People

Department Chair & Administrator

Rebekah Kowal
Department Executive Officer; Professor; Graduate Advisor; IWP/MFA Concert Mentor
rebekah-kowal@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-335-2180
Office: E114 C
Jacquie Albrecht
Administrator, Division of Performing Arts
jacquie-albrecht@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-2481
Office: 1400N VOX

Faculty

Faculty in the Dance Department
Name	Phone	E-mail
Jim Albert Lecturer	319-353-2423	james-albert@uiowa.edu
Eloy Barragán Associate Professor; BA Advisor; MFA Thesis Production Coordinator, Director Dance Gala 2022	319-335-2183	eloy-barragan@uiowa.edu
George de la Peña Professor; Director of Dance Production; BFA Advisor	319-335-2189	george-delapena@uiowa.edu
Armando Duarte Professor; Director of the BFA Program; Director of Dance Production; BA and BFA Advisor	319-335-2186	armando-duarte@uiowa.edu
Daniel Fine Associate Professor, Digital Media in Performance; Dance Colloquium Series Organizer	319-353-2703	daniel-fine@uiowa.edu
Jennifer Kayle Professor; Director of Graduate Studies; Graduate Advisor, BA Advisor	319-384-1414	jennifer-kayle@uiowa.edu
Rebekah Kowal Department Executive Officer; Professor; Graduate Advisor; IWP/MFA Concert Mentor	319-335-2180	rebekah-kowal@uiowa.edu
Kristin Marrs Associate Professor of Instruction; 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	319-335-0006	christopher-rasheem-mcmillan@uiowa.edu
Tiffany Merritt-Brown Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance		tiffany-merritt-brown@uiowa.edu
Stephanie Miracle Assistant Professor; BA Advisor	319-353-2789	stephanie-miracle@uiowa.edu
Melinda Jean Myers Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance and Choreography; BFA Advisor; UI Dance Company	319-335-2187	melinda-j-myers@uiowa.edu
Tony Orrico Assistant Professor of Dance and Sculpture/Intermedia		anthony-orrico@uiowa.edu
Danielle Russo Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance	319-467-1019	danielle-m-russo@uiowa.edu
Kieron Dwayne Sargeant Grant Wood Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance	319-467-4646	kieron-sargeant@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
Jacquie Albrecht Administrator, Division of Performing Arts	(319) 335-2481	jacquie-albrecht@uiowa.edu
Douglas Baker Dance Accompanist, Musician		douglas-baker@uiowa.edu
Justin Comer Dance Accompanist, Musician		justin-comer@uiowa.edu
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
Aubrey Green Administrative Director of the UIYB and Community Dance School	319-335-2193	aubrey-green@uiowa.edu
Lyle Juracek Accompanist; Adjunct Assistant Professor		lyle-juracek@uiowa.edu
Briana Maxwell Production Manager of Dance, Music, and Theatre Arts	319-384-0517	briana-maxwell@uiowa.edu
Jason Schadt Artistic Director, UI Youth Ballet and Community Dance School		jason-schadt@uiowa.edu
Eben Seaman Dance Accompanist	319-335-2194	eben-seaman@uiowa.edu
Juliana Waechter Wardrobe Assistant/ Fabrications Specialist	319-335-2195	juliana-waechter@uiowa.edu

Graduate Students

Department of Dance Staff
Name	Phone	E-mail
Kyle Ayers 3rd Year MFA in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		kyle-ayers@uiowa.edu
Emmalee Hallinan 3rd Year MFA in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		emmalee-hallinan@uiowa.edu
Lovar Davis Kidd 2nd Year MFA Candidate, Choreography Track		lovar-kidd@uiowa.edu
Sean Laughead 3rd Year MFA in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		sean-laughead@uiowa.edu
Sophia McLaughlin 1st year MFA in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		sophia-mclaughlin@uiowa.edu
Zoe Miller 2nd Year MFA Candidate, Choreography Track		zoe-miller@uiowa.edu
Ellen Oliver 2nd Year MFA Candidate in Dance, Choreography Track		ellen-oliver@uiowa.edu
Katelyn Perez 1st year MFA in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		katelyn-perez@uiowa.edu
Todd Rhoades 2nd Year MFA Candidate in Dance, Choreography Track		todd-rhoades@uiowa.edu
Tejeda, Mariana 1st year MFA in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		mariana-tejeda@uiowa.edu
Van Patten, Brady 1st year MFA in Dance Candidate, Choreography Track		brady-vanpatten@uiowa.edu
Jaruam Xavier 2nd Year MFA Candidate, Choreography Track		jaruam-xavier@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 (deceased)	N/A

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