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Moody College of Communication

Center for Entertainment & Media Industries

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cemi@austin.utexas.edu

Center for Entertainment and Media Industries

CEMI Directors

Dr. Alisa Perren

Director, CEMI

Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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aperren@austin.utexas.edu
Cindy McCreery

Interim Dean, Radio-Television-Film

Associate Director, CEMI

Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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cindy.mccreery@austin.utexas.edu
Hannah Wold

Administrative Program Coordinator, CEMI

MA Graduate, Radio-Television-Film

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hannahwold@utexas.edu

Student Fellows

Kristina Brüning

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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kristina.bruning@utexas.edu
Chloe Landau

Fellow, CEMI

Undergraduate Student, Radio-Television-Film

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Graduate Affiliates

Sophia Abbey

Graduate Fellow, CEMI

MA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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sophiadylanabbey@gmail.com
Fatima Bahja

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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fatima.bahja@utexas.edu
Monika Jane Browatzki

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MFA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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mjwatzmedia@utexas.edu
Ryan Briggs

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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ryanbriggs@utexas.edu
Laura Brown

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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lauracbrown@utexas.edu
Emma Conatser

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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emmaconatser@utexas.edu
Kathryn Hartzell

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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kathryn.hartzell@utexas.edu
Rusty Hatchell

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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rustyhatchell@utexas.edu
Paxton Haven

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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phaven@utexas.edu
Peter Johnson

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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pete.johnson@utexas.edu
MJ Kiego

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MFA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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mjkiego@utexas.edu
Kaitlin Lange

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MA Student, Radio-Television-Film

MBA Student, McCombs School of Business

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kaitlin.lange@utexas.edu
Ann Laudick

Graduate Fellow, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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ann.laudick@utexas.edu
Kumar Mayank

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MFA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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kumar.mayank.07@gmail.com
Christian Meola

CEMI Affiliate

MFA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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cmeola@utexas.edu
Luke Moy

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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luke.eu.moy@utexas.edu
NGUYEN Luong Hang

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MFA Student, Radio-Television-Film

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hang.nguyenluong@utexas.edu
Hyun Jung Stephany Noh

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Candidate, Radio-Television-Film

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hjstephanynoh@utexas.edu
Alex Remington

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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alex.remington@utexas.edu
Luis Rivera-Figueroa

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Candidate, Radio-Television-Film

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luis.riverafigueroa@utexas.edu
Laurel Rogers

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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laurel.rogers@utexas.edu
Jay Thomas

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

MFA, Radio-Television-Film

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jaywilliamthomas@utexas.edu
Casey Walker

Graduate Affiliate, CEMI

PhD Student, Radio-Television-Film

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caseyjoewalker@utexas.edu

Faculty Affiliates

Micah Barber

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Associate Professor of Practice, Radio-Television-Film

Internship Director, RTF

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micahbarber@utexas.edu
Ben Bays

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Associate Professor of Instruction, RTF

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benjamin.bays@austin.utexas.edu
Dr. Marina Fontolan

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Visiting Assistant Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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marina.fontolan@utexas.edu
Dr. Kathryn Fuller-Seeley

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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kathy.fullerseeley@austin.utexas.edu
Dr. Shanti Kumar

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Associate Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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shanti.kumar@austin.utexas.edu
Richard Lewis

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Professor, Radio-Television-Film

rmlewis@austin.utexas.edu
Dr. Madhavi Mallapragada

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Associate Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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madhavim@austin.utexas.edu
Dr. Jennifer McClearen

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Assistant Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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jennifer.mcclearen@utexas.edu
Korey Pereira

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Assistant Professor of Practice, RTF

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korey.pereira@utexas.edu
Maya Perez

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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mcperez@utexas.edu
Dr. Erin Reilly

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Founding Director, Texas Immersive Institute

Professor of Practice, Advertising & PR

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ebreilly@utexas.edu
Dr. Suzanne Scott

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Associate Professor, Radio-Television-Film

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suzanne.scott@utexas.edu
Dr. Joseph Straubhaar

Faculty Affiliate, CEMI

Professor, Journalism

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jdstraubhaar@austin.utexas.edu

External Affiliates

Dr. Kate Cronin

Program Manager, Code Nation

Podcast Producer, Media Industry Conversations

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kcronin@utexas.edu
Dr. Yannis Tzioumakis

Reader in Film and Media Industries, University of Liverpool

Director, Centre for Converged Screen Media and Entertainment

y.tzioumakis@liverpool.ac.uk
Dr. Lesley Willard

Assistant Director, CEMI

Assistant Professor, Emerson College

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lesley_willard@emerson.edu