Faculty: The Division of Cinema-Television is led by authors, industry critics, producers, film directors and award-winners. Through strong teaching and field experience, our faculty has the ideal blend of critique and discussion coupled with actual production experience.

Rick Worland
Professor and Chair, Division of Cinema-Television
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
Dr. Rick Worland received his M.A. and Ph.D. in motion picture/television critical studies from UCLA. His research has focused on popular film and television in the Cold War period. Dr. Worland has published in various academic journals including Cinema Journal, Journal of Film & Video, Journal of Popular Film & Television and Film and History. Read more.

Pamela Elder
Associate Professor
M.A., University of Memphis
Pam Elder has worked in television for 30 years as a writer and producer for PBS, cable and, most recently, for NBC. While she was with the Los Angeles PBS affiliate, she worked on national music and dance programming and served as the coordinating producer for American Playhouse, Wonderworks and Dance in America and was one of the early producers of the children's diversity series The Puzzle Place. Read more.

Sean Griffin
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Sean Griffin is an assistant professor in the Division of Cinema-Television, teaching courses in film and television history and theory. He is the author of Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out and has published articles on animation, soap operas, Internet fan culture and musicals. His most recent book is America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality at the Movies. Read more.

Kevin Heffernan
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor Heffernan teaches courses in film production, screenwriting and film history. Divine Trash, the documentary feature on which he served as co-screenwriter and associate producer, won the Filmmakers' Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. He recently completed a book on horror films entitled Ghouls, Gimmicks and Gold: Horror Films and the American Movie Business, 1953-1968. Read more.

Kelli Herd
Senior Lecturer
Kelli Herd is a lecturer in the Division of Cinema-Television, teaching courses on screenwriting, directing the screen actor and filmmaking. She is an independent filmmaker and the writer/director/producer of the award-winning feature film It's in the Water. Read more.

Mark Kerins
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Professor Kerins teaches a variety of classes in film production and post-production and is the faculty advisor for the Student Filmmakers Association (SFA).  His scholarly research focuses on surround sound, contemporary Hollywood cinema, and the intersections between production and critical studies. Read more.

Derek Kompare
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Professor Kompare teaches courses in media history and criticism, focusing in particular on television. He is generally interested in the processes of cultural production and “mediation,” with an emphasis on linking industrial, historical, and cultural approaches. He has published articles in Media History, Television and New Media, and anthologies, and has presented conference papers at venues including Media In Transition, the National Communication Association, and the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Read more.

Carolyn Macartney
Assistant Professor
M.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Carolyn Macartney has been a working cinematographer for over eleven years with four feature films to her credit as well as numerous music videos, commercials, short films and documentaries. She made her first film with an 8mm camera found in her grandmother's attic and her award-winning experimental film work has since been screened domestically and internationally. Read more.

David Sedman
Associate Professor and Director of Technology, Meadows School of the Arts
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Dr. Sedman has published articles related to new technology in publications including the Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media, Standards Engineering and the Journal of Media Economics. He has also authored numerous book chapters on topics ranging from video production to telecommunications regulation. Dr. Sedman's teaching areas include new communication technology, digital video editing and electronic media policy. Read more.