VITA SUSAN A. LEE, PH.D. Northwestern University School of Communication Department of Theatre Dance Program Office Address:

Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center 10 Arts Circle Evanston, IL 60208

Office Telephone:

(847) 491-3147

EDUCATION August 1979

Ph.D., Educational Psychology Northwestern University

August 1976

M.A., Dance Education Northwestern University

June 1974

B.S., Dance/Physical Education University of Minnesota Summa Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2008- Currently

Head, Dance Program

1979 - 2003

Director, Dance Program Northwestern University

1989 - 1992

Chair, Dept. of Theatre Northwestern University

1990 - 1992

Acting Director, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Theatre and Drama Northwestern University

1987 - 2007

Courtesy Appointment, School of Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University

1994 / 95

Full Professor, School of Speech Northwestern University

1986 - 1990

Founder and Chair, Center for Interdisciplinary Research for the Arts (CIRA) Northwestern University

1977 - 1979

Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant Center for the Teaching Professions Northwestern University

1974 - 1977

Director of Dance Education Prospect High School Mt. Prospect, IL

PUBLICATIONS Lee-Nelson, Susan and Ittelson, John. Raising Teaching Consciousness with Video Stimulated Discussion. Resources in Education. January, 1979. Document No. ED. 158635. Lee-Nelson, Susan. The Dance Factory: A Collegiate Dance Company as an Artistic Enterprise. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Northwestern University, 1979. Cytrynbaum, S., Wadner, D., and Lee, S. Faculty Development Through the Life Course: Application of Recent Adult Development Theory and Research. Journal of Instructional Development. Spring, 1982 Lee, S., Cooper, P., and Galvin, K. Emerging Culture in a Residential College Led by Women. Resources n Education. July, 1983. Document no. ED 225 445 HE 015 796. Lee, Susan. Evanston Is Jumping with National Dance Companies. Arts and Events. February 1983. Lee, Susan. Dance: Administrative Opportunities. Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. May, 1984 Lee, Susan. Martha Graham. Arts and Events. October/November, 1984 Lee, Susan. Carroll Russell. American Dance. Vol. 2, 1987 Founding Editor, American Dance, Journal of the American Dance Guilds vols. I and II., 1986, 1987. Lee, Susan. Is It the Last Dance?: Ballet Dancers at Age 30, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Vol 3, No 1, March 1988, Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia, PA. Lee, Susan. Adult Development and the Woman Artist: Focus on Ballet, Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia, PA., March 1989

Lee, Susan. (editor) Communique. News letter for the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts. Northwestern University 1986 – 1989. Lee, Susan A. Curriculum Planning for Dance Education in Illinois and DBAE. Published by The Illinois Alliance for Arts Education. Chicago, October 1990. Heimerdinger, B. and Susan Lee, et al State of Illinois Curriculum Guideline – Dance Education K-12. Spring, 1992. Lee, Susan A. Patterns of Choice, Bias and Belief for Dancers and Healthcare, Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia, PA., June 1992 Lee, Susan A. Women’s Lives in Ballet. Impulse. Fall 1995 Lee, Susan A. Artist as Teacher. Medical problems of Performing Artists. Hanley and Belfus. Philadelphia, PA 1997 Generativity and the Artist. In Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol. 14, No. 2 . June 1999 Lee, Susan A. Adolescent Issues in a Psychological Approach to Dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. Vol. 5 #4 Fall 2001 BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS Lee, Susan. Dance: The Last Hundred Years. Visual Resources Inc., Imperial Beach, California. September, 1983. Lee, Susan. (editor) CIRA Monograph Series, Culture and the Arts, Northwestern University, 1986, 987. Lee, Susan. Retirement and The Professional Female Dancer; Dance: Current Selected Research, Vol. 1, New York. AMS Press, January 1988 Lee, Susan. Invited Biographical Essays in The International Dictionary of Ballet and Classical Dance. St. James Press, London. Fall 1993. Cytrynbaum S. and Susan Lee (editors) Monograph – Proceedings of the 1991 A.K. Rice Scientific Meetings, St. Louis, MO. May 1993. Lee, Susan A. Women’s Lives in Dance: A Developmental Perspective. In Dancing Female. Friedler, and Glazer (ed). 1997 Lee, Susan A. Qualitative Methods and Dance Science: Researching the Dancer’s Experience. In Current Selected Research in Dance Vol. IV. AMS Press. In Press, Spring 1998.

