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Emilio G. Robles (MFA) is an Assistant Professor and Teaching Artist in Applied Theatre. Emilio is an actor, coach, director, teaching artist and voiceover professional, and SAG-AFTRA member. A veteran artist educator of over 30 years, prior administrative and teaching credentials include CCAP at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Ingenuity Inc., Chicago Public Schools Department of Arts Education, Lookingglass Theatre Company, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Emilio joined the department of Communication Studies at IUPUI in the fall of 2019 to re-envision, reinvigorate, and realign the theatre program towards Applied Theatre practice. He has brought his expertise and passion in curriculum design, cultural literacy, multi-disciplinary arts integration, and devised work in contribution to the department and the School of Liberal Arts' new ATFT major. Simultaneously, he has infused theatre courses with new pedagogies and engaging praxis for students centering around awareness, choice-making and creating an "artist identity".