School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
M.F.A. video, 1996.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
B.A. (cum laude) political science, 1988.
New College of California, Interdisciplinary Arts Program, San Francisco,
CA, 1991 – 1994.
City College of San Francisco, Film Department, San Francisco, CA, 1993-1994
INDIANA UNIVERSITY - PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE (IPFW)
Fort Wayne, IN: August 2004 - present (on leave 2008-2009)
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Appointed to tenure-track position in fall 2004. Oversee development
of media production curriculum and facilities, serve on departmental
and graduate
thesis committees, teach undergraduate courses in media production
and theory/history/criticism including:
Introduction to Media Analysis (Com 251): Form, technique, and language
of film, video, and audio productions; introduction to major
critical approaches to media studies.
Television Production (Introduction to Digital Video Production)
(Com 332): Introduction to digital camera, editing, sound, and
lighting techniques;
introduction to video genres and aesthetics.
Film Production (Digital Moviemaking) (Com 333): Introduction
to narrative technique and theory focus on writing, producing
and
directing short
digital films; includes introduction to 16mm filmmaking.Journalism
for Electronic
Mass Media (Com 334): Introduction to non-fiction video
practice and theory; focus on independent documentary.
Video Production and Editing (Com 337): Advanced production
and editing techniques; focus on independent projects.
Documentary or Experimental Film and Video (Com 338):
Examination of experimental or non-fiction film and
video; emphasis on
related critical
theory, structural
and technical innovation, historical development.
Internship in Communication (Com 490): Supervise students
internships in communication-related fields including
broadcasting, media
production, journalism, public relations, marketing, fundraising, sales, etc.
SCHOOL OF THE
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (SAIC)
Chicago, IL: August 1998 – May 2003
Independent Study Advisor, Film/Video/New Media and
Art and Technology Departments. In weekly meetings,
advised
students
completing
BFA thesis projects. Spring
2000 – Spring 2003
Instructor, Bitter Tears and Sweet Revenge: Making
Melodrama, Film/Video/New Media Dept., Designed
studio course that
combined screenings, readings
and production for the purpose of exploring
melodramatic modes in film, TV, and
experimental practices. Particular emphasis
given to questions surrounding the family, sexuality
and gender.
Explored various
methods of narrative
production. Spring 2001 and 2002
Instructor, Basic Video I, Film/Video/New Media
Department. Survey of electronic media
theory and production,
introduction to video
genres and history,
basic video editing, camera, lighting,
and sound. Fall 2000.
Instructor, Digital Video Editing (Media
100 Editing), Art & Technology
and Film/Video/New Media Depts. Techniques,
theory and aesthetics of digital video
editing and effects for documentary,
narrative, experimental and hybrid
forms. Summer 1999 – Spring 2000.
Instructor, Time Design/Multimedia, Performance Department. Designed
course that explores
the notion of time
in everyday life and
the uses of time
in variety of media including performance,
video/film, installation, interactive
environments, and the
web. Students complete
a range of collaborative and
solo experiments and a final project
combining performance with other
time based media. Spring
2000.
Instructor, Film/Video/New Media
Co-operative Education Program, Supervised students
completed co-ops in
media production
related fields including
video production/post-production,
motion graphics, gaming, broadcasting,
education,
etc. Spring 1999, Fall 1999.
Instructor, Digital Video, Art
and Technology Department. Digital
video
software, effects,
and imaging techniques.
Overview of
Photoshop, Premiere,
SoundEdit,
AfterEffects, and interactivity.
Explores theoretical issues surrounding
independent
video practice
and emerging technologies.
Fall 1998.
COLUMBIA
COLLEGE CHICAGO
Chicago, IL: September 1998 – June
2000
Instructor, Time Based Composing
I, Time-Based Composing II,
Academic Computing
Department.
Introductory and
advanced projects
course
covering theory,
aesthetics and techniques related
to time-based imaging applications.
Includes
work
in Premiere, After Effects
and Flash. Spring 1999 and Spring
2000
Instructor, Video Techniques
II, Television Department.
