CDH staff
Bryan Carter
Center Director
Dr. Carter’s experience with virtual environments began with his dissertation project on which he began work in 1997; a representation of a portion of Harlem, NY as it existed during the 1920s Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance. This project, Virtual Harlem, was one of the earliest full virtual reality environments created for use in the humanities and certainly one of the first for use in an African American literature course. Virtual Harlem has been presented at venues in Paris, The Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary, and multiple sites in the US. In 2004, the University of Paris IV- Sorbonne, funded the development of Virtual Montmartre. Dr. Carter was asked to be the project leader and was awarded the prestigious “Professeur Invite” from the Sorbonne to spend 6 months in Paris.
This project realized itself in the development of an interactive Web Site and a small 3D representation of the Lapin Agile, the oldest surviving cabaret in Montmartre which is still in operation. The evolution of Virtual Harlem was funded in 2006 by the National Black Programming Consortium and the Government of Norway with the development of Virtual Harlem and Virtual Montmartre in Second Life. Dr. Carter began teaching classes that met totally in Second Life in 2005 where his students have participated in role play, developed content and have collaborated with students from around the world.
In addition to these activities, Dr. Carter is very active with faculty development nationally and internationally. He has conducted workshops for faculty on Digital Humanities as well as specialized topics such as “Generational Learning Styles”, “Podcasting”, “Blogging”, “Internet Broadcasting” and Second Life. He has done summer workshops for the National Council for Teachers of English on Digital Humanities, led a workshop session for the Digital Africana Studies Conference at the University of Maryland-College Park, conducted workshops on Technology in the Classroom at Alabama A&M, and at international venues such as Vaxjo University in Sweden and the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne.
Bryan Carter
Dr. Carter’s experience with virtual environments began with his dissertation project on which he began work in 1997; a representation of a portion of Harlem, NY as it existed during the 1920s Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance. This project, Virtual Harlem, was one of the earliest full virtual reality environments created for use in the humanities and certainly one of the first for use in an African American literature course. Virtual Harlem has been presented at venues in Paris, The Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary, and multiple sites in the US. In 2004, the University of Paris IV- Sorbonne, funded the development of Virtual Montmartre. Dr. Carter was asked to be the project leader and was awarded the prestigious “Professeur Invite” from the Sorbonne to spend 6 months in Paris.
This project realized itself in the development of an interactive Web Site and a small 3D representation of the Lapin Agile, the oldest surviving cabaret in Montmartre which is still in operation. The evolution of Virtual Harlem was funded in 2006 by the National Black Programming Consortium and the Government of Norway with the development of Virtual Harlem and Virtual Montmartre in Second Life. Dr. Carter began teaching classes that met totally in Second Life in 2005 where his students have participated in role play, developed content and have collaborated with students from around the world.
In addition to these activities, Dr. Carter is very active with faculty development nationally and internationally. He has conducted workshops for faculty on Digital Humanities as well as specialized topics such as “Generational Learning Styles”, “Podcasting”, “Blogging”, “Internet Broadcasting” and Second Life. He has done summer workshops for the National Council for Teachers of English on Digital Humanities, led a workshop session for the Digital Africana Studies Conference at the University of Maryland-College Park, conducted workshops on Technology in the Classroom at Alabama A&M, and at international venues such as Vaxjo University in Sweden and the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne.
Center Director
Principal Investigators
Dr. Mahmoud Azaz
Associate Professor - School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies, University of Arizona.
Project – CUES on Foreign Language Pedagogy.
Dr. Jonathan Crisman
Assistant Professor - Public & Applied Humanities, University of Arizona.
Project – ACLS Photogrammetry (ethniCITY).
Gaidi Finnie
Executive Director - San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art.
Project – Experiencing the Freedom Rides: A Digital Narrative.
Project – Experiencing the Tuskegee University Legacy Museum: A Virtual Tour.
Dr. Kim Gallon
Associate Professor - Department of History, Purdue University.
