College Directory & Contact Information

 

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

School of Music Office
225-578-3261

School of Theatre Office
225-578-4174

Department of Bands Office
225-578-2384

College Dean’s Office
225-578-9959

Music & Dramatic Arts Building Fax
225-578-2562

School of Music Building Fax
225-578-2562

Box Offices

College Box Office
225-578-3527
cmdaboxoffice@lsu.edu 

Admissions Contacts

Music – All Programs
musicadmissions@lsu.edu

Theatre – Film & Television Program
FilmTVAdmission@lsu.edu

Theatre – Theatre Program
TheatreAdmission@lsu.edu 

Mailing Addresses

School of Music
102 School of Music Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

School of Theatre
105 Music & Dramatic Arts Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Department of Bands
292 Band Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

 

Administrators

Name Title Email
Eric Lau Dean, College of Music & Dramatic Arts cmdadeansoffice@lsu.edu 
Kristin Sosnowsky Director, School of Theatre, Executive Associate Dean ksosno1@lsu.edu 
James Byo Director, School of Music jbyo@lsu.edu 

 

Professional Staff

Name Title & Unit Email
Rachel Aker Career Coach, College of Music & Dramatic Arts raker1@lsu.edu 
Drew Alvarez Front Office Coordinator, School of Theatre drewalvarez@lsu.edu 
Jason Bowers Assistant Director, School of Music jbowe17@lsu.edu 
Leonce Clement Creative Coordinator, College of Music & Dramatic Arts lclement1@lsu.edu 
Trey Davis Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Music & Dramatic Arts cmdagradstudies@lsu.edu 
Kara Duplantier Business Manager, Department of Bands karadup@lsu.edu 
Melissa Fay Business Manager, School of Theatre mfay@lsu.edu 
Paloma Gonzalez Student Services Data Coordinator, College of Music & Dramatic Arts paloma@lsu.edu 
Zachary Hazelwood Director of Operations, Events Manager, College of Music & Dramatic Arts zhazel1@lsu.edu 
Salem Johnson
 School of Music Business Officer Sjoh363@lsu.edu
William Kelley Audio Engineer, School of Music wdkelley@lsu.edu 
Susannah Knoll Executive Assistant to the Dean, HR Analyst, College of Music & Dramatic Arts smonta1@lsu.edu 
Stefka Madere
 School of Music Business Manager stefkamadere@lsu.edu
Position Vacant Student Success and Recruiting Coordinator, School of Music musicadmissions@lsu.edu 
Pamela Pike Associate Dean of Research, Creative Practice & Community Engagement pdpike@lsu.edu 
Kevin Raske Marketing & Communications Coordinator kraske@lsu.edu 
Kaitlin Richard Assistant to the Director, Office Coordinator, School of Music krichard1@lsu.edu 
Lindsey Romanowsky Senior Director of Development, LSU Foundation lfussell@lsufoundation.org 
Joe Rush Piano Technician, School of Music jrush10@lsu.edu 
Amy Smith Assistant Dean of Student Success, College of Music & Dramatic Arts asmith10@lsu.edu 
Vastine Stabler Managing Artistic Director, Swine Palace stabler1@lsu.edu 
Rebecca Wagner Student Success and Recruiting Coordinator, School of Theatre rwagner1@lsu.edu 
Shannon Walsh Associate Dean of Access & Engagement, College of Music & Dramatic Arts swalsh@lsu.edu 

 

 

