Karen Schupp is an assistant professor of dance in the Herberger Institute School of Film, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University. Her creative work includes self-portraiture, interdisciplinary dances, and conceptual works for non-dancers, and has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Arizona, and the United States Artist Project. Her scholarly research, which has been published in multiple journals, addresses innovative pedagogical practices and curricula in postsecondary dance education. She is the author of Studying Dance: A Guide for Campus and Beyond, the first text to directly address student centered approaches to studying dance as an academic discipline. Currently, she is working on a satirical dance and video project titled In It To Win that addresses the development and inner workings of dance competition culture. For more information, please visit www.karenschupp.org