Michael Kowalski

Michael Kowalski has a B.A. in Semiotics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in Visual Anthropology from the University of Southern California. His areas of specialization are Sound Design and Documentary Film. He has been teaching at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts since 2000. He has been the school’s Associate Dean, Chief Academic Officer, from 2011 to 2020 and is currently its Senior Associate Dean. Since 2018 he has been the Chair of CILECT North America (CNA). He continues to work as a freelance sound designer on documentary films.