School of Music

Name Title Email
James Byo Director of the School of Music, Carl Prince Matthies Memorial Professor, Music Education jbyo@lsu.edu 
Ross Ahlhorn Assistant Professor, Trumpet rossahlhorn@lsu.edu 
Jesse Allison Associate Professor, Experimental Music & Digital Media jtallison@lsu.edu 
Molly Austin Assistant Professor of Music Therapy mausti10@lsu.edu 
Inessa Bazayev Manship Associate Professor, Music Theory ibazayev@lsu.edu 
Stephen David Beck Derryl & Helen Haymon Professor, Composition & Electro-Acoustic Music sdbeck@lsu.edu 
Nanci Belmont Assistant Professor, Bassoon nbelmont@lsu.edu 
John Bishop Instructor, Guitar & Jazz johnbishop1@lsu.edu 
Michael Borowitz Associate Professor, Opera mborowitz@lsu.edu 
Brett Boutwell William F. Swor Alumni Associate Professor, Musicology boutwell@lsu.edu 
Jason Bowers Assistant Director, School of Music; Instructor of Music Education jbowe17@lsu.edu 
Lindsay Kate Brown Assistant Professor, Voice lindsaykatebrown@lsu.edu 
Jane Cassidy Roy & Margaret Gianelloni Alumni Professor, Music Education jcassid@lsu.edu 
Trey Davis Stephanie Landry Barineau Associate Professor, Associate Director of Choral Studies treydavis@lsu.edu 
Willis Delony LSU Boyd Professor, Piano and Jazz Studies wdelony@lsu.edu 
Brett Dietz Mattax Professor, Percussion bdietz1@lsu.edu 
David Dockan Assistant Professor, Music Education daviddockan@lsu.edu 
Shawn Galvin Artist-in-Residence, Orchestral Percussion kgeist@lsu.edu 
Mara Gibson Associate Professor, Composition mgibson1@lsu.edu 
Andreas Giger Louise & Kenneth L. Kinney Professor of Opera & Musicology agiger1@lsu.edu 
Charles Goodman Assistant Professor, Tuba & Euphonium goodman1@lsu.edu 
Robert Grayson Edith K. Kirkpatrick Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Voice rgrayson@lsu.edu 
Paul Groves Artist-in-Residence, Voice ---
Michael Gurt Paula G. Manship Distinguished Professor, Piano mugurt@lsu.edu 
Faith Hall Assistant Professor, Music Education fahall@lsu.edu 
Lin He Associate Professor, Violin linhe@lsu.edu 
Laurence Hebert Director, LSU Gospel Choir laurencehebert@lsu.edu 
Brandon Hendrickson Assistant Professor, Voice bhendrickson1@lsu.edu 
Simon Holoweiko Associate Director of Bands, Director of the Tiger Marching Band sholow1@lsu.edu 
Blake Howe Manship Professor, Musicology bhowe@lsu.edu 
Dennis Jesse Galante Family Associate Professor, Voice djesse@lsu.edu 
Cecilia Kang Associate Professor, Clarinet kang1@lsu.edu 
Katherine Kemler Charles & Mary Barre Alumni Professor, Flute kkemler@lsu.edu 
Warren Kimball Instructor, Academic Studies wkimba1@lsu.edu 
Jeong-Eun Lee Assistant Professor of Keyboard Pedagogy jlee80@lsu.edu 
Weston Lewis Assistant Director of Bands, Assistant Director of the Tiger Marching Band wslewis@lsu.edu  
Espen Lilleslåtten Associate Professor, Violin espen@lsu.edu 
Olivia Lucas Assistant Professor, Music Theory olivialucas1@lsu.edu 
James "Dugg" McDonough Mary Barrett Fruehan Associate Professor, Opera mcdugg@lsu.edu 
Melanie Mallard Visiting Professional-in-Residence, Collaborative Piano ---
Alison McFarland Associate Professor, Musicology amcfar@lsu.edu 
Sandra Moon Associate Professor, Voice sandramoon@lsu.edu 
Brian Nabors Assistant Professor, Composition bnabors1@lsu.edu 
Andrew W. Parker Associate Professor, Oboe awparker@lsu.edu 
Dennis Parker Derryl & Helen Haymon Professor, Cello dparke5@lsu.edu 
Terry Patrick-Harris Professional-in-Residence, Voice tharr11@lsu.edu 
Robert Peck Professor, Music Theory rpeck@lsu.edu 
Jeffrey Perry Paula G. Manship Professor, Music Theory jperry@lsu.edu 
Pamela Pike Herndon Spillman Professor, Piano Pedagogy pdpike@lsu.edu 
Alissa Rowe Associate Professor, Galante Director of Choral Studies alissarowe@lsu.edu 
Penny Roberts Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Therapy pennyroberts@lsu.edu
David Saccardi Assistant Professor, Music Education dsaccardi@lsu.edu 
D. J. Sparr Visiting Instructor, Composition dsparr2@lsu.edu 
Kimberly Sparr Associate Professor, Viola ksparr1@lsu.edu 
Doug Stone Associate Professor, Jazz Studies dougstone1@lsu.edu 
Damon Talley Professor, Manship Director of Bands dtalley@lsu.edu 
Scott Terrell Associate Professor, Martin Howard Director of Orchestral Studies sterrell@lsu.edu 
Christopher Trapani Assistant Professor, Experimental Music & Digital Media ctrapani@lsu.edu 
Arie VandeWaa Assistant Professor, Trombone ajvandewaa@lsu.edu 
Patricia Vigil Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice pvigil1@lsu.edu 
Yung-chiao Wei Professor, Double Bass ywei1@lsu.edu 
Gabriella Werries Instructor, Harp gchiha1@lsu.edu  
Kendra Wheeler Assistant Professor, Saxophone kwheeler@lsu.edu 
Johanna Yarbrough Assistant Professor, Horn johannayarbrough@lsu.edu 

