Faculty, Writing for Film & Television MFA, Emerson College

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.

James Lane

Senior Scholar-in-Residence II and Graduate Program Director
Address
james_lane@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and 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 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

Lauren Shaw

Professor Emerita
lauren_shaw@emerson.edu

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
James Sheldon
Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Allyson Sherlock

Assistant Professor
Address
allyson_sherlock@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Stephen Shipps

Professor Emeritus
Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Andrew Smith

Affiliated Faculty
Address
andrew_smith4@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Al Spruill

Affiliated Faculty
Address
al.spruill@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Jean Stawarz

Professor Emerita
Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Rob Stegman

Affiliated Faculty
Address
rob_stegman@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Alexander Svensson

Affiliated Faculty
Address
alexander_svensson@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Geoffry Tarulli

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
geoffry_tarulli@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Nicholson Thibault

Affiliated Faculty
Address
nicholson_thibault@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Marie-Emmanuelle Thomas Hartness

Affiliated Faculty
Address
m_thomashartness@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Erin Trahan

Affiliated Faculty
Address
erin_trahan@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Brian Truglio

Affiliated Faculty
Address
brian_truglio@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Paul Turano

Associate Professor
Address
paul_turano@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Frankie Vanaria

Affiliated Faculty
Address
frankie_vanaria@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Hunter Vaughan

Assistant Professor
Address
hunter.vaughan@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Amber Vistein

Assistant Professor
Address
amber_vistein@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Leah Vonderheide

Assistant Professor - On Leave
Address
leah_vonderheide@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Shujen Wang

Professor
Address
shujen_wang@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Marc Weinberg

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
marc_weinberg@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Lesley Willard

Assistant Professor
Address
lesley_willard@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
John Willis

Professor Emeritus
Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Victoria Wojick

Affiliated Faculty
Address
victoria_wojick@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
Sarah Zaidan

Associate Professor - On Leave
Address
sarah_zaidan@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8570

Department School of Film, Television, and Media Arts