Leadership and Staff
Meet the Dean
Bryant Keith Alexander, Ph.D.
Alexander is dean of LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts, and a professor of Communication, Performance, Gender (Queer) and Cultural Studies, affiliate faculty of Educational Leadership for Social Justice, Doctoral Program at LMU School of Education, and affiliate/adjunct faculty in the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Alexander is an active scholar with a distinguished record of teaching, service, and professional activity. His over 200 scholarly publications appear in leading journals and major handbooks that evidence the broad interdisciplinary and intellectual curiosity of his engagement.
College Leadership
Michele Hammers, Ph.D
Associate Dean
Elaine Patricia Walker, Ed.D
Assistant Dean
Department Leadership
Kirstin Noreen, Ph.D
Chair of Art History
Jason Jarvis, Ph.D
Chair of Communication Studies
Taryn Vander Hoop, MFA
Chair of Dance
Louvenia Jackson, Ph.D.
Chair of Marital & Family Therapy/Art Therapy
Mark Saya, Ph.D
Interim Chair of Music
Han Dai-Yu, M.F.A.
Chair of Studio Arts
Stacey Cabaj
Chair of Theatre Arts
College Support Personnel
Kelsey Amara
Instructional Technologist
Alison Clausen
Administrative Coordinator
Alina Garza
Director of Development
Aztlan Gonzalez
Technology Support Specialist
Jameia McDuffie
Academic Advisor
Abigail Davis, M.A.
Associate Director for Academic Communications
Rachel Van Houten
Senior Coordinator of Academic Services
Pamela Wimberly-Willis
Academic Affairs Associate