Noah Lelek, Ph.D.

Contact

nlelek@twu.edu
Redbud 222

Website

Education

Ph.D., Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
M.A., Theatre, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
BS.Ed., Speech and Theatre Education, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri

Research Interests

Theatre; Theatre History; Diversity; Communications

Externally Funded Projects

Cultivating Safe College Campuses: A College Sexual Assault Policy and Prevention Consortium Year 3 of 3
GOV-Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) | 2019
Role: Collaborator

Performance at the Council of Chairs of Arts and Sciences Conference
TWU College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office | $600.00 | 2018
Role: Principal Investigator

Internally Funded Projects

Breaking Bad News: Using Interactive Theatre to Increase Communication between Nurses and Patients
TWU Graduate Research Associate Award | $26,000.00 | 2020
Research Grant

Presentation at the International Conference on the Arts in Society, Dublin, IR
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Travel Assistance Fund | $800.00 | 2020
Research Grant

Pilot Study: Using Interactive Theatre Train Faculty on How to Decrease Microagressions in the Classroom
ORSP Small Grants Program | $1,000.00 | 2019
Research Grant

Presentation at the First-Year Experience Conference
TWU Department of Undergraduate Studies | $860.00 | 2019
Research Grant

The Architecture of Loss
TWU College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office | $150.00 | 2019
Research Grant

The Architecture of Loss
School of the Arts Interdisciplinary Collaboration Initiative Grant | $1,500.00 | 2019
Research Grant

Mapping Identity in Denton, TX
School of the Arts Interdisciplinary Collaboration Initiative Grant, ArtsWalk | $1,500.00 | 2018
Research Grant

North American Drama Therapy Association Annual Conference Travel
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Travel Assistance Fund | $800.00 | 2018
Research Grant

Devising Theatre: A 3-Day Sojourn Theatre Institute
Texas Woman's University, Faculty Development Grant | $1,000.00 | 2018
Research Grant

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference Travel
Center for Faculty Excellence Travel Grant | $800.00 | 2017
Research Grant

Increasing Student Conversations about Difficult Issues through Interactive Theatre: Victim Blaming
Creative Arts and Humanities Grant | $5,000.00 | 2016
Research Grant

Travel to Edinburgh, UK
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Travel Assistant Fund | $800.00 | 2016
Research Grant

Creative Actitivies

You Changed My Story: Ethics of Youth Authorship in Prison (2020)
Works in Progress |

The Benefits of Using Interactive Theatre to Decrease Sexual Assault and Victim Blaming in Higher Education (2020)
Works in Progress |

Devising Theatre: How Faculty and Students Collaborate (2020)
Works in Progress |

Professional Affiliations

• National Communication Association
• Southern States Communication Association