Desiree Hamburger

B.F.A. in Theatre from the University of Miami, M.A. in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida, Ed.M. in Arts in Education from Harvard and currently a PhD Candidate in Educational Theatre at New York University.

Desiree is an academic advisor and instructor for the program in Educational Theatre in the Music and Performing Arts Department at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. Courses taught include: Dramatic Activities in the Elementary Classroom; Intro to Educational Theatre 1 and 2, Drama Across the Curriculum and Beyond; Integrated Arts II in Early Childhood Education; Multicultural Perspectives in Social Studying in Early Childhood Education; and Student Teaching in the Elementary Classroom Seminar. Her research interests include the infusion of drama into the elementary classroom, classroom management, community building, mentorship, and teacher preparation. Currently, she oversees the bookings for the Shakespeare To Go company, comprised of 30 undergraduate and graduate students who perform adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays to NYC schools for free. Desiree helped to organize and run Educational Theatre's yearly conferences for the past few years, creating forums for teachers and experts from around the world to put their heads together and examine issues of arts in education. Before NYU, she taught 3rd-6th grades in private and public schools, worked as a teaching artist K-12 and taught theatre to all ages in various community organizations. She was also adjunct faculty at the Ringling School of Art and Design where she taught acting and theatre arts to animators. In addition to teaching, Desiree continues to develop her craft as an artist. She has written and directed several children’s productions, performed in children’s theatre, written and directed shows performed at Universities, and is currently working on a book of poetry.