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Faculty & Staff

 

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Juan Carlos Kase

Juan Carlos Kase

Department Chair
910.962.2507
kasej@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
American Film History
Experimental Cinema
Lani Akande

Lani Akande

Assistant Professor
King Hall 106G
910.962.2057
akandel@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Nigerian Cinema
Postcolonial Cinema
Todd Berliner

Todd Berliner

Professor
King Hall 106H
910.962.3336
berlinert@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Film Aesthetics
American Film History
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Stefani Byrd

Associate Professor
byrds@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Video Installation
Tanite Chahwan

Tanite Chahwan

Assistant Professor
King Hall
910.962.7502
chahwant@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Egyptian Cinema
Stardom
Melodrama
Basil F Dababneh

Basil F Dababneh

Assistant Professor
King Hall
dababnehb@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Queer and Trans Media
Aesthetics and Affect
Popular Culture
Laura Dunn

Laura Dunn

Assistant Professor
King Hall 102E
910.962.2057
sewelll@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Documentary Filmmaking
Chip Hackler

Chip Hackler

Associate Professor
hacklerc@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Screenwriting
Directing
Narrative Filmmaking
Mariana Johnson

Mariana Johnson

Associate Professor
King Hall 106I
johnsonm@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Latin American Cinema
History of Documentary
Yunrui Li

Yunrui Li

Assistant Professor
liy@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Film Directing
Producing
Screenwriting
David M. Monahan

David M. Monahan

Professor
monahand@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Screenwriting
Editing
Narrative Filmmaking
Qui Ha H Nguyen

Qui Ha H Nguyen

Assistant Professor
nguyenq@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Southeast Asian Cinemas
Feminist Decolonial Historiography
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Glenn Pack

Senior Lecturer
King Hall 106M
packg@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Cinematography
Directing
Granetta Richardson

Granetta Richardson

Sr Lecturer/Academic Coord
King Hall 102G
910.962.3326
richardsongr@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Popular Culture
Film Rhetoric
Contemporary Cinema
Priyadarshini Shanker

Priyadarshini Shanker

Assistant Professor
King Hall 102A
shankerp@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
South Asian Film and Media
Feminist Media Histories
Gendered Performance and Labor
Meja Shoba

Meja Shoba

Assistant Professor
King Hall 102A
910.962.2057
shobam@uncw.edu
Andre Silva

Andre Silva

Associate Professor
King Hall 106F
910.962.2057
silvaa@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
2D Digital Animation
Alternative & Experimental Filmmaking
Environmental & Hybrid Documentary Filmmaking
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Shannon Silva

Professor
silvas@uncw.edu
Areas of Specialization::
Animation and Experimental Filmmaking

MEET THE REST OF OUR TEAM

Name
Jennifer Barrow, M.F.A.
barrowj@uncw.edu		 Lucinda McNamara
mcnamaral@uncw.edu
Kyle Myers-Haugh, M.F.A.
myershaughk@uncw.edu

Gregory Rippin, M.A.
ripping@uncw.edu

 

Support

Lauren Babson
Administrative Associate

King Hall 103D
910.962.2057
babsonl@uncw.edu

Ask me about:

  • All Department Questions
  • Space Reservations
  • Film Studies Tours

Aaron Cavazos
Equipment and Editing Suite Supervisor

University Film Center 1020
910.962.7369
cavazosa@uncw.edu

 Ask me about:

  • Equipment Requests
  • Editing Lab and Sound Stage
  • Software

Dr. Todd Berliner
MA Graduate Coordinator

King Hall 106H
berlinert@uncw.edu

Ask me about:

  • Applying to the MA Program
  • Scholarships Available

Andre Silva
MFA Graduate Coordinator

King Hall 106F
silvaa@uncw.edu

 Ask me about:

  • Applying to the MFA Program
  • Scholarships Available

Dr. Sue Richardson
Undergraduate Coordinator

King Hall 102G
910.962.3326
richardsongr@uncw.edu

Ask me about:

  • Credits and Courses
  • Transferring into Film Studies

Shannon Silva
Internship Coordinator

King Hall 106K
silvas@uncw.edu

 Ask me about:

  • Applying to Internships
  • Becoming an Internship Site