People

Department Chair & Administrator

Rebekah Kowal
Department DEO, Chair; Associate Professor; Graduate Advisor; IWP/MFA Concert Mentor
rebekah-kowal@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319.335.2180
Office: E114 C

Faculty

Faculty in the Dance Department
Name	Phone	E-mail
Jim Albert Lecturer	319.353.2423	james-albert@uiowa.edu
Gabriel Anderson Visiting Assistant Professor		gabriel-anderson@uiowa.edu
Eloy Barragán Associate Professor; Dance Gala Director 2019; BA Advisor; MFA Thesis Production Coordinator	319.335.2183	eloy-barragan@uiowa.edu
Alex Bush Instructional Specialist + Recruitment Coordinator; Associate Director, Dancers in Company	319.335.2185	alexandra-bush@uiowa.edu
George de la Peña Professor; BFA Advisor	319.335.2189	george-delapena@uiowa.edu
Armando Duarte Professor; Director of Dance Production	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; Director of Graduate Studies	319.384.1414	jennifer-kayle@uiowa.edu
Lovar Davis Kidd Visiting Instructor	319 899 1656	lovar-kidd@uiowa.edu
Rebekah Kowal Department DEO, Chair; Associate Professor; Graduate Advisor; IWP/MFA Concert Mentor	319.335.2180	rebekah-kowal@uiowa.edu
Erin Landsee Adjunct Instructor		erin-landsee@uiowa.edu
Kristin Marrs Lecturer in Ballet; Director of Undergraduate Studies; 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
Stephanie Miracle Visiting Assistant Professor		stephanie-miracle@uiowa.edu
Melinda Jean Myers Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance and Choreography	319.335.2187	melinda-j-myers@uiowa.edu
Tony Orrico Grant Wood Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance - Dance; Visiting Assistant Professor		anthony-orrico@uiowa.edu
Shara Power Adjunct Instructor		shara-power@uiowa.edu
Tonja Robins Adjunct Instructor		tonja-robins@uiowa.edu
Jason Schadt Visiting Assistant Professor; Artistic Director, UI Youth Ballet and Community Dance School		jason-schadt@uiowa.edu
Amy Simonson Visiting Assistant Professor		amy-simonson@uiowa.edu
Helaina Thompson Adjunct Instructor		helaina-thompson@uiowa.edu
Kate Vigmostad Adjunct Assistant Professor		katharine-vigmostad@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

Graduate Students

Department of Dance Staff
Name	Phone	E-mail
Jeremy Cline 2nd Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		jeremy-cline@uiowa.edu
Julia Cooper 2nd Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		julia-cooper@uiowa.edu
Laila Franklin 1st Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		laila-franklin@uiowa.edu
Angelica DeLashmette Hurst 2nd Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		angelica-delashmette@uiowa.edu
Mariko Ishikawa 1st Year M.F.A. Candidate in Dance, Performance Track		mariko-ishikawa@uiowa.edu
Michael Landez 1st Year M.F.A. Candidate in Dance, Performance Track		michael-landez@uiowa.edu
Jessica Madden 2nd Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		jessica-madden@uiowa.edu
Sarah Olson 3rd Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		sarah-olson@uiowa.edu
Juliet Remmers 1st Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Performance Track		juliet-remmers@uiowa.edu
Bethany Sullivan 3rd Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Performance Track		bethany-sullivan@uiowa.edu
Kate Vincek 2nd Year M.F.A. in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		kate-vincek@uiowa.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Department of Dance Emeritus Faculty
Name	Phone	E-mail
Charlotte Adams Professor emerita		charlotte-adams@uiowa.edu
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

People

Department Chair & Administrator

Rebekah Kowal

Faculty

Jim Albert

Gabriel Anderson

Eloy Barragán

Alex Bush

George de la Peña

Armando Duarte

Daniel Fine

Jennifer Kayle

Lovar Davis Kidd

Rebekah Kowal

Erin Landsee

Kristin Marrs

Christopher-Rasheem McMillan

Stephanie Miracle

Melinda Jean Myers

Tony Orrico

Shara Power

Tonja Robins

Jason Schadt

Amy Simonson

Helaina Thompson

Kate Vigmostad

Staff

Paul Cunliffe

Molly Dahlberg

Lyle Juracek

Briana Maxwell

Eben Seaman

Kathryn Smith

Graduate Students

Jeremy Cline

Julia Cooper

Laila Franklin

Angelica DeLashmette Hurst

Mariko Ishikawa

Michael Landez

Jessica Madden

Sarah Olson

Juliet Remmers

Bethany Sullivan

Kate Vincek

Emeritus Faculty

Charlotte Adams

Alicia Brown

Helen Chadima

Françoise Martinet