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Amy Cook

Title: Professor of English; Director, The Academy of Civic Life

Institution: Stony Brook

Discipline: Literature & Writing

Appearances: 1

Notable: Author of Shakespearean Neuroplay (Palgrave, 2010), Building Character: The Art and Science of Casting (Michigan, 2018), and Shakespearean Futures (Cambridge, 2020); Treasurer of the American Society of Theatre Research

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Biography

Amy Cook is a scholar who integrates cognitive science into theatre and performance studies, with particular attention to Shakespeare. She has served as Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Stony Brook's College of Arts and Sciences and directs The Academy of Civic Life.

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