Marla Del Collins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.F.A. Dramatic Arts, cum laude, College of Creative Arts, West Virginia University; professional training in the dramatic arts with Stella Adler, Stella Adler Studio, Lee Strasberg, Actors Studio, Mario Seletti, National Shakespeare Co., and Uta Hagen, HB Studio.M.A. Educational Theatre, Music & Performing Arts Professionals Dept., New York UniversityPH.D. Arts & Humanities in Education/Speech and Communication, Media, Culture & Communication Dept., New York University
marladel.collins@liu.edu
Description
Dr. Collins has written, directed and performed for stage and television, and has presented and published scholarly papers in the areas of communication studies, teaching/learning pedagogy, dramaturgy, and gender communication. She specializes in nonaristotelian/postmodern precepts and theories applicable to the creative process as generative order. Currently she’s writing a nonaristotelian interpretation of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize winning plays.
Dr. Collins has taught a wide variety of performance and communication courses at Columbia U., New York U., Pace U., Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Fairleigh Dickinson U. among others. She teaches the following courses at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus: Theatre as Social Ritual (Honors), Political Rhetoric (Honors), SPE 201—Creative Problem Solving, SPE 3— Oral Communication 3 (core requirement), and Core [Writing] Seminar (core requirement).
Publications
Selected Scholarship Published: “Transcending Dualistic Thinking in Conflict Resolution,” Negotiation Journal (Harvard Law School), Harvard University, Vol. 21 No. 2 (2005), “To Veil
or Not to Veil: A Feminist’s Journey through the Land of Jordan,” Women and Language Journal, George Mason University, Vol. 10, No. 7 (2003), “Dragonflying Beyond Cultural Constraints: The Transcultural Phenomenon,” Journal of Human Communication, Pan Asian Communication Association, Vol. 5, 1 (2002), “Intrapersonal Communication, the Missing Link,” Journal of the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association, Vol. LXXI (2002), “Why Feminists Still Likes Bill: Recognizing Male Depression,” Smoke Signals, Media, Culture and Communication Journal, New York U., Vol. 2, 3 (1998), “The Powers That Be: How Feminism Promotes Complex Communication in a Patriarchal Society,” New Dimensions in Communication Journal, New York State Communication Association, Vol. 6 (1992).
Selected Scholarship Presented: “The Resurrection of Anna Christie, Everywoman.” Eugene O’Neill Society, The Comparative Drama Conference sponsored by the International Eugene O’Neill Society, Baltimore (2014), “Dualism and Dynamical Systems of Interpretation,” International Communication & Language Association Conference sponsored by The Institute of Advanced Studies; School of European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University, United Kingdom (2003), “’Dragonflying’ Beyond Cultural Constraints: The Transcultural Communication Phenomenon,” 8th International Conference on Cross Cultural Communication, Baptist University, Hong Kong (2001), “Dragonfly Dynamics, East and West,” Shanghai International Symposium on Communication, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China (1999), “Gender Identity, an Evolution Towards Complexity,” 5th Annual International Communication Conference: Communication and the Culture of Democracy, Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II, Amman, Jordan (2000), “Organizing for the Future through the Multifaceted Lens of a Dragonfly,” Communication Organizing for the Future, International Communication Conference, Rome, Italy (July1998), and “Strange Interlude: An O’Neill Play About Social Determinism,” Northeast Modern Language Association, Pittsburgh (1993).
Recently Published: “Agnes Boulton,” “Sarah Sandy,” “Ella O’Neill,” Best American Monologues, Applause Books, Vol. II (2014), “The Lovers & Others of Eugene O’Neill,” Best American Short Plays-2008, Applause Books (2008).
Honors/Awards
Keynote Speaker: Honors Awards Banquet for Alpha Chi graduating seniors, Long Island University Title: “Thinking Outside the Box-What Box and Who Made IT?” (April 2007)
Honorary Member: Alpha Chi National College Honor Society (April 2007);
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (Summer 2005); David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching, Long Island University (Spring 2004); Communication Honor Society: Lambda Pi Eta (1999-current);
International Honor & Professional Association in Education: Pi Lambda Theta (current);
New York University School of Education Honor Society: Kappa Delta Pi Beta Pi (1998);
Honorable Mention: Women’s Study Commission Scholarly Paper Competition, New York University (Spring 1998);
Outstanding Teaching Award: Borough of Manhattan Community College (Spring 1997);
Honorary Guest Speaker, Culture and Communication Colloquium, Title: The Creative Process, A Post-Aristotelian Perspective (Fall 1996); Outstanding Instructor of the Year Nominee: Undergraduate Student Government;
Committee, School of Education New York University (Spring 1993);
Graduate Student Organization Presentation Award: New York University (1992, 1993);
Teaching Fellowship Grant: Program in Speech and Interpersonal Communication;
Department of Media, Culture and Communication, School of Education, New York University (1991-93)
Affiliations
International Eugene O’Neill Society, International Susan Glaspell Society, International/National Communication Associations, Pan Asian Communication Association, Global Communication, Modern Language Association, American Alliance for Theatre & Education, Alliance for Theatre in Higher Education, Arab-US Association for Communication Educators, North Eastern Modern Language Association, Dramatist Guild, Dramatists League, Player’s Club, Institute of General Semantics (honorary board member), Unions: Actors Equity Association (AEA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG)—American Federation of Television, & Radio Artists (AFRA), LIUFF.
