Bio: Lisa Naugle, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Dance in the Dance Department of the School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine.She holds a Ph.D and MFA in dance from New York University. Lisa was a recent guest artist at the Guangdong Performing Arts Academy in China, with the Romanian State Theatre Ballet Company in Constanta, Romania and at the Banff Center in Canada. She is the recipient of the Cecil and Ida Green Honors Professor's Award, 2000. Lisa was a member of the Nancy Hauser Dance Company and has performed with several dance companies in the United States and Canada. Her background as a dancer includes work with Hanya Holm, Alwin Nikolais, Merce Cunningham, and Eric Hawkins.

Research: Computer-based applications for dance including motion capture, Internet-based performance, and interactive technology.