Dr. Justin Trudeau
Assistant Professor
Office Location: GAB 320B
Phone: (940) 565-3526
E-mail: jtrudeau@unt.edu

Personal Bio:
Justin Trudeau is a native of Santa Maria, California, and he was raised in Oregon and Louisiana respectively. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in speech communication in 1995 and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree in speech communication and English in 1999 from Oregon State University. In 2006, he received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. 

He is married to Jessica Slie Trudeau, and they have a daughter named Jolie and a son named Marcel.

Justin enjoys traveling, the arts, and all things outdoors.

Research Interests:
Dr. Trudeau's research interests are in performance historicity, narrative theory, and performance art.

Notable Activities:
Dr. Trudeau is on the editorial board of Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, and plays an active part in both the regional and national performance studies divisions of the National Communication Association.

Recent Publications and/or Productions:

Articles
Trudeau, Justin T.  “The Low Down Here.”  Text and Performance Quarterly.  28.3
            (2008):  369-75.  Peer-Reviewed.
 
Trudeau, Justin T.  “Stooging the Body, Stooging the Text: Jack Kerouac’s Visions of
Cody.”  Text and Performance Quarterly.  27.4 (2007): 334-50.  Peer-reviewed.

Performances:

Trudeau, Justin T., adaptor and director. Wild Ducks Flying Backward By Tom Robbins.  The Patti Pace Performance Festival, Baton Rouge, LA, 2008 and The University of     North Texas. Invited and peer-reviewed.

Trudeau, Justin T., adaptor and director. Feet on the Street: Rambles Around New Orleans. By Ray Blount, Jr. The Patti Pace Performance Festival, New Orleans, LA, 2006 and The University of North Texas.  Invited and peer-reviewed. 

Teaching:
Graduate:  Performance Methods, Performance Theory.
Undergraduate:  Performance Theory, Performance Art, Adaptation & Staging, Performance Composition

Awards:
Fellowship--$5000 Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, 2007. 
University of North         Texas, Denton, TX

Curriculum Vita