Lee, Susan A. Generativity and the Life Course of Martha Graham, In McAdams and St. Aubin, ed., Generativity and Adult Development. APA Press, Jan. 1998. Psychological Issues in the Clinical Approach to Dancers. In Performing Arts Medicine 2nd edition. R.T. Sataloff, A. Brandfonbrener, R. Lederman (ed) Singular Publishing. 1998 Lee, Susan A. Martha Graham in New York Encyclopedia, SUNY Press, 2002 Lee, Susan A. Lead Consultant/writer The Chicago Guide for Teaching and Learning in the Arts. Office of Arts Education, CPS. Fall 2009 PAPER PRESENTATIONS Retirement and Professional Female Dancers: Beyond the Turning Point. Susan Lee and Solomon Cytrynbaum. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association. Montreal, Canada, 1980. Faculty Development Through the Life Course. Cytrynbaum Wadner and Lee. A symposium presentation. American Education Research Association. Los Angeles, California, 1981. Mentoring and the Young Professional Woman in Academia. Susan Lee and Debra Gilbert. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association. Los Angeles, California, 1981. Professional Women and the Process of Devaluation. Susan Lee and Solomon Cytrynbaum. Symposium presentation. American Education Research Association. New York, 1982. Emerging Culture in a Residential College Led by Women. Susan Lee. Paper presented to the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C., 1982. Publish or Perish and the Artist. Susan Lee. Preliminary findings in a research study. Paper presented to the American Dance Guild Conference. Amherst, Massachusetts, 1983. Presenting Dance: It’s Special Needs. Susan Lee. Chicago Dance Arts Coalition and Illinois Presenters Network. Chicago, Illinois, 1983. The Stress of Performance: The Performer’s Perspective. Susan Lee. Paper presented at Medicine and the Performing Arts. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 1987. Teacher and Student in Dance: Preliminary Research Findings. Lee, Susan.Paper presented at the Southwest Regional Ballet Association Meeting. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1988. Adult Development Theory and the Creative Artist. Lee, Susan. Paper presented at the Aspen Music Festival Medical Conference. Aspen, Colorado. 1988.

Seasons of a Creative Woman’s Life. Susan Lee. Paper presented at Women in Film. Chicago, IL, 1989. The Study of Lives: Beyond Biography in Research. Susan Lee. Paper presented at Issues in Dance Scholarship Modes of Inquiry Conference. UNCG June 1989. Language and Dance – A Field Divided. Susan Lee. Paper presented at Modes of Inquiry IL, UNCG, National Dance Association Meeting, June 1990 Women: Creativity and Aging. Susan Lee. Paper presented at Women in Film, Chicago, 1990. Examining Discipline Based Arts Education. Susan Lee. Paper presented at ATHE, Chicago, IL, August 1990. The Study of Dancer’s Lives. Susan Lee. Paper presented at the NDA Symposium on the Science and Somatics of Dance, Philadelphia PA, Feb. 1991. Patterns of Healthcare: The Process of Choice in a Pilot Study of the Dance Community. Susan Lee. Paper presented at the First International Congress of Dance Medicine and Science. Baltimore, MD, June, 1991. Developing Arts Curriculum and Assessment. Susan Lee. Invited paper presented at the Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education Principal’s Institute, Lake Geneva Wisc., Nov., 1991. Health Issues: Making Informed Choices. Susan Lee. Paper presented at Chicago Dance Coalition Meeting on Dancers and Health, Jan., 1992. Dance and the Nature of Musical Experience. Susan Lee. Panel participant. Northwestern University School of Music Conference. Nov., 1992. Women’s Lives in Dance, Susan A. Lee. Paper presented at the American Institute for Medical Education Conference, Emotional and Creative Growth in Adult Life. Maui, HA, Dec. 1992. The King is Dead, Long Live the King: Power and Succession, Panel Moderator and Discussant, Chicago Center for the Study of Groups and Organizations. Chicago, IL March, 1994 Adult Development and the Artist in Higher Education, Panel Presentation, ATHE Conference Chicago, IL., August 1994. Women, Mentoring, and Professional Development, IGPA, Chicago, IL Oct., 1996 Psychological Aspects of Career Transitions, IOTPD, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 1995. Gender and Authority: Studies of Social Processes and Ideology, A,K. Rice Scientific Meetings, Washington, D.C., May 1995.

Martha Graham, Mentoring and Generativity. Paper presented at the American Institute for Medical Education Conference, Emotional and Creative Growth in Adult Life. Maui, HA, 1997. Groups and Organizational Life. Paper presented at American Group Psychotherapy Association. Feb. 1998 Chicago. The Challenge to Dance in Higher Education. Paper presented at Not Just AnyBody Conference, Toronto CANADA, National Dance Assoc. Meeting. 1999 Educating the Healthy Artists:; The Educator’s Perspective. The Show Must Go ON: Keeping the Performing Artist Healthy. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. April 1999 Hispanic High School: A Case Study. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association. Seattle WA, 2001. Shallow Instruction: The Bane of Urban Student Achievement. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association. Seattle WA, 2001. Adolescent development and the Dance. Paper presented at the National Dance Association Meeting. Dallas TX, Jan. 2004 Multiple Intelligences and Dance: Where Are We Now. Paper presentation, Foundation for Human Potential, Chicago IL, Winter 2005 Dance Ephemera. Presentation at Lincoln Center Library. New York. April 2006 Collecting Dance. Paper Presentation. Society of Dance History Scholars, Saratoga Springs NY June 2008 Dance Criticism in Chicago. Moderator, Chicago Dance Makers Forum. Chicago Cultural Center. March 2010. How can Higher Education best support future generations of dance artists? Paper presentation, NDEO, Tempe Arizona, Fall 2010.

PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS Science of Dance Training. Reviewed in Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol. 3 No. 3, Sept. 1988 Dance Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide. Reviewed in Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Vol. 3 No. 3, Sept. 1988 Dancing Longer Dancing Stronger: A Guide to Improving Technique and Preventing Injury. Reviewed in Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol. 5 No. 3 Sept. 1990

A Complete Guide to Nutrition and Weight Control. Reviewed in Medical Problems of Performing Artists. Vol. 5 No. 3, Sept. 1990 CONSULTING/LECTURES/WORKSHOPS – The ARTS Feb. 2006

Created, produced, and Introduction to Dance” Josephine Louis Theatre

presented

“Children’s

Spring 2008

Joffrey Ballet – Guest Artist, Teacher Development Program,“Mastering Interdisciplinary Curricular Design”, Chicago IL

2007 – present

Consultant, Having A Ball Ballroom Dance Initiative Chicago Public Schools

1994-present

Artistic Director, Danceworks Northwestern University

2002-present

External Arts Partner, Martin Luther King Chicago, IL

2001

1998

Chicago Public Schools Lifelearners Arts in the classroom teacher preparation Program Parents Role in Talent Development and Art

1998-2000

I-ARTS! Collaboration Evanston H.S.

1992

Consultant/Program Reviewer Dance/Theatre Pennsylvania State U.

1991

Discussion leader, NAST Annual Meeting

1991

Assessment in the Arts, Teacher workshop Lyons Township Schools

1991

Dance/Theatre Dept. Evaluator The Academy for the Arts, Chicago

1991

Dance Program Evaluator, Highland Park H.S, North Central Association

1990

Co-Director, First American Jazz Dance World

Congress, Evanston, IL 1990

Workshop Leader – Chicago Dance Coalition Professional Retreat, “Educational Reform: Dance and the State Mandate”

1985

Dance Program Evaluator, New Trier High School North Central Association

1984

Dance Program Evaluator, Ohio Board of Regents: Program Excellence, Cincinnati, OH

CONSULTING/PSYCHOLOGY and EDUCATION 1999-2002

Researcher: Center for Urban School Policy Northwestern University

1999-2003

Consultant: New Trier High School Advisory Program

1997-2000

Consultant: Center for Urban Education Northwestern University

1996-present

Community Review Council Wilmette, District #39 Report Topics: Challenging All Children; Emotional Intelligence

1996

Consultant, Organizational Study New Trier High School Winnetka, IL

1996

Consultant, Organizational Study York High School, Elmhurst, IL

1994-95

Process Consultant/Retreat leader – Faculty and Administration, Northwood Junior High School, Highland Park, IL

1991-95

Director of Training, CCSGO Chicago Center for the Study of Groups and Organizations

1989

Founding Board Member (CCSGO)

1985-1987

Visiting Lecturer – Psychology of Women Group Dynamics, Chicago IL Institute for Clinical Social Work

1987, 95, 98

Director, Annual Tavistock Group Relations Conference Northwestern University

1985

Guest Speaker “Women in the 80’s” Channel 7 WLS TV – Weekend Edition

1984-1988

Associate Director, Tavistock Conference Northwestern University & University of Chicago

1983

Organizational Consultation, Gary Community Mental Health Center Gary, IN

1983

Consultant, Tavistock Workshop Illinois Group Psychotherapy Society Chicago, IL

1982

Keynote Speaker: Professional Women and the Life Cycle, Workshop Leader, The Age 30 Transition, Program on Women, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

1982

Consultant/Presenter/Workshop Leader, “The Age 30 Transition” Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

1981-1988

Consultant, Arthur Anderson and Company, Management Development Division

1980-1983

Faculty Associate, Communication, Residential College, Northwestern U.

