Eva Ziemsen, faculty member in the Film & Television Production Program in the School of Media Studies successfully completed her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of British Columbia. In her dissertation, she developed a learning model that allows students to learn how to produce films online and virtually using a process called machinima. She engaged in her research as an a/r/tographer, by directing and producing two films and developing the framework for an online film production curriculum. Her thesis film, Romeo & Juliette16 is set to premiere at the Vox Popular Media Arts Festival this September. After nine years of co-coordinating the FMTV program, Eva is enthusiastic to focus on teaching exclusively and collaborating with other faculty on interdisciplinary projects and applied research.

Congratulations to Eva on this amazing accomplishment!

Guillermo Acosta
Dean, School of Media Studies