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Dance Faculty | Name | Contact Information | Areas of Interest |
| Joanne L. Lawrence, MFA Professor, Dance Program Director | 801-626-6479 | Danceperformance, choreography, teacher education; danceanthropology/ethnology; dance therapy; Dance for the Camera; stagecombat/fight choreography; dance history, theory, criticism. |
| Amanda Sowerby, MFA Assistant Professor | 801-626-7674
| Dance Education, Dance Therapy, Technique, Performance, Dance Kinesiology and Dance for the Camera. |
| Erik Stern, MFA Professor | 801-626-6615 | Choreography, cross-curricular education, performance. |
Music Faculty | Name | Contact Information | Areas of Interest |
 | David O. Akombo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor | 801-626-6741 | Musiceducation; Ethnomusicology; Multi-cultural music education;Teaching andlearning theory; Psychology of music; Choral and Instrumental arranging,African dance performance. Interests in music technology andinterdisciplinary studies in music and biomedical sciences. |
 | Karen Brookens DMA Associate Professor of Music, Head of Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy | 801-626-6439 | Singingchamber music and music composed in the twentieth century, researchingand teaching vocal pedagogy and vocal literature. Stage director ofopera. |
 | Carey Campbell, PhD Assistant Professor
| 801- 626-6790 | 18th-Century Instrumental Music, PopularMusic, Music and Cultural Theory, and the development of listeningskills for non-musicians. |
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Professor | 801-626-6436 | Solo& chamber performance (CD currently in progress), research, patentedan invention of a device that measures lip pressure on single-reedinstruments. |
 | Mark Henderson, DMA Professor, Director of Choral Studies | 801-626-6448 | Composition, interdisciplinary arts; integral philosophy; teaches creativity in the Honors College; pathologically curious. |
| Donald K. Keipp, DMA Professor | 801-626-7073 | Jazz, percussion, performance, and world music. |
| Michael A. Palumbo, DMA Professor | 801-626-6991 | Musiceducation, orchestra conducting, playing as a member of an orchestra,teaching private viola lessons, reading and performing chamber music. |
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| Thomas Priest, EdD Associate Professor, Director of Music Education | 801-626-7181 | Creativeand critical thinking in music learning environments, learningmodalities, computer-assisted instruction, early childhood, teachereducation and bassoon. |
| Thomas R. Root, PhD Professor, Director of Bands | 801-626-6443 | Has 22 published compositions with four publishers for band, chamber ensemble and orchestra. Compositions performed in America, Japan, Australia and Europe. |
 | Viktor Uzur, DMA Assistant Professor | 801-626-6441 | Cello Performance, Chamber Music, Artistic Director Bonneville Chamber Music Festival www.weber.edu/bcmf |
| Ralph van der Beek DMA Assistant Professor | 801-626-6825 RalphVanderbeek@weber.edu | Piano Performance, Theory, Ear-Training, Chamber Music, Director WSU Piano Festival |
| Shi-Hwa Wang, DMA Professor | 801-626-6929 | Violin Performance, Lessons, Ear-training, String Pedagogy, Chamber Music, Orchestral Literature |
| Ronald L. Wooden, PhD Professor | 801-626-6452 | Jazzhistory, jazz improvisation teaching, jazz performance theory, "5 Clefs"faculty quintet, vocal performance (bass/baritone oratorio/recitals).Interested in developing a department travel study abroad program. |
| Yu-Jane Yang, PhD Professor | 801-626-7489 | Researchon piano teaching and learning, teaching literature and musictechnology. Piano accompanying, chamber music performance, piano teachertraining. |
Theatre Faculty | Name | Contact Information | Areas of Interest |
John J. Bizzell, MFA Technical Director | 801-626-7191 | Scenery, lighting, equipment. | |
| Tracy Callahan, MFA Professor | 801-626-7886 | ContemporaryIrish theatre: studied in Ireland on a grant from Oklahoma StateUniversity. Accessible Shakespeare: grant to initiate class with Englishmajors and theatre majors at OSU. Spent three months studying in Ireland. |
| James C. Christian, MFA Professor, Director of Musical Theatre Studies | 801-626-6992 | Playwriting. |
| Larry Dooley, PhD Associate Professor, Department Chair | 801-626-6432 | Theatre history and especially all things old, with a research emphasis on early 18th-century British theatre and comic drama. |
| Herb Garman Browning Center Managing Director | 801-626-6961 | |
Van Tinkham, MFA Associate Professor | 801-626-6435 | Scenic and lighting design, American theatre history. | |
| Catherine Zublin, MFA Professor | 801-626-6661 | Costume design, costume history, stage makeup. |
Department Staff | Name | Contact Information | Area |
| Georgene Ady Secretary | 801-626-6437 | Department of Performing Arts office |
| Caril Jennings Marketing Director | 801-626-6431 | Marketing |
| Mark D. Maxson | 801-626-7802 | Multimedia Specialist / Adjunct Music Faculty (guitar) Digidesign Sponsored School, Pro Tools 101/110 Music Technology DPA Computer Lab Rock Music History |
| Kayleen B. Merx Budget Specialist | 801-626-6430 | Department of Performing Arts office |
| | Jean-Louise England Costume Studio Manager | 801-626-7768 | Costume Studio |
Weber State University, Department of Performing Arts Ogden, Utah 84408-1905 801-626-6437 |