Meet Emerson College’s distinguished faculty and graduate program director in the School of Film, Television, and Media 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 Director
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 School of Film, Television, 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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Jane Akiba
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Amy Beecher
Assistant Professor -
Michael Boylen
Professor Emeritus -
Joan Brigham
Professor Emerita -
Mark Chesak
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Gautam Chopra
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Shaun Clarke
Interim Dean, School of Film, Television & Media Arts -
Martie Cook
Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Comedic Arts -
Thomas Cooper
Professor Emeritus -
Maria Corrigan
Associate Professor and Foundations Curriculum Director -
William Dreyfus
Senior Affiliated Faculty -
Hanadi Elyan
Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Director