Meet Emerson College’s distinguished faculty and graduate program director in the School of the Arts’ low-residency Writing for Film and Television graduate program.
Writing for Film and Television Graduate Program Director
Your graduate program director will serve as your primary faculty advisor, guiding you on course selection to ensure that you achieve your learning objectives and satisfy the program requirements. You will also receive program and department news from your program director and any on- and off-campus opportunities that might interest you.
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James LaneSenior Scholar-in-Residence II and Graduate Program Directorjames_lane@emerson.edu
- Department Visual & Media Arts
Jim is both a media scholar and filmmaker with extensive publications and production experience. His publications have been featured in Wide Angle, Jump Cut, and more while his filmography has exhibited at major film festivals internationally, with his autobiography I am Not an Anthropologist premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Jim is currently Senior Scholar-in-Residence for the department of Visual and Media Arts in LA and Graduate Program Director for the MFA Program in Film and TV Writing.
Our Writing for Film and Television Graduate Faculty
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Maria Agui Carter
Assistant Professormaria_aguicarter@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Jane Akiba
Senior Affiliated Facultyjane_akiba@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Malic Amalya
Assistant Professor - On Leavemalic_amalya@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Pierre Archambault
Associate Professor -
Luis Arnias
Affiliated Facultyluis_arnias@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Benjamin Aron
Affiliated Facultybenjamin.aron@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Ursula August
Affiliated Facultyursula.august2@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Jayson Baker
Affiliated Facultyjayson_baker@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Ryan Banfi
Affiliated Facultyryan_banfi@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Manuel Basanese
Associate Professormanuel_basanese@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Amy Beecher
Assistant Professoramy_beecher@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Anya Belkina
Associate Professor - On Leaveanya_belkina@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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David Bendiksen
Affiliated Facultydavid_bendiksen@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Chris Benham
Affiliated Facultychris.benham@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Michael Bent
Senior Affiliated Facultymichael_bent@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Harlan Bosmajian
Associate Professorharlan_bosmajian@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Sabine Bou Jaoude
Affiliated Facultysabine_boujaoude@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Michael Boylen
Professor Emeritus- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Joan Brigham
Professor Emerita- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Chevahn Brown
Affiliated Facultychevahn.brown@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Leslie Brown
Affiliated Facultyleslie_brown@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Joan Casademont
Affiliated Facultyjoan_casademont@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Mark Chesak
Senior Affiliated Facultymark_chesak@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Gautam Chopra
Senior Affiliated Facultygautam_chopra@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Andrew Clarke
Senior Affiliated Facultyandrew_clarke@emerson.edu- Department Performing Arts
- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Shaun Clarke
Associate Professor and Chairshaun_clarke@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Martie Cook
Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Comedic Artsmartie_cook@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Claire Cooley
Affiliated Facultyclaire.cooley@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Thomas Cooper
Professor Emeritus- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Adam Cordelle
Affiliated Facultyadam_cordelle@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Maria Corrigan
Assistant Professor and Foundations Curriculum Directormaria_corrigan@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Jason Cortlund
Affiliated Facultyjason_cortlund@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Debbie Cutler
Affiliated Facultydebbie_cutler@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Sophia Day
Affiliated Facultysophia.day@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Gabrielle Demeestere
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Kathryn Dietz
Affiliated Facultykathryn_dietz@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Barbara Doyle
Affiliated Facultybarbara_doyle@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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William Dreyfus
Senior Affiliated Facultywilliam_dreyfus@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Robert Eckard
Associate Director, Community Relations & Special Eventsrobert_eckard@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Rob Eckard
Affiliated Facultyrob_eckard@emerson.edu- Department Visual & Media Arts