Stephani Etheridge Woodson is a professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at ASU where she specializes in community cultural development and community-engaged practices. She serves as director of the Herberger Institute's Design and Arts Corps, an initiative to partner all Herberger Institute students with the community. Her research and creative interests focus on theatre and performance with, by and for children and youth; representational ethics; arts in wellness practices; and the group creation and performance of original work. Currently serving as associate dean for students in the Herberger Institute, she is a founding member of CENAS (Cultural Engagements in Nutrition, Arts and Sciences), a transdisciplinary working group of scholars and artists who develop, implement and evaluate innovative approaches to community and individual wellness, with arts practices at its center.
Education
P.h.D. Theatre (Theatre for Youth and Community), Arizona State University
M.A. Theatre (Pedagogy), University of Texas-Austin
B.F.A. Theatre Studies, University of Texas-Austin
Research Interests
Community Cultural Development and Community-based Theatre
Applied Theatre in Wellness and Healthcare
Theatre for, by and with Youth
Ethics and Performance
Socially engaged art and design
Research Activity
Underiner,Tamara Lou*, Etheridge Woodson,Stephani, Szkupinski-Quiroga,Seline. Assessing the Impact of Theatre-Making on Individual Behavioral Change. NEA(6/1/2015 - 5/31/2016).
Etheridge Woodson,Stephani*, Fitzgerald,Mary M. Our Town - City of Phoenix. CITY OF PHOENIX(2/13/2015 - 9/1/2016).
Etheridge Woodson,Stephani*. Literacy through the Arts Program Manager Teaching Artist Partnership (ASUF 30006202). ASU FDN(8/10/2014 - 5/31/2015).
Johnson,Elizabeth*, Essig,Linda, Etheridge Woodson,Stephani, Fitzgerald,Mary M, Mook,Richard W. At Home in the Desert: Youth Engagement and Place. NEA(1/1/2012 - 3/31/2013).
Johnson,Elizabeth*, Dove,Simon, Etheridge Woodson,Stephani, Fitzgerald,Mary M. Light It Up: Optimizing Public Practice. (9/28/2011 - 10/28/2011).
Qian,Gang*, Qian,Gang*, Bedard,Roger Lee, Birchfield,David A, Candan,Kasim Selcuk, Etheridge Woodson,Stephani, Farin,Gerald E, He,Jiping, Hill,Gary Wayne, Ingalls,Todd Matthew, James,Jodi H, Li,Baoxin, Mcbeath,Michael, Olson,Loren, Panchanathan,Sethuraman, Rikakis,Thanassis, Sugar,Thomas, Sundaram,Hari, Sundaram,Hari, Vissicaro,Pegge. CISE RI: An Interdisciplinary Research Environment for Motion Analysis. NSF-CISE(9/1/2006 - 8/31/2011).
Qian,Gang*, Bedard,Roger Lee, Birchfield,David A, Candan,Kasim Selcuk, Candan,Kasim Selcuk, Etheridge Woodson,Stephani, Farin,Gerald E, Farin,Gerald E, He,Jiping, Hill,Gary Wayne, Ingalls,Todd Matthew, James,Jodi H, Mcbeath,Michael, Olson,Loren, Panchanathan,Sethuraman, Panchanathan,Sethuraman, Parrish,Mila L, Rikakis,Thanassis, Ryu,Kyung Dong, Ryu,Kyung Dong, Sugar,Thomas, Sugar,Thomas, Sundaram,Hari, Sundaram,Hari. CISE RI: An Interdisciplinary Research Environment for Motion Analysis. NSF-CISE(9/15/2004 - 8/31/2006).
Etheridge Woodson,Stephani*. Hayes Learning Center. HAYES (IRA H.) MEMORIAL ALC(8/15/2003 - 5/15/2006).
American Alliance for Theatre and Education (Board of Directors as the Director of Research and Publication 2011-2013) American Society for Theatre Research International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network ASSITEJ Imagining America (ASU no longer maintains an institutional membership)
Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History
Graduate Student Committees (* = chair) PhD Dissertations: Complete • *Kang, Yoona. “Deconstructing the Ideology of Nature and Childhood in Korean Child Narratives.” 2015. • Dobosiewicz, Troy L. "Constructivism in the Acting Classroom: A Comprehensive Approach to Teaching Practical Aesthetics, Voice, and Movement." 2014. • Giannone, Enza. “But Now You Can See Me: Devising theatre with youth artist-researchers in search of revelations and docutheatricality.” 2014. Arts Research Dissertation Award from AERA • Kosnik, Craig. "The Adolescent's Voice: How Theatre Participation Impacts High Schoolers and College Students." 2014. • *Minarsich, Teresa. “Girl-becomings: Girls Theorizing Girlhood through Visual Art, Theatre, and Digital Communication” 2014. Distinguished Dissertation Award AATE • *Sunni-Ali, Asantewa. "Performing New Afrikan Childhood: Agency, Conformity and The Spaces In Between." 2014. • *Bliznik, Sean. “Constructing the Youth in Commercial Musical Theatre: An Intersectional Case Study.” 2013. • Tsai, Yi-Ren. "The Representation of Taiwanese Childhood as Reflected in Taiwanese Theatre for Young Audience of the Taipei Children's Arts Festival 2000-2011." 2012. • Ikemire, Heather. “Putting Culture to Work: Building Community with Youth through Community-Based Theater Practice,” 2010. • *Davis Freed, Dena Michelle. “Exploring "The Prodigal Son" through Augusto Boal's Forum Theatre with Seventh-day Adventist academy drama students.” 2009. • Verner Chappell, Sharon. “Evidence of utopianizing toward social justice in young people's community-based art works.” 2009. Arts Research Dissertation Award from AERA • *Chappell, Andrew Rees. “Colonizing the Imaginary: Children’s Embodiment of Cultural Narratives.” 2008. • Romine, Jamie. “Where the West Stays Young: Child Re-enactors in Contemporary Wild West Shows.” Diss. Arizona State University, 2007. Print. Dissertations In Process • *Hill, Michelle • *Trent, Tiffany • *Schildkret, Elizabeth • *Schoenfelder, Joseph • *Waldron, Andrew MA & MFA Applied Projects/Theses: 2007: Chiara Lovio Michele Cable 2008: Jeremiah Neal Crystal Mercado *Mariah Keko 2009: Tiffany Pust Blake Wilson 2010: *Xanthia Walker *Zosia Cassie Anne Negri *Margaret McLaughlin 2011: *Rachel Hamilton Aimee Reid *Sarah Sullivan 2012: *Brianna Stapleton-Welch *Ebony Tucker 2013: *Leslie Stellwagen Kathleen Pennyway *Ashley Hare *Riley Braem 2014: *Megan Flod Johnson *Megan Hartman Bradford Forehand Vicki Holden 2015: Miranda Giles Lindsay Vanegas Elizabeth Sullivan *MA social/cultural pedagogy student Dana Keller 2016 *S. Rivka Rocchio *Ashley Laverty *Haley Honeman
