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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.
L. M. Bogad is a Guggenheim Fellow, author, performance
artist/activist, educator, Director of the Center for
Tactical Performance, and co-founder of the Clown Army. He has
performed across the United States, Europe, and South America,
from SF MOMA, the Whitney Museum, Yerba Buena Arts Center, and
the Mattress Factory to occupied zones and a squatted military
base in Barcelona. He has led Tactical Performance workshops
around the world, including in Cairo during the first month of
the Egyptian Revolution.
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
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.
Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Toronto 2005M.Sc. Computer Science, University of Toronto 1998B. Engineering and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1996
Ph.D. The Ohio State UniversityM.A. San Diego State UniversityB.A. California State University San Marcos
Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero (she/her) is an Assistant Professor
of Cinema and Digital Media at UC Davis. She received her PhD in
English with a specialization in Film Studies from The Ohio State
University in 2023. Her dissertation, “Social Mediated Latinas:
Creating and Contouring Digital Latina Looks in the
Twenty-First Century,” examines how Latinas utilize their social
media presence to act as both cultural producers of original
content and participants in intracultural discourse related to
ethnoracial identity.
Professor Anderson is considered to be one of the top women
directors of English-language television and theatre, having
directed at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National
Theatre, Abbey Theatre (Dublin), and on Broadway.
Frances Dyson, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor in Cinema and Digital
Media. Her research areas are focused on sound, new media, and
issues relating to technology and concepts of humanism. She often
taught Virtuality (TCS 151) which explores the culture underlying
the new technologies of virtual environments, telepresence,
simulated experience and artificial life, through an analysis of
science fiction film, and representations of post-humanism in art
and popular culture.
Composer, performer, instrument builder, journalist, activist,
historian, kayak instructor—Bob Ostertag’s work cannot easily be
summarized or pigeonholed. He has published 21 CDs of music, 2
films, and 3 books, and appeared at music, film, and multimedia
festivals around the globe.
In Person: (Week 1) 9:00 am–2:30 pm M, T, F; 9:00 am–5:30 pm Th (Week 2) 9:00 am–5:30 pm M, T, FRemote: (Week 1) 9:00 am–5:30 pm W; 2:30 pm–5:30 pm M, T, F(Week 2) 9:00 am–5:30 pm W, Th
Ariel Collatz is an academic advisor and program manager for the Arts Group Advising Center. She holds a B.A. degree in History from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota and a M.S. in Counseling with a specialization in Career Development from Sacramento State University. She has worked as an undergraduate advisor at UC Davis for over 10 years. Her passion is helping students create a rewarding undergraduate experience.
Laura Xue Luo is an academic advisor for the Arts Group Advising
Center. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Animation
from Beijing Film Academy in Beijing, China and a Master of
Education from Brock University in St.Catharines, Canada. She has
worked as an instructor and academic advisor for over 10 years.
She is passionate about working with diverse student populations,
particularly with first generation and international students.
Her goal is to guide and assist students in achieving their
academic success and career goals.
Some Undergraduate alumni of Cinema and Digital Media are listed
here. Because the major has changed, they graduated with a major
in TCS or Film Studies, as noted. Click on CDM Alumni News at
left to see what they are doing now.
Also see our Alumni and Former
Student News link to see what past students of Cinema
and Digital Media are up to and read about their awards and
accomplishments.