1980

Guest Lecturer, Northwestern University, Program on Women and The Illinois Humanities Council Conference on Health, “Stress Reduction: Women and their Bodies”

1980

Workshop Leader, Speech Education Conference, “The Text as Source Material,” Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

1980

Consultant, Tavistock Group Relations Conference George Washington University, Washington, DC

1979- Present

Presenter/Guest Speaker, Counseling Psychology, “The Age 30 Transition,” “Women in Authority,” Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

1979-1978

Workshop Leader/Consultant, Rich Township High School, “Teaching Effectiveness” and “Stress Management”

1977-1979

Consultant: Danforth Foundation Faculty Development and Creativity

SUMMARY OF GRANTS 1981-Present $48,000 National Endowment for the Arts $8,000 Arts Midwest $7,000 Great Lakes Arts Alliance $55,000 Illinois Arts Council $5,000 Private Foundations $15,000 Gifts /Donor Awards $3,000 Evanston Arts Council $8,000 Alumnae Awards $500 King College Prep High School

LIST OF CHOREOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST LIST OF CHOREOGRAPHY/CREATIVE WORK AVAILABLE ON REQUEST COMMITTEE WORK Administrative Committee, 1979-1992, School of Speech Building Committee (Chair), Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center, 1981, 1982 Educational Policy Advising Committee, University Senate, 1983/84, 1985/86 (Chair)

Ethyl Barber Visiting Artist Committee, 1980, 1981, 1983 (Chair) Core Faculty in Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama, 1984 – present Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts (CIRA), Chair, 1986 – 1990 Reappointment, Promotion, Tenure Committee, School of Speech 1985-86, 86-87, 91-92 Theatre/Interpretation Center Administrative Committee, 1982 – present, 1986-88 (Chair) Provosts Council on the Arts 1984-1992 Search Committee, School of Speech Dean, 1988 NCAA Certification Committee, Chair of Equity Sub-committee 1994/95 Sexual Assault Hearing Board, Northwestern University, 1996-present Administrative Board, Graduate School, Northwestern University, 1996 –1999 Search Committee, Vice President for Student Affairs, Northwestern University 2001 Domain Dinner Planning Committee 2000-2001 Acting Director, Integrated Arts Program, 2000-2001 NCAA Accreditation Committee, Academic Integrity, Northwestern University 2003-2004 Master, Women’s Residential College 1987- 1990 Master, Jones Residential College for the Fine and Performing Arts 2003Theatre Department Executive Committee 2001-2003 Searle Faculty Fellow Mentor 2001/2002 COURSES Modern, Jazz, and Tap Technique 130 World Dance 230 Dance History 232 Integrated Arts Modes of Dance 133 Choreography for Musical Theatre 232 Dance Composition 330 Dance Criticism 335 Special Topics in Dance Research 375 Dance in Education 337 Theories of Dance and Expressive Arts Therapy

380 Internships 432 Studies in Dance 335 Arts Administration

ADVISING Freshman Advisor – Dance MA Advisor- Thesis

Ph.D. Committee

PhD. Chair

Honors Thesis Advisor

1979-present Jackie Sinclair Day Marie Manion Cynthia Reid Laura Kismer Micahel Korder Nadine George Kate Winters Lee Morrow Scott Fosdick Micheele Moeller Chandler Pamela Foley Victoria Seglin Ava Carn Watkins Susan Applebaum Deana Jent Howard Kaplan Peter Senkbeil Hadar Dafney 1998 Ronni Geva 2000 Katie Reitmeyer 2001

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Board of Directors

American Dance Guild (1986-87) Chicago Dance Arts Coalition (1983-85) Evanston Arts Alliance (1982-83) Medical Program for Performing Artists (1987-present) CCSGO, Chicago Center for the Study of Groups and Organizations (1988-present)

Member

American Psychological Association (APA) National Dance Association (NDA) NAST National Association of Schools of Theatre NASD National Association of Schools of Dance

Charter Member, NDEO, National Dance Education Organization SDHS, Society of Dance History Scholars Dance USA SERVICE TO THE FIELD 1992

Adjudication Team NAST

1990, 1991

Big 10 Theatre Chairs Conference

1990, 1992, 1994

Co-Sponsor American Jazz Dance World Congress Northwestern University Honorary Committee, Ensemble Espanol Anniversary Nominating Committee, Ruth Page Award, Ravinia

2001 2003 2010

Art Awards Grant Panelist Evanston Arts Council 85, 86, 88 Illinois Arts Council 83, 84 85, 86, 87 Great Lakes Arts Alliance 82, 83

Arts Advisory Group – Chicago Public Schools Office of Arts Education

Theatre/Dance Panel and Inter Arts Panel Dance Panel Presenters Panel (NEA Dance Initiatives)

HONORS AND AWARDS Clarence Simon Teaching Award School of Communication 2007 Chicago Sister City Committee Dance and Disability – Sans Limite Paris 2006- present Ruth Page Award, Chicago 2000 Outstanding Contribution to the Field Editorial Board, Journal of Medical Problems of Performing Artists (1992-present) Advisory Board, Dance Teacher Magazine

Phi Lambda Theta Associated Student Government Teaching Award, Faculty Honor Role, 1986-87 Northwestern University