MPAP Doctoral Faculty and Program Directors
Music and Performing Arts Professions Doctoral Faculty (By Program)
Biographies for Faculty are linked below.
Dance Education
Deborah Damast – Program Director
Drama Therapy
Nisha Sajnani, PhD – Program Director
Educational Theatre
David Montgomery, PhD – Program Director
Music Business
Larry Miller - Program Director
Music Education
Adriana Diaz-Donoso, EdD - Program Director
Alex Ruthmann, PhD – Joint Faculty in Music Technology
Music Education / Music Therapy
Kenneth Aigen, PhD – Program Director
Music Composition / Concert
Dr. Robert Honstein – Program Director
Music Composition / Film Scoring
Ron Sadoff, PhD – Program Director
Music Performance / Brass Studies
Program Director TBD
Music Performance / Jazz Studies
Dave Pietro – Program Director
Music Performance / Percussion Studies
Jonathan Haas, MM – Program Director
Music Performance / Piano Studies
Manuel Laufer, PhD – Program Director
Marilyn Nonken, PhD – Department Chair
Music Performance / String Studies
Stephanie Baer, MM – Program Director
Music Performance / Wind Studies
Meghan Bennett, DMA – Program Director
Music Performance / Vocal Performance
Errik Hood, DMA – Program Director
Music Technology
Paul Geluso, MM - Program Director
Morwaread Farbood, PhD - Associate Program Director
Juan Bello, PhD - Joint faculty in Computer Science & Engineering, Tandon
Brian McFee, PhD - Joint faculty at the Center for Data Science
Pablo Ripollés, PhD - Joint faculty in Psychology, Arts & Science
Alex Ruthmann, PhD – Joint Faculty in Music Education and NYU Shanghai
Music Theory
Sarah Louden, PhD – Program Director
Performing Arts Administration
Richard Maloney, PhD – Program Director