 

School of Theatre

Name Title Email
Kristin Sosnowsky Executive Associate Dean, College of Music & Dramatic Arts, Professor of Arts Administration ksosno1@lsu.edu 
Drew Alvarez Office Coordinator drewalvarez@lsu.edu 
Rachel Bardin Assistant Professor, Film and Television rcsbardin@lsu.edu
Suzanne Chambliss Adjunct, Costume & Design ---
Sonya Cooke Assistant Professor of Acting cooke1@lsu.edu 
Brett Duggan Adjunct, Theatre ---
John Michael Eddy Professional-In-Residence, Props Master jeddy2@lsu.edu 
Nick Erickson Associate Professor of Stage Movement nickwe@lsu.edu 
Femi Euba Professor of Black Drama & Playwriting, Louise and Kenneth Kinney Professor theuba@lsu.edu 
John Fletcher Associate Professor of Theatre History, Billy J. Harbin Professor jfletch@lsu.edu 
Leigh Fondakowski Adjunct, Theatre ---
George Judy Professor of Acting and Directing, Gresdna A. Doty Professor gjudy@lsu.edu 
Kyla Kazuschyk Associate Professor of Costume Technology kkazuschyk@lsu.edu 
Vince LiCata Adjunct Professor licata@lsu.edu 
Mira Lippold-Johnson Adjunct, Film and Television ---
Smaida Massatt Assistant Professor, Entertainment Lighting & Media Production smaidamassatt@lsu.edu 
James L. Murphy Professor of Theatre Technology, Technical Director, and Production Manager jlmurphy@lsu.edu 
Elizabeth Parquet Adjunct, Theatre ---
Katie Pryor Adjunct, Film & Television katie@filmbatonrouge.com 
Claudio Ribeiro Professional-in-Residence, Co-Head of Dance cribeiro1@lsu.edu
Rockford Sansom Assistant Professor of Voice rocky1@lsu.edu 
Alan Sikes Associate Professor of Theatre History asikes@lsu.edu 
Chris Stelly Adjunct, Film & Television ---
Vanessa Uhlig Visiting Professor, Film and Television vuhlig@lsu.edu 
Shannon Walsh Associate Professor of Theatre History swalsh@lsu.edu 
Apollo Weaver Assistant Professor of Scenic Design apolloweaver@lsu.edu 
Chris Wood Professional-In-Residence, Scenic Technology chriswood@lsu.edu