Leonardo is honored to announce Mary Anne Staniszewski as the new coordinator/editor of the Leonardo Graduate Abstracts (LGA). This program, a crucial part of the Leonardo Educators and Students initiative, features a comprehensive database of graduate thesis abstracts at the intersection of arts, sciences, and technology. The abstracts cover diverse fields such as visual arts, sound, performing arts, computer sciences, and other technological disciplines, focusing on philosophical, historical, critical, or applied science and technology aspects in the arts. Initiated at Pomona College, the English-language database aims to spotlight interdisciplinary work often overlooked in existing theses repositories.

Mary Anne Staniszewski, an associate professor in the Department of the Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been instrumental in establishing the practice-based “Electronic Arts” PhD program. Her extensive work includes notable publications such as Believing Is Seeing: Creating the Culture of Art (Penguin USA, 1995) and The Power of Display: A History of Exhibition Installations at the Museum of Modern Art (MIT Press, 1998). She is currently completing a book, a contemporary-historical analysis of race intertwining arts and sciences. Staniszewski’s academic and literary contributions bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her new role as an LGA editor.

We are thrilled to have Mary Anne Staniszewski take on this new role, building on the legacy of the database originator Sheila Pinkel. Her diverse experience and profound dedication to interdisciplinary research will undoubtedly enrich the Leonardo Graduate Abstracts program. We look forward to seeing the initiative’s continued growth and impact under their guidance.

Click here to learn more about submitting a graduate abstract for review.