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Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Director + professor of practices, The Sidney Poitier New American Film School

“Sidney Poitier — the man, the icon, the legend — is my North Star who exemplifies determination, passion, professionalism and excellence. I am honored to be part of his legacy and to impart his ethos to future generations of storytellers.”

With her decades on the front lines of the film industry, Boone Isaacs brings well-earned practical advice and leadership to ASU and The Sidney Poitier New American Film School. She has worked on more than 300 movies and served four terms as president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

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Forrest Solis

Director + associate professor, the School of Art

“It isn’t only art about social issues that makes a difference. Our faculty are also making advances in material science, environmental science, social science and the applied sciences that will impact our lives and the lives of future generations. Art shapes the world, period.”

Solis received her BFA in 2001 from the Kansas City Art Institute and her MFA in 2003 from Indiana University, then taught as an assistant professor of art at DePauw University in Indiana until 2006, when she chose to come to ASU because of its focus on research, and its diverse student population and commitment to access, as expressed in the university’s charter.

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2021-22 new tenure or tenure-track faculty

Luis Angarita

Luis Angarita

Associate professor + program head
The Design School
Industrial design

Miki Aoki

Miki Aoki

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Collaborative piano

DB Bauer

DB Bauer

Assistant professor
School of Arts, Media and Engineering
Interactive media and games

Andrea Benge

Andrea Benge

Assistant professor
School of Art
Animation

Carla LynDale Bishop

Carla LynDale Bishop

Assistant professor
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
Film and media production

Laura Cechanowicz

Laura Cechanowicz

Assistant professor
School of Arts, Media and Engineering and Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Media arts and sciences

Jorge Costa

Jorge Costa

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Popular music

Pooyan Fazli

Pooyan Fazli

Assistant professor
School of Arts, Media and Engineering
Robotics and AI for good

Hazal Gumus Ciftci

Hazal Gumus Ciftci

Assistant professor
The Design School
Industrial design

Ana Herruzo

Ana Herruzo

Associate professor
The Design School and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering
Experiential design and extended realities

Cristina Ibarra

Cristina Ibarra

Associate professor
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School

Kristy Kang

Kristy Kang

Associate professor
School of Arts Media and Engineering and The Design School
Urban art and design

Sujin Kim

Sujin Kim

Assistant professor
School of Art
3D animation

Jaime Lee Kirtz

Jaime Lee Kirtz

Assistant professor
School of Arts, Media and Engineering
Studies and algorithmic culture

Chunyao Liu

Chunyao Liu

Assistant professor
The Design School
Interior design

Cristóbal Martinez

Cristóbal Martinez

Professor + associate director
School of Art

Joyce McCall

Joyce McCall

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Music learning and teaching

Galina Mihaleva

Galina Mihaleva

Associate professor
School of Art
Fashion

Hassnaa Mohammed

Hassnaa Mohammed

Assistant professor
The Design School
Interior design

Maria del Mar Navarro

Maria del Mar Navarro

Assistant professor
The Design School
Visual communication design

Juan Obando

Juan Obando

Associate professor + assistant director of Northlight Gallery
School of Art
Fashion

Luiza Parvu

Luiza Parvu

Assistant professor
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
Film

Nicholas Pilarski

Nicholas Pilarski

Associate professor
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School and the School of Arts Media and Engineering
Interactive and emerging media

Amanda Pintore

Amanda Pintore

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Theatre for youth and community, acting

Lindsey Reymore

Lindsey Reymore

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Music theory

Alex Rivera

Alex Rivera

Associate professor
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
Film

Shola Roberts

Shola K. Roberts

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Dance

Lauren Ruffin

Lauren Ruffin

Associate professor
School of Arts, Media and Engineering (joint appointment with the School for the Future of Innovation in Society)
Visualizing futures/worldbuilding

Arnel Sancianco

Arnel Sancianco

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Scenic design

Jace Saplan

Jace Saplan

Associate professor + co-director of choral activities
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Music learning and teaching, choral conducting

Nastaran Shishegar

Nastaran Shishegar

Assistant professor
The Design School
Interior design

Sharon Teo-Gooding

Sharon Teo-Gooding

Professor + associate director
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
Film

LaTasha Barnes

LaTasha Barnes

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Dance

Danielle Testa

Danielle Testa

Assistant professor
School of Art
Fashion

Charlotte Trumble McCurdy

Charlotte McCurdy

Assistant professor
The Design School
Industrial design

Kenya Wiley

Kenya Wiley

Assistant professor
School of Art
Fashion

Weidi Zhang

Weidi Zhang

Assistant professor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre and The Design School
Experience design immersion

New tenure or tenure track faculty who started during the 2021-2022 school year or in the Fall 2022 semester of the 2022-23 school year. Does not include non-tenure track or faculty who changed positions, unless they moved from non-tenure to tenure track.