Techniques and aesthetics
of documentary and
narrative editing for film
and television. Students
edit on the Avid system. Fall 1998 – Spring
1999
HAROLD
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Chicago, IL: August 2000 – December
2000
Instructor, Video II, Art
Department. Advanced
video production and
theory class. Includes
all phases
of video production
and digital non-linear
editing
on Media100. Fall 2000
SELECTED SCREENINGS
/ EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES
2008
Unraveled (2007, Digital
Video, TRT
56 min director,
writer, editor)
Third International
Science Film
Festival – Special
Screening (Athens,
Greece), May
2008
Scinema Festival
of Science Film
(traveling festival – Australia),
summer-fall 2008
Columbus International
Film Festival (Columbus,
OH),
November 2008
FREDDIE International
Health and Medical
Media Awards
(Philadelphia, PA),
2008
2007
Unraveled
Pioneer Theater (NYC)
November 2007
2006
Unraveled (2006 work-in-progress
screenings)
College Art Association,
Art Expo (Boston)
February 2006
Cinema Center
Fort Wayne, May
2006
University Film
and Video Association
(Orange,
CA) August 2006
Refuse & Refashion
(2003, Digital
Video, TRT
8 min)
co-producer/director
Engendered Species,
UCSB Gatov and
Merlino Galleries
(Santa
Barbara), April
2006
Engendered Species,
Advocate Gallery,
Tomlin/Wagner
Cultural Arts
Center
(L.A.), April
2006
2005
Refuse & Refashion
Boston Gay and
Lesbian Film
Festival, May
2005
Flaming Film
Festival (Minneapolis),
July 2005
2004
Refuse & Refashion
Video Marathon,
Art In General
Gallery
(New
York), Jan.
2004
Social Seduction,
Betty Rymer
Gallery (Chicago),
Feb. 2004
Women in
the Director’s
Chair (Chicago),
March 2004
Outfest: Los
Angeles Lesbian
and Gay
Film Festival,
July
2004
Outfest Favorites,
Egyptian Theater
(Los Angeles),
August 2004
IDKE Gender
Revolution
Conference
(Chicago),
October 2004
Long Island
Lesbian and
Gay Film
Festival, November
2004
2003
Refuse & Refashion
Reeling: Chicago
Lesbian and
Gay Film
Festival
Empty Bottle
(Chicago) – micro-cinema
screening
2002
www.portableamnesia.org (website, 2002)
2000
Eating
the
Other Half:
Probing the Depths
of
Garbology (street
performance/installation
- vitrine,
restaurant
garbage,
plates,
garnishes,
tuxedo,
lab coat,
garbage
collector
uniform)
Art Strikes
Back
(Mission
District,
San Francisco)
1999
Product99
(performance/installation
-
computer,
video,
scanner,
sound,
questionnaires,
promotional
items)
Gallery2
(Chicago),
November
1999.
Various
public
sites
(Chicago
and
San
Francisco),
December
1999 – June
2000
I Touched
Gloria (1997,
Betacam/Hi-8
/Super-8
film,
TRT
25
min)
writer,
producer,
director
Made
in
Chicago:
Lesbische
Kurzfilme
aus
Chicago,
KINO
IM
SCHULZ,
Cologne,
Germany
1998
I
Touched Gloria
Toronto
Lesbian
and
Gay
Film
Festival
Women
in the
Director’s
Chair (Chicago)
1997
I Touched Gloria
Montreal Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
1996
I Touched Gloria
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Oedipussy (1995, Hi-8 video, TRT 5:15 min) writer, producer, director
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Great Dykes of Holland (1993, Hi-8 , TRT 5:30 min) associate producer,
camera, editor
Lesbian Genders, The Whitney Museum of American Art
1995
Oedipussy
New York Experimental Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival (MIX)
Paris Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Telemanita Women’s Video Festival (Mexico City)
Refuse and Refuge: Youth at the Edge of Consumer Society (color portraits
of homeless youth for museum installation)
Caesar Chavez Gallery (San Francisco State University)
Her Appetite (1994, Hi-8 video, TRT 8:45 min) writer, producer,
director
Reeling: Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
invited to the Margaret Mead Film Festival (Smithsonian Institution)
1994
Her Appetite
UFVA Student Film and Video Festival (Honorable Mention)
Carolina Film and Video Festival
Women in the Director's Chair (Chicago)
Athens International Film and Video Festival (Special Program)
Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Boston Lesbian and Gay film Festival
San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
New York Experimental Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (MIX)
Montreal Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Berlin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
UCLA Film and Television Archive: OUTFEST Legacy Collection – LGBT
Moving Image Media
Santa Clara University Library, Santa Clara, CA
University of Utah Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Hawkins, Margaret. “’Social Seduction Tempts More Than Just Fashionistas.” Chicago
Sun Times (March 19, 2004).
