted a residency at the Jet
Propulsion Lab and ASU Mars Research Project. Residency culminated in a live
performance of a 45 minute play exploring the meaning of space exploration in a 21st
centuryworldofstrifeandconsumerism.
Community-basedprojectsfor2006
Mostly True: Designed, supervised, and conducted a residency at the Tempe and Phoenix
HomelessYouthDrop-inSites.Residencyculminatedinaliveperformanceofa37minute
playexploringthemeaningofthedrop-insitesforstaffandclients.
ExploringHome:Designed,supervised,andconductedaresidencyatContessaHousewithA&
ACottages,aMesagrouphomeforgirlsinlong-termfostercare.Residencyculminatedin
amediainstallationpremieringMarch27andtouringwithChildren’sActionAlliance.
MakingaPlace:Supervisedandparticipatedaperformanceandmulti-mediaresidencyatThe
NewFoundation,aScottsdaleResidentialTreatmentFacilityforteens.Thefiveweeklong
projectculminatedinamulti-mediaperformanceforresidents,administration/staff,and
theirfamilies.
Community-basedprojectsfor2005
Families and Communities, Stories from the Frontline of Child Protection Services: Division K:
Conducted a Community-based residency and performance for Phoenix CPS Office
workingwithCaseManagersandSeniorStaff/Management.
SongsandStoriesfromtheFirstGrade:Conductedashortresidencyindigitalstorytellingand
performance for a class of 22 first graders at Hudson Elementary school in Tempe
culminatingina15minutevideo.
Margoline Rhymes with Gasoline: Designed and Supervised a month long residency in
performance and creative writing in a fourth grade classroom at the Casa Blanca
CommunitySchoolontheGilaRiverIndianCommunity.
Community-basedprojectsfor2003
Museum-Based Drama: Supervised a 6 week Saturday class for 8-12 year olds run in
conjunctionwiththeASUArtMuseum.
Found-Stories: Supervised a 6 week Saturday class for 5-7 year olds based on the unique
communityoftheASUcampus.Childrencreatedstoriesusingmusic,puppetsandart.
Elder-Child Partnership: Supervised a 6 Week drama residency pairing participants from a
RetirementCenterandchildrenatthePappasschoolinanoralstorytellingexchange.
Devereux: Conducted a Drama Residency at a Residential Treatment Facility and School for
MentallyIllBoysinFarNorthScottsdale.
Community-basedprojectsfor2002
Museum-BasedDrama:6weekSaturdayclassfor5-7yearoldsruninconjunctionwiththeASU
ArtMuseum.
Site-Specific Drama: 6 week Saturday class for 8-12 year olds based on the unique
architecture,gardens,andmaterialsonASUMain’scampus.
FriendshipVillageStorytellingProject:Supervisedasixweekstorytelling-performanceproject
forresidentsattheFriendshipVillageRetirementFacility.
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HowtheSunwasStolenOriginalperformanceandworkshopconductedfor3and4yearoldsin
daycareenvironments.May.
PappasSchoolMonsterExtravaganza. Residency at the Tempe Campus of the Pappas School
forHomelessChildrenfocusingon‘whathappenswhenwearescared’.October.
Community-basedprojectsfor2001
Three Day Drama Residency—Bureau of Indian Affairs Elementary/Middle School at Seba
DalkaiontheNavajoReservation,March01.
Faculty Supervisor for the Imagination Corporation—ASU, Department of Theatre Outreach:
February3toMarch10,2001,Saturdayclasses.
SERVICE:
SchoolService
Itakeserviceseriouslyandviewmydutiesasanessentialcomponentofmywork.Iserveas
directoroftheTheatreforYouthMFAandPhDprograms,aswellasAssociateDirectorforSchool
(andInterimDirectorSpring2016).Theseadministrativerolescarrycomplexobligationsrelatedto
administration/admissions;programdevelopmentandguidance;curriculumdevelopmentand
assessment;pedagogicmentorship,personnelevaluationandmentorship,resourcedevelopment
andstudentsupervision.
Inadditiontotheabove,Ialsoserveonseveralotherdepartmentalcommitteesincluding:
ChairoftheCurriculumCommittee
FDTExecutiveCouncil
PhDSteering/EvaluativeCommittee
HerbergerInstituteandUniversityService
AdvisoryBoard,ASUInstituteforHumanitiesResearch,2016-2017
IdirectedorassistantdirectedArtswork:KaxHerbergerCenterforChildrenandtheArtsfrom
2006to2015whenIsteppeddownfromleadership.IstillserveontheBoard.
PublicPracticeResearchGroupwhereIconstructedanundergraduateandgraduatecertificate
programinSociallyEngagedDesignandArt
ImaginingAmericaConsortiumRepresentativeandASUInvestigatorforAssessingthePracticesof
PublicScholarshipResearchGroup
NationalService
AmericanSocietyforTheatreResearch,Research&SubventionAwardCommittee2016-2019
WinifredWardMemorialScholarshipCommittee,2014-2016
AsajurorontheDistinguishedResearchAwardfortheAmericanAssociationofTheatreand
Education
ArtsEducationPolicyReviewEditorialBoard
YouthTheatreJournalEditorialBoard
RequestedresearchreviewsforPublic:aJournalofImaginingAmerica,Childhood,Textand
PerformanceQuarterly
IwaselectedtotheBoardoftheAmericanAllianceofTheatreEducatorsservingastheVice
PresidentforResearchandPublications(2011-2013)
Editor:2010YouthTheatreJournal,Volume24featuredresearchawardwinnersandVolume25wasanopen
call.
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Editor:2009YouthTheatreJournal,Volume23:UndermyleadershipYTJmovedtoabi-annualpublication
formatandsignedapublicationagreementwithRoutledge:Taylor&Francis.
Editor:2008YouthTheatreJournal,Volume22:PremiereNorthAmericanPeer-ReviewedYouth
Drama/TheatreResearchJournal,producedbytheAmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation.
SpecialTopicIssue:StatehoodandtheChild
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
AmericanAllianceforTheatreandEducation(BoardofDirectorsastheDirectorofResearchand
Publication2011-2013)
AmericanSocietyforTheatreResearch
InternationalTheatreforYoungAudiencesResearchNetwork
ASSITEJ
ImaginingAmerica