Christine Young

Christine Young is an Associate Professor at University of San Francisco, where she teaches in the Rhetoric and Language, Honors College and Performing Arts departments. Young researches the impact of creativity and wellness as pedagogical strategies in undergraduate classrooms, with a focus on teaching students self-regulation tools and designing assignments and learning spaces to support neurodiverse learners. Young has led numerous trainings on how to effectively integrate creative teaching practices into diverse educational settings. She is committed to supporting the transformation of higher education through holistic teaching and revising the curriculum to foreground historically marginalized voices.

• Arts integration
• Performance skills
• Facilitation
• Curriculum design
• Event production

• Creative pedagogy
• Critical feminist pedagogy
• Neurodiversity
• Mindfulness & student wellness
• Curriculum design

• Co-Chair, Core Advisory Committee (2024-present)
• Member, Joint University Library Committee (2024-present)
• Director, Honors College (2018-2021)

• University of San Francisco, EdD in Organization and Leadership, expected 2029
• University of Iowa, MFA in Theatre Directing, 1999
• Princeton University, BA in Religion, Certificate in Theatre & Dance, Certificate in Women's Studies, 1992

• Nonprofit Arts Administrator
• K-12 Teaching Artist
• Freelance Theatre Director
• Teacher Professional Development 

• University of San Francisco, Arthur I. Karshmer Award for Distinguished Service on Disability Issues, 2017

• "Revisiting High Anxiety: alumni and faculty reflect on a devised production", forthcoming
• "Women Artists Bring Depth and Breadth to the Curriculum", Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (2016)
• "Achieving Gender Parity: Play by Play & Role by Role", HowlRound Theatre Commons (2015)
• "To Thrive: Theater and Social Justice on a Catholic Campus", Theatre Topics (2015)

• "Feminist Pedagogy at Play in the University Rehearsal Room", Theatre Topics (2012)