Camper, Fred. “Reeling 2003: Chicago International Lesbian and Gay
Film Festival: I Like Dyke Shorts.” Chicago
Reader (November 7, 2003).
Camper, Fred. “Critics Choice: Quests: New Lesbian Works, Part I.” Chicago
Reader (March 20, 1998).
Olson, Jenny. The Ultimate Guide to Gay and
Lesbian Film. New York: Serpents Tail Press,
1996.
Heitner, Devorah. “Camera Queens.” F
Newsmagazine, no. 23 (April 1995).
FREDDIE International Health and Medical Media Award, Unraveled,
2008
Chris Statuette, Columbus International Film Festival,
Unraveled, 2008
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne,
special grant for film promotion, 2007
Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University,
Media Arts Residency, Fall 2005, Winter 2006
Purdue Research Foundation, Faculty Summer Grant, 2005
Chicago Artist Assistance Program Grant, 2002, 2003
Lucius and Eva Eastman Fund, 2002
SAIC Faculty Enrichment Grant, 2002
Finalist, University Film and Video Association Carole
Fielding Grants, 1996
Alternate, College Art Association Fellowship Program,
1995
Graduate Student Grant, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, 1994-1996
Honorable Mention, University Film and Video Association
Festival, Her Appetite, 1994LECTURES • PRESENTATIONS • WORKSHOPS
Alliance For Community Media, Central States Fall Conference,
Presenter, Fort Wayne, IN 2007
University Film and Video Association Annual Conference,
Presenter, Orange, CA, 2006
College Art Association Annual Conference, Presenter, Boston,
MA, 2006
Northeastern University, Visiting Artist Lecture, Boston,
MA, 2006
Fort Wayne Cinema Center (film presentation, lecture,
Q&A),
2006
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, Visiting
Artist Lecture and Workshop, 2004
AIVF Fort Wayne Chapter and Fort Wayne Cinema Center, Documentary
Workshop, 2004
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort
Wayne, IN, Visiting Scholar Lecture, 2004
SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh New York, Visiting Scholar
Lecture, 2004
University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, Visiting Artist Lecture,
2003
Framingham State College, Framingham, MA, Visiting Scholar
Lecture, 2003
New School for Social Research, New York, NY, Visiting
Artist Lecture, 1998
Columbia College, Chicago, IL, Visiting Artist Lecture,
1996
IPFW Women’s Studies Advisory Committee, 2006-2008
IPFW Communication Department, Ad Hoc Media Committee,
Founder/Chair, 2004-2007
IPFW Communication Department, Personnel Committee,
2007-2008
IPFW Communication Department, Grade Appeal Committee,
2007-2008
IPFW Communication Department, Advisory Committee,
2006-2008
IPFW Communication Department, Curriculum Committee,
2006-2007
IPFW Student Organization Advisor: FILM CLUB, 2007-2008
IPFW Student Organization Advisor: Anime 101, 2006-2008
PFW Communication Department, Future Faculty Fellow
Search Committee, 2006
IPFW International Photography Contest, Awards Juror,
2006, 2007
IPFW Communication Department, Facilities Committee,
Chair 2004-2006
IPFW Library Grant Recipient (for purchase of film/media
studies DVD collection), 2005
IPFW Communication Department, Graduate Synthesis Paper/Project
Committee Chair: Fabiana Souza, Aleshia Panbamrung
IPFW Communication Department, Graduate Synthesis Paper
Committee Member: Kimberly Wells,
Henry Graff, Joanna Santos, JoAnne Alvarez, Scott Hoyer
School of the Art Instittute of Chicago, Independent
Study Advisor, 1999-2003
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
University Film and Video Association, Queer Caucus Member, 2007
Producer, “Three Rivers Jenbe Ensemble” – service-learning
project (documentary video for non-profit produced with IPFW video class),
2006
Awards Juror, Outdoor Sportswriters Association, Outdoor Media Awards, 2006
Film Discussion Panel, Brokeback Mountain, Indiana University - Purdue University
Fort Wayne, 2006
Film Discussion Panel, Maria Full of Grace, Cinema Center, Fort Wayne, IN,
2004
Festival Juror, Reeling: Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2003
Festival Juror, Women in the Director’s Chair, Chicago, IL, 1999
- 2000
Awards Juror, CD-ROM category, National Educational Media Network, San Francisco,
CA, 1998
Volunteer, Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco, CA, 1997
Advisory Board Member, Reeling: Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 1995
Volunteer, National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture, Annual Conference,
1994
Video/Film Curator, The Arts of Social Change (San Francisco cable access
program), 1992
Publications Intern, Bay Area Video Coalition, summer 1992
Organizer, Women's Health Action and Mobilization, Act-Up Women's Caucus,
1991 – 1993
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Assistant Director of Instructional Facilities, Dept. of Instructional
Resources & Media
Services
Oversaw the training of more than 1000 faculty, staff and students
per semester on computer software and hardware, portable media equipment,
and facilities
for both instruction and artmaking. Hired, trained, and supervised
four
professional staff members, and 20-30 graduate and undergraduate
student employees. Oversaw
writing, design and production of instructional materials and
guides delivered in variety of formats. Directed maintenance and operations
of existing
facilities, and consulted on planning and development of new
facilities.