Project: Stayed and Stolen – Enhancing the Humanities Through Innovation.
Dr. Jennie Gubner
Assistant Professor - School of Music, University of Arizona.
Project – Alzheimer Creative Aging in Tucson.
Amy Hartman-Gordon
Executive Director - Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson Museum.
Project – Advancing the Presidio.
Porfirio Gutiérrez
Master Textile Artist.
Project – Arizona State History Museum: Wrapped in Color, Legacies of the Mexican Sarape.
Dr. Janine Hinton
Associate Clinical Professor - College of Nursing, University of Arizona.
Project – Simulated Clinical Time Travel and Augmented Intelligence to Prevent and Manage Patient Deterioration.
Project – Intelligent Simulation Environment (ISE).
Dr. Annette Kim
Associate Professor - Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, University of Southern California (USC).
Project – ACLS Photogrammetry (ethniCITY).
Dr. Sonja Lanehart
Associate Professor - College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona.
Project – ACLS Photogrammetry (ethniCITY).
Project – Anti-Racism XR Studio-Provost Challenge RI.
Dr. Jacqueline Maximillion
Associate Professor of Practice - Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona.
Project – Santa Cruz Environmental Science 360 Experience.
Tyler Meier
Executive Director - Poetry Center, University of Arizona.
Project – Late Diagnosis Starting with a Tweet Animation.
david turpie
Project – Buffalo Soldiers in Arizona.
Dr. Omar Youssef
Senior Lecturer - College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona.
Project – Labyrinth Virtual Reality Project.
Joseph Farbrook
Associate Professor - School of Art, University of Arizona.
Project – Anti-Racism XR Studio-Provost Challenge RI.
Cynthia Stokes
Assistant Professor - School of Music, University of Arizona.
Project – Anti-Racism XR Studio-Provost Challenge RI.
Jon Kevan
Instructional Designer - UCATT, University of Arizona.
Project – UArizona Health Sciences Global & Online Experiencing Age Bias.
Lisa Falk
Head of Community Engagement - Arizona State History Museum, University of Arizona.
Project – Pottery.
Dr. Michael Engs
Cultural Historian.
Project – Arizona Heritage Tours Black Presence in Southwest (Dunbar).
Graduate Research Assistants
TRISTIN ANAYA
Bio coming soon!
COSMo BRUSA ZAPPELLINI
Bio coming soon!
MANAS BUCHADE
Manas, from Mumbai, India, is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Management Information Systems. Manas has an interest in communications, business, management, and technology. In his free time, he loves watching movies and TV shows and is a big art buff.
CaT Elliott
From Bisbee, Arizona, Cat is a Master’s student studying Information Science, emphasizing human-centered computing in the School of Information. She is involved in the Veterinarian Sciences Project and Virtual Reality/Digital Storytelling. and enjoys rock climbing and creating digital art in her free time.
amelia matheson
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Rajitha Tiruthani
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Andrew Waugaman
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Student Developers
Zoe Baker
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TRISTAN BRITT
Tristan Britt is a community college transfer army veteran majoring in systems engineering. He works primarily in scanning, 3D art, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. His goal are to be able to continue his work as he ventures on to graduate school.
ANITA DUNCAN
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ALICIA HALL
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Trey Harrison
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Camryn James
Camryn, from Chicago, IL, is studying Computer Science. He has many talents, including filmmaking, video editing, emceeing, DJing, and photography. In his free time, he enjoys watching stand-up comedy and being around family and friends.
Ira Puranik
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Anastasia Rastelli
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Julian Scheder Black
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PULAT URALOV
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JAY WHITNEY
Jay, from Rochester, Minnesota, is a Junior studying Computer Science in the College of Science. He is involved in the African American Museum of Southern Arizona Project, Nursing Cruzr Project, and Temi Robotic Programming. Jay enjoys hiking, watching sports, and listening to music in his free time.