Education:
Ph.D., Columbia University - 1977 (Cinema Studies)
Areas of Expertise:
Film sound design (how sounds--especially sound effects--are used creatively), American film comedy, Hitchcock.
Books and Publications
Review of Sound Design & Science Fiction and Uncanny Bodies: The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of the Horror Genre. Screen 49.2, Summer. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008
"Tati, Hitchcock, Antonioni: Three Directorial Approaches to Sonic Creativity." Offscreen, September. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007
Weis, Elisabeth and Randy Thom. "The City That Never Shuts Up: Aural Intrusion in New York Apartment Films." The City That Never Sleeps: New York and the Filmic Imagination. Ed. Murray Pomerance. Rutgers. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007
"Sound." Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2006
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Chair, two panels, Conference on Music and the Moving Image. May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Chair, two panels, Conference of Music and the Moving Image. May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Chairwoman, panel on sound and music in three American films. Conference on Music and the Moving Image. May 21. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Chairwoman, two panels on studio orchestration and auteur sound tracks. Conference on Music and the Moving Image. May 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Respondent, "Now Hear This: Sound Theory and Contemporary Film" panel. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. March 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2008
"All About Eavesdropping." Columbia University Seminar for Cinema and Interdisciplinary Interpretation. Nov. 16. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Introducing Students to Film" workshop. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Vancouver, British Columbia, March 3. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"Pedagogy for Graduate Film Certificates." Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Vancouver, British Columbia, March 3. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
Chairwoman, "And Now, the HBO Original Series" panel. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Vancouver, British Columbia, March 3. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
Professional Leadership
Deputy chair, Department of Film, 2007-13. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013
Doctoral faculty member, Department of Theater, CUNY Graduate Center, 1993-2013. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2013
Executive director, National Society of Film Critics, 1974-2113. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013
Member, editorial board, Journal of Music and the Moving Image, 2005-13. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2013
Member, editorial board, The Soundtrack, 2006-13. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2013
Acting chair, Department of Film, fall. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Member, Tow Faculty Travel Stipend Committee, fall 2008, 2010-12. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Member, Program Advisory Committee, Certificate in Film, CUNY Graduate Center, 2002-11. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2011
Co-coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum Program, 2004-10. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2010
Member, academic advisory board, McGraw Hill Annual Editions: Film, 2006-10. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Member, Dean's Task Force on Writing Benchmarks. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Member, General Education Council, 2008-09. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Member, Search Committee, Film Department, 2008-09. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Chairwoman, Faculty Council Committee on Master Planning, Educational Policy, and Budget. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Chairwoman, several panels, Music and the Moving Image Conference. New York University, May 17-20. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Co-organizer, Music and the Moving Image Conference. New York University, May 17-20. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Consultant, American Comedy PBS series, 2005-07. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Head, Film Studies, Brooklyn College, 2000-07. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Honored professor, Peking University, 2002-present. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Member, academic advisory board, McGraw-Hill Annual Editions: Film, 2006-present. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Member, advisory board, Festival Committee, Annual New York Turkish Film Festival, 2001-present. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Member, Faculty Subcommittee on Promotion to Full Professor. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Middle States Working Group on Programs, 2007-08. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Stern Professorship Search Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