Developed and
maintained budgets for equipment and facilities. December 2000 – October
2003
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Technician/Department Manager, Performance Department
Managed 60'x30' performance space, lighting grid and board, twelve channel
mixer, video, film and slide projection, and ProTools editing/mixing
station. Researched and wrote training materials, conducted workshops,
supervised
five student employees, and scheduled facilities usage. Maintained
all systems. September 1998 – September 1999.
The Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
Digital Media Lab Technician, Motion Picture/Video Department
Maintained digital media labs equipped with Avid Media Composer, Avid
Xpress, Media 100, ProTools, Premiere, After Effects, Director
and Photoshop. Conducted
workshops, researched and wrote training materials, installation,
maintenance and troubleshooting. October 1996 – July 1998.
New College of California, San Francisco, CA
Marketing/Admissions Director, Humanities Program
Directed recruitment, marketing and admissions for undergraduate
program at small liberal arts college. Interviewed and
counseled prospective
students; planned and promoted outreach events; produced
catalogs and promotional
materials; created and placed advertisements; developed
and monitored
budgets; chaired college-wide marketing committee. February 1990 – February
1993
Sound Engineer/Editor
Prison Radio • San Francisco • CA
Record and edit voices of prisoners in US correctional facilities and radio
essays by Mumia Abu-Jamal. See www.prisonradio.org. September 2008 present
Producer/Director
McGraw Hill Higher Education • Dubuque, IA
Produced series of short videos demonstrating microbiology laboratory techniques
for virtual textbook (in collaboration with Dr. Shree Dhawale, IPFW Biolgy
Department). November 2006 - present
Assistant Director
Inspire Project • San Francisco, CA
Supervised all aspects of pre-production and production (scripting, storyboarding,
location and crew management, art direction) on educational video for
HIV-positive injection drug users sponsored by the Center for AIDS Prevention
Research
at UCSF. July – August 2000.
Digital Video Producer
Ripple Effects Multi-Media • San Francisco, CA
Produced, directed and edited video segments for youth-oriented CD-ROM
distributed in high schools nationwide. 1998 - 1999
Sound Engineer • Digital Editor • Graphic Designer • Project
Manger
KT Solutions • Oakland, CA
Recorded and edited music and voice-over narration for software
training CD-ROMs, edited video, designed and edited graphics, managed
projects,
supervised audio staff. June 1997 – August 1998
Producer • Director • Editor • Camera
Miscellaneous free-lance video and film production • San Francisco,
CA and Chicago, IL
Clients: POV: The American Documentary (website), Mission Housing
Development Corporation (SF), The Mexican Museum, (SF), Paulina
Project (SF), Hostelling
International (SF), Projects: public service announcements, educational
media, documentary, independent films. 1991 - present
Film/Video/Performance
• Digital Video Production: DV and HD cameras
• Super 8 Film Production
• 16mm Film Production: CP 16 (sync sound) and Bolex cameras
• 16mm Film Editing: Flatbed (Steenbeck)
• Studio and Location Lighting and Sound
• Multi-camera Studio (switcher, waveform monitor, vectorscope, audio mixer,
light board, character generator, blue screen)
• Theatrical lighting and sound Digital Media
Digital Media
• Digital Video Editing: Final Cut Pro, Avid, Premiere, iMovie, Moviemaker
• Sound: Pro-Tools, PeakDV, Soundtrack, Garage Band
• Motion Graphics: Adobe After Effects, Motion, Flash
• Digital Imaging and Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, InDesign
• Web: HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash
• DVD Authoring: DVD StudioPro, iDVD
