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Chan Chao Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Chan Chao was born in Kalemyo, Burma.  His family immigrated to the United States in 1978. He has published four photography books, “Burma: Something Went Wrong”,“Letter from PLF”, “Echo” and “Two Pla

  chao@american.edu

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Patrick Flynn Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Patrick Flynn is an award-winning filmmaker, playwright, and webseries creator based in Washington, D.C. His series I Live With This won Outstanding Series and Outstanding Wr

  pflynn@american.edu

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Gary Griffin Filmmaker-in-Residence SOC | General Academics & Research

Gary Griffin is a Filmmaker in Residence of Film and Media Arts. He is an award-winning producer and cinematographer whose work includes Autism is a World, a documentary co-produced with CNN

  ggriffin@american.edu

  (202) 885-6300

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Bagus Himawan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC - School of Communication

Bagus Himawan is an adjunct professor of Film and Media Arts. From New York’s high fashion runways, to a contributor for editorial magazines such as the Atlantic, Washingtonian, DC Modern Luxury, and

  iwan@american.edu

  (202) 885-2152

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Max Kaplow Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Professor Kaplow is a screenwriter on the Netflix series 'The Chosen One' released in August 2023. Before that, he worked in film/tv development for QC Entertainment, producer of 'Get Out' and 'Blackk

  maxkaplow@american.edu

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Matt McNevin Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Matthew McNevin is an adjunct professor of Film and Media Arts.

  mcnevin@american.edu

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Dara Padwo-Audick Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | Film & Media Arts

Dara is a seasoned writer, producer, and director with over twenty-five years of experience across a variety of genres in the media landscape. Her genuine passion for telling impactful stories has tak

  padwoaud@american.edu

  (202) 885-6300

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Nick Ray Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Nick Ray is an adjunct instructor for SOC teaching web development and user experience best practices, and was previously an instructor for SOC's Digital Media Skills graduate certificate, specializin

  nray@american.edu

Astrid Riecken Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Astrid Riecken is a 2022 Pulitzer prize-winning photographer, based in Washington, DC. Since 2016, Riecken has taught at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design of George Washington University and

  ariecken@american.edu

Shalom Rosenberg Adjunct Instructor SOC | Film & Media Arts

Shalom Rosenberg (he/him) is a film studies scholar whose research areas and expertise focus on culture and identity, and in particular how configurations of sexuality, gender, religion, ethnicity, an

  shalomr@american.edu

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Adele Schmidt Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | Film & Media Arts

Adele Schmidt is an adjunct professorial lecturer of the Film and Media Arts Division. She is a film & video producer, director and editor who has won numerous awards in both documentary and fiction f

  aschmidt@american.edu

Shaun Schroth Adjunct Instructor SOC | Technology

Shaun oversees the Photography Labs at American. These include the darkroom, film processing, studio, and digital work areas in the Media Production Center.

  shaun@american.edu

  (202) 885-2094

Alexandra Silverthorne Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Alexandra Silverthorne is an adjunct professor of Film and Media Arts. She uses the camera as a means to understand and explore spatial environments and encounters. Working with both analogue and digi

  silverth@american.edu

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Dave Taschler Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Dave Taschler is an adjunct professor of Film and Media Arts. After graduating from the Ringling School of Art and Design in 1987, he started working for CBN and the Family Channel in Virginia Beach i

  taschler@american.edu

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Elliot Wagner Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

A 20 year veteran of Discovery Communications, Elliot oversees Discovery's global international content sales business and manages a vast global sales and operations team. He is responsible for the co

  ewagner@american.edu

John Weiskopf Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

John Weiskopf teaches screenwriting at American University in the SOC, where he has taught in the MFA Film program for twelve years. He received an MFA in Film Production from UCLA where he was later

  weiskopf@american.edu