People

Department Chair & Administrator

Faculty

Faculty in the Dance Department
Name Phone E-mail

Charlotte Adams

Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies

 319.335.2185

charlotte-adams@uiowa.edu

Jim Albert

Lecturer

 319.353.2423

james-albert@uiowa.edu

Jessica Anthony

Visiting Assistant Professor in Modern Dance; Undergraduate Recruitment and Audition Coordinator

 319.335.2789

jessica-a-anthony@uiowa.edu

Eloy Barragán

Associate Professor; Dance Gala Director 2019; BA Advisor; MFA Thesis Production Coordinator

 319.335.2183

eloy-barragan@uiowa.edu

George de la Peña

Professor; BFA Program Director; BFA Advisor

 319.335.2189

george-delapena@uiowa.edu

Armando Duarte

Professor; Director of Dance Production; Director of Graduate Studies; Dance Gala Director 2018

 319.335.2186

armando-duarte@uiowa.edu

Daniel Fine

Assistant Professor, Digital Media in Performance; Dance Colloquium Series Organizer

 319.353.2703

daniel-fine@uiowa.edu

Jennifer Kayle

Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director (Fall 2018)

 319.335.2187

jennifer-kayle@uiowa.edu

Rebekah Kowal

Department DEO, Chair; Associate Professor; Graduate Advisor; IWP/MFA Concert Mentor

 319.335.2180

rebekah-kowal@uiowa.edu

Kristin Marrs

Lecturer in Ballet; Honors Program Director; BA Advisor; BFA Advisor

 319.335.2184

kristin-marrs@uiowa.edu

Christopher-Rasheem McMillan

Assistant Professor of Dance and Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies; Graduate Recruitment Coordinator; Dance Colloquium Series Organizer

319.335.4890

christopher-rasheem-mcmillan@uiowa.edu

Melinda Jean Myers

Visiting Assistant Professor in Dance

 319.384.1414

melinda-j-myers@uiowa.edu

Michael Sakamoto

Assistant Professor; BA Advisor

 319.335.2190

michael-sakamoto@uiowa.edu

Staff

For a complete listing of Division of Performing Arts staff please see the DPA website.

Department of Dance Staff
Name Phone E-mail

Paul Cunliffe

Accompanist

 N/A

paul-cunliffe@uiowa.edu

Molly Dahlberg

Academic Coordinator and Assistant to the Chair

 319-335-2621

molly-dahlberg@uiowa.edu

Lyle Juracek

Accompanist; Adjunct Assistant Professor

319.335.2228

lyle-juracek@uiowa.edu

Briana Maxwell

Production Stage Manager

 319.384.0517

briana-maxwell@uiowa.edu

Eben Seaman

Dance Accompanist

 319.335.2194

eben-seaman@uiowa.edu

Kathryn Smith

Administrative Director, UI Youth Ballet and Community Dance School

 319.335.2193

kathryn-smith@uiowa.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Department of Dance Emeritus Faculty
Name Phone E-mail

Alicia Brown

Associate Professor Emerita

 N/A

matthes626@msn.com

Helen Chadima

Associate Professor Emerita

 N/A

helenc79@mchsi.com

Françoise Martinet

Professor Emeritus

 N/A