{"id":73,"date":"2017-05-05T13:52:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T13:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:49:21","slug":"facultystaff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/facultystaff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Full-Time Faculty<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. David Sutera, PhD\" title=\"David Sutera\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/01\/David-Sutera.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/01\/David-Sutera-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/01\/David-Sutera.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>Dr. David Sutera, PhD<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant Professor<br \/>\nPotter Hall 114<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dsutera@missouriwestern.edu\">dsutera@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_text_transform:uppercase;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\".fusion-modal.dsutera\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-right\">View Profile<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-modal modal fade modal-1 dsutera\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-heading-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\"><div class=\"modal-content fusion-modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><button class=\"close\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><h3 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"modal-heading-1\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"modal-body fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/01\/David-Sutera-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"David Sutera\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/01\/David-Sutera-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/01\/David-Sutera-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/01\/David-Sutera-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><strong>David Sutera, Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Adjunct Professor of Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office: <\/strong>Potter Hall 114<strong><br \/>\nE-mail: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dsutera@missouriwestern.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dsutera@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sutera holds an M.F.A. in Film and Media Arts Production from the University of Utah and a PhD in Film and Media Studies from the University of Kansas. He has been teaching film\/video production, screenwriting, and media studies at the college level since 2008 at the University of Utah, University of Kansas, Doane University, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Bridgewater State University near Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sutera&#8217;s main area of research centers on sports culture and the representation of sports in mass and social media. He published 4 books on sports media and most recently published a book as co-author examining the rise of superhero films in contemporary culture.<\/p>\n<p>He is also an active screenwriter and filmmaker, with multiple film festival selections and awards to his name. His most recent projects are a documentary film about a burlesque troupe in Salt Lake City, Utah called <em>Bible Belt Burlesque<\/em> and a feature-length screenplay title\u00a0<em>Dead End Job<\/em> set in Purgatory where occupants of this mystical realm are forced to work menial jobs on Earth as penance for their sins.<\/p>\n<p>In his spare time, Dr. Sutera is a proud frustrated athlete who plays fast-pitch baseball in the Men&#8217;s Senior Baseball League (MSBL) in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button class=\"fusion-button button-default button-medium button default medium\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Part-Time Faculty<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Susan Bennett\" title=\"GriffComingSoonResize\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/GriffComingSoonResize-1.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/GriffComingSoonResize-1-200x180.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/GriffComingSoonResize-1.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3>Susan Bennett<\/h3>\n<p>Adjunct Professor<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sbennett15@missouriwestern.edu\">sbennett15@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-01 05:42:38","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":380,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4952,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/4952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/cinema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}