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 DirectorAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116james_lane@emerson.edu Telephone 323-652-6230
- 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 ProfessorAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116maria_aguicarter@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3368- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Jane Akiba
Senior Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116jane_akiba@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Malic Amalya
Assistant ProfessorAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116malic_amalya@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Harold Apter
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116harold_apter@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Pierre Archambault
Associate ProfessorAddress RM1115A, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116pierre_archambault@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8957- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Luis Arnias
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116luis_arnias@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Benjamin Aron
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116benjamin.aron@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Ursula August
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116ursula.august2@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Jayson Baker
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116jayson_baker@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Ryan Banfi
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116ryan_banfi@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Manuel Basanese
Associate ProfessorAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116manuel_basanese@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3884- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Amy Beecher
Assistant Professor - On LeaveAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116amy_beecher@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Anya Belkina
Associate ProfessorAddress RM910, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116anya_belkina@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3846- Department Visual & Media Arts
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David Bendiksen
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116david_bendiksen@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Michael Bent
Senior Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116michael_bent@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Visual & Media Arts
- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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David Bertman
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116david.bertman@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Harlan Bosmajian
Associate ProfessorAddress RM522, 555 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111harlan_bosmajian@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3827- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Sabine Bou Jaoude
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116sabine_boujaoude@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- 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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Leslie Brown
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116leslie_brown@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Joan Casademont
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116joan_casademont@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Mark Chesak
Senior Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116mark_chesak@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Gautam Chopra
Senior Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116gautam_chopra@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Andrew Clarke
Senior Affiliated FacultyAddress 10 Boylston Place, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02116andrew_clarke@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8780- Department Performing Arts
- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Shaun Clarke
Associate Professor and ChairAddress RM533, 555 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111shaun_clarke@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3364- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Martie Cook
Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Comedic ArtsAddress RM1307, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116martie_cook@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8243- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Claire Cooley
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116claire.cooley@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Thomas Cooper
Professor Emeritus- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Adam Cordelle
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116adam_cordelle@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Maria Corrigan
Assistant Professor and Foundations Curriculum DirectorAddress Rm1108, 10 Boylston Place, Boston, MA 02116maria_corrigan@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3769- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Jason Cortlund
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116jason_cortlund@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Visual & Media Arts
- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Debbie Cutler
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02116debbie_cutler@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Sophia Day
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116sophia.day@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Gabrielle Demeestere
Assistant ProfessorAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116gabrielle_demeestere@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Kathryn Dietz
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116kathryn_dietz@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Barbara Doyle
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116barbara_doyle@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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William Dreyfus
Senior Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116william_dreyfus@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8800- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Robert Eckard
Associate Director, Community Relations & Special EventsAddress 5960 W Sunset BoulevardOffice 412, Los Angeles, CA 90028robert_eckard@emerson.edu Telephone 323-952-6227- Department Visual & Media Arts
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Rob Eckard
Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02116rob_eckard@emerson.edu Telephone 323-952-6227- Department Visual & Media Arts