Recent News

• Leadership of the TTU NEA Research Lab PI has shifted to Peter Martens, Ph.D., Professor of Music Theory and Associate Dean for Research. In addition to overseeing Lab projects, Dr. Martens also superintended a major collaboration between the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and the Talkington College, bringing the Summer Arts Program of the Stroke/Aphasia Recovery Program (STAR), led by Melinda Corwin, Ph.D., to the Texas Tech campus for two weeks of arts activities, followed by an exhibit and a performance. This collaboration was a direct outgrowth of connections established between the Texas Tech NEA Research Lab and the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center through a previous project. 

• Starting in late 2021 to the present, the Animation-Making Workshop research team offered multiple iterations of their workshop series at community and educational organizations throughout the Lubbock area. In the process, the team also worked with undergraduate students, whose roles as data analysts and facilitators greatly enhanced their experience of academic research at a high level.

• During Summer 2022 the AMWS team visited the University of Seville (Spain) School of Fine Arts and gave presentation at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain), the CINANIMA Animation Festival in Espinho (Portugal), and the 3rd Interdisciplinary and Virtual Conference on Arts in Education. 

• Thus far during 2022 the Remember This? project team has completed the interviews and data gathering for a new production of this work. The extensive data collection and analysis required for this project underpins the complex nature of the production and the challenges of translating the production's efficacy into a filmed medium as well as a live performance.

• During summer 2022, the RT? artistic team completed rehearsals and choreography for Fall 2022 performances.