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ROBERT RAMIREZ became head of the School of Drama on August 1, 2022. He joins CMU from the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), where he served as professor and chair.

Ramirez joined UT in 2014 as associate professor and head of acting and in 2016, became head of the Performance Division. He was later named senior associate chair and then interim chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance prior to his promotion to full professor and being appointment as department chair in 2020. During his tenure as chair, Ramirez prioritized student experience and learning outcomes, as well as the advancement of faculty and staff profiles in the College of Fine Arts and the professional realm. As a teacher and administrator, he set new standards for recruitment of diverse student, faculty, and staff populations, as well as the development of equitable and inclusive casting and production processes and curriculum reform at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Leadership Team

Dick Block


Kyle Haden


David Holcomb


Amy Nichols


Faculty

Barbara Anderson


Wendy Arons


Natalie Baker-Shirer


Daniel Banks


Claudia Benack


Stewart Blackwood


Dick Block


David Boevers


C. Todd Brown


Claudia Brownlee


James Caton


Gab Cody


Judith Conte


Peter Cooke


Tomé Cousin


Will Davis


Mark Domencic


Gianni Downs


Kaja Dunn


Rick Edinger


Mindy Eshelman


Janet Madelle Feindel


Olivera Gajic


Kristi Good


Kyle Haden


Rob Handel


Hugh Hanson


Jed Allen Harris


Kevin Hines


Gary Kline


Randy Kovitz


Juan Rivera Lebron


Gregory Lehane


Cindy Limauro


Gary Logan


Barbara MacKenzie-Wood


Adil Mansoor


Melissa Martin


Dan Martin


Tony McKay


Catherine Moore


Anne Mundell


Amanda Olmstead


Paul Peers


Joe Pino


Ryan M. Prendergast


Robert Ramirez


Giovanna Reyes-Mir


Nica Ross


Brian Russman


Emily Sapa


Tina Shackleford


Lawrence Shea


Andrew Smith


Ingrid Sonnichsen


Mary Ellen Stebbins


Ausar Stewart


Robert Thomson


Susan Tsu


Lisa Velten Smith


Don Wadsworth


Bria Walker-Rhoze


Kaf Warman


Chelsea M. Warren


Miso (Cheng-Yu) Wei


Kim Weild


Andy Wolk


TJ Young


Beth Zamborsky


Staff

Ben Brosche


Zach Brown


Catie Brown


Ben Carter


Joyce Dellovade


Thomas Feather


Valerie Haley


David Holcomb


Gina Kuhn


Tiia Torchia Lager


Shannon Lown


Jennifer Marks


Keith Marsh


Valeria McCrary


Shannon Musgrave


Amy Nichols


Sara Novelly


David Randolph


Sayantee Sahoo


Sarah Shechtman


Marlene Speranza


Louis Stein


Maria Stoy


Kristin Ward


Sean West


Alex Young


Area Chairs

Wendy Arons


Rick Edinger


Rob Handel


Tina Shackleford


Lawrence Shea


Andrew Smith


Lisa Velten Smith


Kim Weild