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Dance Faculty	Name	Contact Information	Areas of Interest
	Joanne L. Lawrence, MFA Professor, Dance Program Director	801-626-6479 jlawrence@weber.edu	Dance performance, choreography, teacher education; dance anthropology/ethnology; dance therapy; Dance for the Camera; stage combat/fight choreography; dance history, theory, criticism.
	Amanda Sowerby, MFA Assistant Professor	801-626-7674 asowerby@weber.edu	Dance Education, Dance Therapy, Technique, Performance, Dance Kinesiology and Dance for the Camera.
	Erik Stern, MFA Professor	801-626-6615 estern@weber.edu	Choreography, cross-curricular education, performance.
Music Faculty	Name	Contact Information	Areas of Interest
	David O. Akombo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	801-626-6741 davidakombo@weber.edu	Music education; Ethnomusicology; Multicultural music education; Teaching and learning theory; Psychology of music; Choral and Instrumental arranging, African dance performance. Interests in music technology and interdisciplinary studies in music and biomedical sciences.
	Karen Brookens Potter Associate Professor of Music, Head of Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy	801-626-6439 kbrookens@weber.edu	Singing chamber music and music composed in the twentieth century, researching and teaching vocal pedagogy and vocal literature.Stage director of opera.
	David E. Feller, DMA Professor	801-626-6436 dfeller@weber.edu	Solo & chamber performance (CD currently in progress), research, patented an invention of a device that measures lip pressure on single-reed instruments.
	Mark Henderson, DMA Professor, Director of Choral Studies	801-626-6448 mhenderson@weber.edu	Composition, interdisciplinary arts; integral philosophy; teaches creativity in the Honors College; pathologically curious.
	Donald K. Keipp, DMA Professor	801-626-7073 dkeipp@weber.edu	Jazz, percussion, performance, and world music.
	Michael A. Palumbo, DMA Professor	801-626-6991 mpalumbo@weber.edu	Music education, orchestra conducting, playing as a member of an orchestra, teaching private viola lessons, reading and performing chamber music.
	Thomas Priest, EdD Associate Professor, Director of Music Education	801-626-7181 tpriest@weber.edu faculty.weber.edu/tpriest	Creative and critical thinking in music learning environments, learning modalities, computer-assisted instruction, early childhood, teacher education and bassoon.
	Thomas R. Root, PhD Professor, Director of Bands	801-626-6443 troot@weber.edu	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 viktoruzur@weber.edu faculty.weber.edu/viktoruzur	Cello Performance, Chamber Music, Artistic Director Bonneville Chamber Music Festival www.weber.edu/bcmf
	Ralph van der Beek Assistant Professor	801-626-6825 RalphVanderbeek@weber.edu	Piano, music theory.
	Shi-Hwa Wang, DMA Professor	801-626-6929 swang@weber.edu faculty.weber.edu/swang	Violin Performance, Lessons, Ear-training, String Pedagogy, Chamber Music, Orchestral Literature
	Ronald L. Wooden, PhD Professor	801-626-6452 rwooden@weber.edu	Jazz history, 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 yyang@weber.edu	Research on piano teaching and learning, teaching literature and music technology. Piano accompanying, chamber music performance, piano teacher training.
Theatre Faculty	Name	Contact Information	Areas of Interest
	John J. Bizzell, MFA Technical Director	801-626-7191 jbizzell@weber.edu	Scenery, lighting, equipment.
	Tracy Callahan, MFA Professor	801-626-7886 tcallahan@weber.edu	Contemporary Irish theatre: studied in Ireland on a grant from Oklahoma State University. Accessible Shakespeare: grant to initiate class with English majors and theatre majors at OSU. Spent three months studying in Ireland.
	James C. Christian, MFA Professor, Director of Musical Theatre Studies	801-626-6992 jchristian@weber.edu	Playwriting.
	Larry Dooley, PhD Associate Professor, Department Chair	801-626-6432 ldooley@weber.edu	Theatre history and especially all things old, with a research emphasis on early 18th-century British theatre and comic drama.
	Scott L. Jensen, MFA, MBA Associate Professor, Browning Center Managing Director	801-626-6961 sjensen@weber.edu
	Van Tinkham, MFA Associate Professor	801-626-6435 vtinkham@weber.edu	Scenic and lighting design, American theatre history.
	Catherine Zublin, MFA Professor	801-626-6661 czublin@weber.edu	Costume design, costume history, stage makeup.
Department Staff	Name	Contact Information	Area
	Georgene Ady Secretary	801-626-6437 gady@weber.edu	Department of Performing Arts office
	Caril Jennings Marketing Director	801-626-6431 crjennings@weber.edu	Marketing
	Mark D. Maxson	801-626-7802 mmaxson@weber.edu faculty.weber.edu/mmaxson	Multimedia Specialist / Adjunct Music Faculty (guitar) Digidesign Sponsored School, Pro Tools 101
	Kayleen B. Merx Budget Specialist	801-626-6430 kmerx@weber.edu	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