People

Ann Sophie Clemmenson is a choreographer, educator, and performer. She has lived in the United States for the past fourteen years. Clemmensen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Pedagogy from the Norwegian College of Dance (Oslo), a Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance (Company Pathway) with Distinction from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Leeds, UK), and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from The Ohio State University (US).

Clemmensen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dance, teaching courses in contemporary movement practice, improvisation, composition, and interdisciplinary creative research.

Sarah Fouts is an Associate Professor in the Department of American Studies, an affiliate professor in the Language, Literacy, and Culture doctoral program, an affiliate professor in the Latin American Studies minor, and co-director of the Orser Center for Public Humanities at UMBC. They have a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University.

For more info see: https://www.sbfouts.com/

Nicole King is Professor and co-director of the Orser Center for Public Humanities in the Department of American Studies and an affiliate professor in the Language, Literacy, and Culture doctoral program at UMBC. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from University of Maryland, College Park.

For more info see: https://amst.umbc.edu/faculty-and-staff/king/

Beth Saunders is Associate Director and Curator for Special Collections and the Gallery in the AOK Library. She is responsible for curatorial activities, campus and community partnerships, collection building and management, donor relationships, grant writing, and photographs. Beth holds a PhD and MPhil in Art History from The CUNY Graduate Center and a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mark Breeding serves as the Maryland Traditions Archivist, processing folklife materials housed at UMBC in collaboration with Maryland Traditions, the Maryland State Arts Council’s traditional arts program. He received his Bachelor’s degree at UMBC in History with a Minor in Africana Studies and a Master’s Degree in Historical Studies with a specialization in Public History at UMBC.

Laurainne Ojo-Ohikuare is the Processing Archivist for the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, where she arranges and describes the photographic and manuscript collections. Before UMBC, she was the Athletics Archivist for University of Maryland, College Park and processed collections for the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). She received her bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College in English Literature and Computer Science, a M.S in Information and Library Science and M.A. in Irish Literature from New York University’s dual degree program with Long Island University.

Bill Shewbridge is Professor of the Practice in the Media and Communication Studies department at UMBC.