Sobha Kavanakudiyil

Sobha is very excited for her sabbatical in the 2024-2025 academic year. The academic year began by presenting "Devising to Dramaturgy" at the Educational Theatre Association Conference this fall with her colleague Elizabeth Dunn-Ruiz.  She will continue to take classes in her doctoral program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. 

This past year she had her first peer-reviewed journal article published. Please take a look at Bringing Personal Identity into our Learning Spaces.  

Last summer, Sobha published her first Open Educational Resource called Drama in Education. 

Sobha Kavanakudiyil is the Director of the Graduate Program in Educational Theatre. She is an Arts Education Consultant collaborating with organizations such as Harlem Stage, NJPAC, Tectonic Theater, The Apollo Theater and the New Victory Theater. After her five-year tenure as CoChair, Sobha remains on the Board of Directors of The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable as Chair Emeritus, where she is also a Co-Chair for the Face to Face Conference.  In addition, she is also a member of the Arts Committee that reports to the NYC DOE's Chancellor's Panel on Educational Policy.

Sobha earned her her M.A. in Educational Theatre from New York University and her B.A. in Communications from Fordham University. She is currently a doctoral student at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.