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Faculty & Staff
DAVID SPANGLER, Ph.D.(Program Administrator/Artistic Director)
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NORMAN J. FEDDER, Ph. D. NORMAN J. FEDDER, Ph. D. is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Kansas State University; and now serves as Associate Director/Academic Coordinator and teaches in the Interdisciplinary Arts Program (IAP) of Nova Southeastern University. A member of the Kansas Theatre Hall of Fame, he is the author of a book on Tennessee Williams, many articles on dramatic literature, and 25 produced plays. He is Vice President of the Association for Jewish Theatre which he was instrumental in founding. He is also a Registered Drama Therapist/Board Certified Trainer, active in the National Association for Drama Therapy. He was honored by NADT by receiving its initial Raymond Jacobs Diversity Award and its Gertrude Schattner Award –– the highest honor the association can bestow. He founded Kansas State University’s renowned Drama Therapy Program and has developed and directs a Drama Therapy concentration within the IAP. |
James E. Doan is Professor of Humanities, Humanities Major Chair and President of the South Florida Irish Studies Consortium, Inc. He holds a B.A. in Literature (English, French and Welsh) from U.C. Santa Cruz, an M.A. in Folklore and Mythology from U.C.L.A. , an M.A. in Celtic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Folklore and Celtic Studies also from Harvard. He was an Associate Professor at Chamberlayne Jr. College in Boston from 1981-88 and has been a Professor at Nova Southeastern University from 1988-present. |
In the United States, Dr. Alan S. Altman, Ed.D., has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, the Cincinnati May Festival, and Lincoln Center; in Germany, at the Mannheim Staatsoper; and in Italy at the Bascillica of San Marco in Venice, and Teatro Olympico in Vicenza. Dr. Altman has been a professor at Nova Southeastern University from August 2002 to the present. He teaches all graduate level-courses in both the Graduate Teacher Education Program, and the Interdisciplinary Arts Program as well as Arts-based courses in the University's Doctoral Programs. His degrees are in International Studies (with a focus on both Soviet Central Asia and China), Liberal Studies (both graduate and undergraduate degrees), Trumpet Performance, Music Education, Educational Leadership and Curriculum and Instruction. He is an alumna of the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music, and holds degrees from, the University of Miami, Florida International University and Nova Southeastern University. He has written extensive syllabi for the Interdisciplinary Arts program at NSU in the areas of the History of Film, Musical Theatre, Aesthetics and Global Arts Infusion in an Interdependent World. He regularly teaches graduate-level courses in the Politics of Education, Research Writing, Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary School Social Sciences, Assessment and Evaluation and Human Growth and Development. Dr. Altman is a graduate of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Placement Psychology Institute at Texas A & M University, and has studied at Boston University, Miami University and The Ohio State University. His major |
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ATTENTION ADJUNCT FACULTY: Please follow this link to submit your E-Request for Instructional Assignment https://www.fgsnet.nova.edu/emp/requests/request.asp |
Dr. Spangler graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with post-graduate
work at the University of Pittsburgh and Kansas State University and
at The Union Institute and University, where he
currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Theatre. He has worked professionally
in theatre, film, and television as a director, writer, composer, and
performer. His Broadway credits include The Magic Show, Seesaw, and
Elizabeth I. In New York, he has directed Brothers at the LaMama Theater,
and Goodbye, Harry at the Ballroom. He has also written and directed
for numerous regional theaters including the Papermill Playhouse, the
Lenox Art Center, Barter Theatre, Village Theatre, and is a past recipient
of a Carbonell Award for “Best New Work.” In addition, Dr.
Spangler directed Mame for the grand opening of the Jerry Herman Ring
Theater at the University of Miami, and has composed music for several
major Hollywood feature films. He has also written and produced 35 songs
for the Emmy Award winning Romper Room & Friends (9 CBS/Fox videos
achieving “Gold” status) and produced numerous television
commercials for Hallmark, Folger’s, and Mercedes Benz, AT&T
and other national accounts. Dr. Spangler is founder and artistic director
of the internationally known Lovewell
Institute, a not-for-profit arts education methodology for creating
original educational works in theatre, music, dance, design, and video.
As an Interdisciplinary Arts administrator and consultant, he has served
in various capacities with the Miami City Ballet, Walt Disney World
Entertainment, the Theatre League of South Florida, the Arts Advisory
Committee for the Broward Public Schools, and was appointed by the Florida
Secretary of State to serve as a grant panelist and evaluator for the
State Division of Cultural Affairs.
