Cat Priamos, PhD

Experience

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  Riverside Poly High School

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2015

  Head AVID Tutor
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  Rancho Verde High School

  Oct 2015 - May 2016

  High School Teacher - English | Long Term Substitute Teacher

  Developed and delivered content for five grade 12 Expository Reading and Writing and one grade 11 American Literature class. • Supported grade 12 students through college application assistance, freshman year preparation, and SAT/ACT training.

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  Val Verde Unified School District

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Substitute Teacher

  Streamlined transition during teacher absence; implemented existing lesson plans and drafted original plans based on curriculum. A highlight from my time here included:• Established trust with students; individualized teaching approach to meet the needs of both neurotypical and intellectually disabled students.

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Graduate Instructor - Teacher's Assistant & Acting Coach

  Assisted Dr. David Crespy in the delivery of THEA 8385, Meisner Acting class.• Collaboratively cultivated skilled performers through tailored instruction and individualized coaching.

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2021

  Instruct 20-25 students per semester in "Acting for Non-Majors"; conduct in-depth lessons in text analysis, monologue, and scene work while enhancing public speaking and self-presentation aptitudes. A few of my key contributions include:• Inspire confidence and deeper knowledge of character through Alder techniques with focus on text and character analysis.• Empower students through trauma-informed, engaged, and holistic teaching style. Coached and mentored students alongside Dr. Cheryl Black for THEA 4220, Period Acting Style. • Collaboratively cultivated skilled performers through tailored instruction and individualized coaching.

  • Graduate Student Instructor

    Aug 2017 - Feb 2021

  • Graduate Instructor - Teachers Assistant & Acting Coach

    Jan 2019 - May 2019
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  University of California, Riverside

  Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

  Lecturer & Guest Director

  Lecturer of TFDP 170 course - Production. Directed the West Coast premiere of Brown Face by Carissa Attach. Cast show from student auditions and worked with cast, student production team, and faculty designers to fully stage the show. As instructor of record for the TFDP 170 course linked to the production, the director grades the actors and provides feedback to the faculty on the student assistant director, dramaturg, and stage management team. Collaborated with faculty and visiting artists designers to conceptualize and realize full design and staging of show. Mentored student assistant director and student stage management team.● Worked with students through holistic, engaged practices to create an ensemble-based work that illuminated and realized a brand new play● Empower students through trauma-informed work that utilized modern practices of warmups, cooldowns, de- roling, with an emphasis student wellness as we explored a radical and difficult text. Show less

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  University of California, Riverside

  Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  Lecturer

  Lecturer, University of California, Riverside: June-July 2022Lecturer of TFDP 125G course - Renaissance Theatre. A study of the plays, playhouses, and players of the following theatrical era: Renaissance Theatre. An examination of the movements, theatrical innovations, and plays of the Italian, French, Spanish, and English Renaissances. Specifically an overview that looks at how these countries’ artistic innovations and discoveries influenced each other and developed the blueprint for modern theatre.● Focus is on creating a hybrid lecture-Socratic seminar style class● Trauma-informed teaching pedagogy that includes built-in safeguards and a focus on student autonomy andconsentLecturer, University of California, Riverside: March-May 2022Lecturer of TFDP 124A course - American Theatre, 1900-1945. An examination of the major movements, theatrical genres, playwrights, and theatrical figures from 1900 through World War II. Specifically a decolonized view that focuses on the theatrical advancements and creations of Black, Mexican-American, Native American, Jewish, and women theatre. Through an intersectional lens, this class analyzes these ethnic/racial/gender groups’ theatrical movements in discussion with the socioeconomic, political changes of the day and the traditional white theatre canon of this period.● Focus is on creating a hybrid lecture-Socratic seminar style class● Trauma-informed teaching pedagogy that includes built-in safeguards and a focus on student autonomy and consent Show less

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  University of California, Riverside

  Sept 2022 - Nov 2022

  Intimacy Choreographer

  Hired as specialist consultant for UC Riverside’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production’s Fall 2022 stage production of Cabaret the musical. Specifically choreographs moments of intimacy, race, disability, identity, heightened emotion, and other factors where the actor’s identity is leveraged.Pedagogy and practice in alignment evolving with industry best practices and standards for theatre training and intimacy design, including consent-based, trauma-informed practices using desexualized language, instructional touch, and cooldowns to help actors develop resiliency in the face of psychophysically demanding roles. Show less

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  RUSD Riverside Unified School District

  Jan 2023 - Sept 2023

  Substitute Teacher
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  University of California, Riverside

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Lecturer

  Lecturer of TFDP 124A course - American Theatre, 1900-1945. An examination of the major movements, theatrical genres, playwrights, and theatrical figures from 1900 through World War II. Specifically a decolonized view that focuses on the theatrical advancements and creations of Black, Mexican-American, Native American, Jewish, and women theatre. Through an intersectional lens, this class analyzes these ethnic/racial/gender groups’ theatrical movements in discussion with the socioeconomic, political changes of the day and the traditional white theatre canon of this period.● Focus is on creating a hybrid lecture-Socratic seminar style class● Trauma-informed teaching pedagogy that includes built-in safeguards and a focus on student autonomy and consent Show less

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  American Income Life Insurance Company

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  Life Insurance Agent

  Left due to family health emergency & caretaking needs.

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  University of California, Riverside

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  Lecturer

  An examination of the major movements, theatrical genres, playwrights, and theatrical figures from the “classical period” through the Italian Renaissance. Specifically a decolonized view that focuses on the theatrical advancements and creations of a variety of cultures, including performances in historical and contemporary India, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico, and China. Through an intersectional lens, this class analyzes these communication and theatrical developments in discussion with the socioeconomic, political changes of the day, never considering other cultures’ theatre traditions as in the margins of “Western culture” but rather as parity in cultural importance and aesthetic value.● Focus is on creating a hybrid lecture-Socratic seminar style class● Creating hybrid version of the syllabi & lessons during the COVID-19 digital pivot to create accessibility for students● Trauma-informed teaching pedagogy that includes built-in safeguards and a focus on student autonomy and consent Show less

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  RIVERSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  Apr 2024 - Jun 2024

  Substitute Teacher
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  Charles F Patton Middle School

  Sept 2024 - now

  Student Teacher
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  McMinnville School District 40

  Oct 2024 - now

  Substitute Teacher