Madeline Sayet is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of English and member of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. For her work as a stage director, writer and performer Sayet has been recognized with numerous honors, including being named to Forbes 30 Under 30, serving as National Directing, TED and MIT Media Lab fellows, and receiving The White House Champion of Change Award from President Barack Obama. Prior to ASU, she served as executive director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program.