College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor of Theatre
Phone: (239)590-7541
E-Mail: mhayford@fgcu.edu
Office: AC - 150

Education:

• Ph.D.  Northwestern University, Department of Performance Studies (2005)
• Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies (2005)
  Dissertation: "My Life as Mick Mounter: Performing Gender(s) with the Chicago Kings"
• M.A.  Northwestern University, Department of Performance Studies (2001)
    Thesis: "The Female Body and Feminist Art and Performance"
• B.A.  University of California at Santa Cruz, Department of Theater (2000)
• B.A.  University of California at Santa Cruz, Department of Women's Studies (2000)  

Awards:   

2000-5  Northwestern University Minority Fellowship
2003  Northwestern University Performance Studies Robert S. and Gertrude B.    Breen Memorial Award

Teaching and Research Interests:
Michelle Hayford is an Assistant Professor of Theatre in FGCU's Department of Visual and Performing Arts.  She primarily teaches performance theory courses using performance as a methodology.  Professor Hayford's research interests include performativity in everyday life, gender, critical race studies, queer studies, transformative pedagogy, and embodied ways of knowing.  Professor Hayford is committed to interdisciplinary inquiry and bringing theory into practice through performance.