Dr. Janna Segal teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in theatre history, literature, and theory; Shakespeare and Shakespearean adaptation; dramaturgy; and playwriting. She received her Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre from the UC Irvine/UC San Diego joint doctoral program; her MA in Theatre from California State University, Northridge; and her BA in Theater Arts from UC Santa Cruz. Prior to joining the UofL faculty, Dr. Segal was an Assistant Professor in the Theatre Department and in the MLitt/MFA Shakespeare and Performance program at Mary Baldwin College, and an IHUM Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. She has also taught theatre history, dramatic literature, performance theory, Shakespeare, Chicanx theatre and film, and acting at UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and California State University, Northridge.