Faculty & Staff
The Film, Audio, Media Arts Department features a dedicated and knowledgeable faculty and staff.
Full-Time Faculty
| Name | Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Jena Burchick Associate Professor |
Lighting, narrative and documentary filmmaking, directing, professional practice | jburchick AT_TOWSON 410-704-2173 Media Center 206 |
| Paul Castro Assistant Professor |
Screenwriting | pcastro AT_TOWSON 410-704-3755 Media Center 208 |
| Danielle d'Amico Assistant Professor |
Media production, post-production, virtual reality, video installation | ddamico AT_TOWSON 410-704-6993 Media Center 107A |
| Michael Duffy Teaching Professor |
Film and media history, genre, aesthetics, East Asian cinemas, special effects history/theory | mduffy AT_TOWSON 410-704-5241 Media Center 112E |
|
Joseph A. Kraemer |
Film production, directing, cinematography, new media, film theory and aesthetics | jkraemer AT_TOWSON 410-704-4326 Media Center 205D |
| Marc May Associate Professor |
Screenwriting, film/video production, film history | mamay AT_TOWSON 410-704-6542 Media Center 212 |
| Ryan Murray Professor & Chair |
Virtual reality, video art, experimental video, internet video, media production and post-production | rmurray AT_TOWSON 410-704-5643 Media Center 203A |
| Daniel Mydlack Professor |
History, theory, criticism, production | dmydlack AT_TOWSON 410-704-3059 Media Center 205C |
| Lorrie Palmer Professor |
Film history, film and TV genres (action, sci-fi, horror, Western), race and gender in media, digital aesthetics, city space in screen cultures | lpalmer AT_TOWSON 410-704-4611 Media Center 202 |
| Lynn Patterson Professor of Practice |
Audio production (recording/mixing), aural scapes, mix-to-pix, music production and engineering | lpatterson AT_TOWSON 410-704-3456 Media Center 208 |
| Adam Schwartz Assistant Professor |
Audio production and post-production, immersive audio, sound design, sound art, multimedia art, virtual reality | aischwartz AT_TOWSON 410-704-4271 Media Center 105 |
| Lynn Tomlinson Professor & Assistant Chair |
Animation, visual effects, film and media history and theory, production and post-production | ltomlinson AT_TOWSON 410-704-2593 Media Center 201B |
| Kalima Young Associate Professor |
Feminist film theory, Black film criticism, narrative production, film history | kyoung AT_TOWSON 410-704-2168 Media Center 205A |
| Michael Angelella Professor Emeritus |
Screenwriting | mangelella AT_TOWSON |
| Elsa Lankford Professor |
Audio production and post-production, founder/director WAMMFest, diversity in media, interdisciplinary art, sound art, composing | elankford AT_TOWSON |
| Peter Lev Professor Emeritus |
American and European film history, film adaptations of literature | |
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John MacKerron |
Electronic media history and video production | jmackerron AT_TOWSON |
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Dave Reiss |
Digital media production and design | dreiss AT_TOWSON |
| John Turner Professor Emeritus |
Radio broadcasting, broadcast journalism, mass communication theory, programming, sportscasting | jturner AT_TOWSON |
Adjunct Faculty
Staff
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Mark Burchick Multimedia Technician |
mburchick AT_TOWSON 410-704-4074 Media Center 008B |
| Travis Holden Media Lab Supervisor |
mholdenii AT_TOWSON 410-704-3433 Media Center 008A |
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Vickie Hook |
vhook AT_TOWSON 410-704-5120 Media Center 203 |
| Trish Roger Program Management Specialist / Accounts |
proger AT_TOWSON 410-704-3106 Media Center 205E |
Join our Adjunct Faculty
The Film, Audio, Media Arts Department seeks to connect media professionals, artists, and scholars with our students. We are looking to expand our pool of FAMA adjunct (part-time) faculty who can teach in one or more of our three concentrations: Film/Video/Digital Media, Audio, and Film and Media Studies. Apply to join our Adjunct Faculty.