Emily Parise, PhD, Assistant Professor

I am a current assistant professor at Baylor University. At Baylor, I have taught theatre history and graduate dramaturgy. I also work as a dramaturg for the Baylor New Play Initiative, as well as our main stage season. I am available for outside dramaturgy work.

I graduated from Seton Hall University with a bachelor’s degree in Honors English Literature, Philosophy, and Creative Writing. I then attended Washington University in St. Louis, where I earned a master’s degree in Theatre and Performance studies. I earned my PhD in Drama and theatre at The University of California, Irvine, with an emphasis in Dramaturgy in 2026.

I have taught courses on theater history, teaching drama from Ancient Greece all the way through to theater created during the Covid-19 pandemic. I have also developed a course on Shakespeare and Adaptation, which emphasizes non-white, non-Western, and cis-heteronormative engagements with Shakespeare’s works.

As an educational developer, I have lead trainings for graduate student teaching assistants in the school of the arts as a UCI Pedagogical Scholar. I have also developed a training for undergraduate and graduate graders as an Educational Development Scholar. I have attended the Institute for New Educational Developers (INED), and I am a member of the POD network.

I am a founding memeber The Shakespeare Association of America Graduate Committee in 2024. I served as the Co-Chair and Chief on Internal Affairs between 2024 and 2026. The SAA Graduate Committee represents the interests of graduate students in the organization, and designs events to meet the needs of graduate and early career scholars in early modern studies.