Cinema & Digital Media Faculty

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Cinema and Digital Media
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February 22, 2016

Faculty in the Cinema and Digital Media Program are listed here, with titles and contact information. Click on a name to see the full biography and related items for each person, or use the “read more” links.

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Lishan Az
Assistant Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

September 21, 2018 M.F.A. University of Southern CaliforniaB.S. Columbia University

Lishan AZ is a multi-disciplinary artist working in immersive installation, community-based projects, and photography. Her work explores intimacy, the body, and home as a contested space. The subjects of her work are historical and present-day Black women who take up space and speak truth to power.

Room 109, Everson

lbaz[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Stephanie Boluk
Associate Professor of English
Associate Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

January 30, 2017 Ph.D. University of Florida

Room 253, Voorhies

boluk[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Finn Brunton
Professor of Science and Technology Studies
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

July 25, 2021 Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Scotland

1246 Social Sciences and Humanities Building

fpbrunton[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Jesse Drew
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

February 18, 2013 Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

530-754-2590

Room 238, Cruess Hall

jdrew[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Kristopher Fallon
Associate Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

September 13, 2013 Ph.D. UC Berkeley

530-754-2599

Room 224A, Cruess Hall

kfallon[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Jaimey Fisher
Chair & Professor of Cinema and Digital Media
Professor of German

February 18, 2013 Ph.D. Cornell UniversityResearch Interests: Film and media studies, German literature, Intellectual history

Room 408, Sproul Hall

Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His

jrfisher[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Patrick LeMieux
Associate Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

July 27, 2015 Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, Duke UniversityM.F.A. Digital Media Art, University of Florida, GainsvilleB.E.D. Visualization Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University

530-754-2703

Room 224, Art Building

lemieux[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Timothy Lenoir
Distinguished Professor of Cinema and Digital Media
Distinguished Professor of Science and Technology Studies

July 27, 2015 Ph.D. History & Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1974B.A. Integrated Liberal Arts, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA, 1970

530-754-2600

Room 224, Cruess Hall

lenoir[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

Colin Milburn on the cover of Fall 2015 issue

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Colin Milburn
Gary Snyder Chair in Science and the Humanities
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media
Professor of English, Science and Technology Studies

February 18, 2013 Ph.D. History of Science, Harvard UniversityPh.D. English and American Literature and Language, Harvard UniversityM.A. Stanford University

(530) 752-1696

Room 273, Voorhies Hall

cnmilburn[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Joshua McCoy
Assistant Professor of Cinema and Digital Media
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

August 29, 2017 Ph.D. Computer Science, University of California, Santa Cruz

Joshua McCoy is a game developer, computer scientist and cross-disciplinary researcher whose work lies at the confluence of game technology, social science, artificial intelligence and design. His goal is to create playable experiences that communicate to broad audiences and critically address the challenges present in our society while expanding the boundaries of technology. The most recent products of his research involve combining artificial intelligence techniques with social science to create meaningful, responsive and socially engaging game experiences.

Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His

jamccoy[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Fiamma Montezemolo
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

August 12, 2015 Ph.D. University Orientale of NaplesM.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute

530-754-2614

Everson Hall 156

fmontezemolo[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Michael Neff
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media
Professor of Computer Science

February 18, 2013 Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Toronto 2005M.Sc. Computer Science, University of Toronto 1998B. Engineering and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1996

(530) 754-9510

Room 3031, Kemper Hall

mpneff[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Branwen Okpako
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

August 29, 2017 Diplomstudium Regie equivalent, MFA Film Director, German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)

Room 172, Everson

bkokpako[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Andrew Smith
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

October 30, 2017 M.A. University of Iowa

Room 245, Wright Hall

ajsmith[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Katlin Sweeney
Assistant Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

July 12, 2023 Ph.D. The Ohio State UniversityM.A. San Diego State UniversityB.A. California State University San Marcos

Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero received her PhD in the Department of English at The Ohio State University and specializes in Latinx studies and popular culture. Her research interests include prison media, DIY culture, comics and zines by women of color and media portrayals of Central Americans in the U.S. Her dissertation explored how Latina content creators use social media accounts to produce self-images and an online self that are distinct from how Latinas have been portrayed in legacy media.

Room 104B, Everson

kmsweeney[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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Julie Wyman
Associate Professor of Cinema and Digital Media

February 18, 2013 M.F.A. Visual Studies, UC San Diego

530-754-2598

Room 318, Art Building

jfwyman[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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