Derek Mudd
Department Chair
Department
Contact Information
Courses Taught |
SPCH 1315 - Introduction to Public Speaking DRAM 1310 - Theatre Appreciation DRAM 1322 - Stage Movement DRAM 1351 - Acting I DRAM 1352 - Acting II |
Education |
Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Department of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University, 2014 Master of Fine Arts in Acting, Department of Theatre, Louisiana State University, 2007
Bachelor of Arts, English and Theatre (double major), Morehead State University, 1994, Magna cum laude |
Teaching Experience |
Southeastern Louisiana University Introduction to Public Speaking (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014) Advanced Public Speaking for Professionals (Spring 2014) Louisiana State University Instructor of Record
Teaching Assistant
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Professional Experience |
Program Administrator, Texas Commission on the Arts, Austin, TX, 2014-2021 Teaching Artist, Greater Baton Rouge Arts Council, Baton Rouge, LA, 2008-2014 |
Professional Publications |
Book Chapter. The Politics of American Actor Training. Ed. Ellen Margolis and Renaud, Lissa Tyler, Routledge, 2009. |
Professional Performances |
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Professional Presentations |
Building Equitable Environments by Making Room for Neurodiversity in the Classroom, Auditions, and Rehearsals, Roundtable Coordinator, Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, Austin, TX, August 3-6, 2023. “Edwin Forrest and ‘The Art of Manliness,’” with Christopher J. Krejci, South Central Modern Languages Association, San Antonio, TX, October 11-14, 2018 “Can You Hear Me Now? Identity, Vocality, and Pedagogy in Performance,” National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November 16-20, 2011. “Mapping the North Gates: An Ethnographic Study of the Louisiana State University/Baton Rouge Border,” South Central Modern Languages Association, San Antonio, TX, November 6-8, 2008. “Passion in the Letters of Rupert Brooke and Jim Strachey,” with Christopher J. Krejci, South Central Modern Languages Association. Memphis, TN, November 1-3, 2007. “Channeling Tom: Playing Tennessee Williams in the Swine Palace Original Production of Tennessee Williams in QUARTER Time,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, New Orleans, LA, July 24-29, 2007. “’They accused me of bein’ a homosexual’: Playing Kerry Max Cook in The Exonerated,” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Chicago, IL, August 1-6, 2006. |
Awards |
TxETA Higher Ed Professional Development Award, Texas Educational Theatre Association, 2023. Faculty Fellow, Texas Community College Teachers Association, 2022-2023. Above and Beyond Award, Temple College, 2022. Travel Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, Southeastern Louisiana University, 2014. Competitive Fifth Year Assistantship, LSU, Dept. of Communication Studies, 2011. Mary Francis HopKins Scholarship Award, LSU, Dept. of Communication Studies, 2007-2012. Graduate Travel Awards, LSU Graduate School, Louisiana State University, 2005-2007. |
Research Interests |
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