Myron M. Beasley lectures in the areas of Communication and Culture and Performance Studies. Myron's recent work explores issues of gender performance and interpersonal communication through critical ethnography in the African Diaspora. His work has led him to fieldwork in the United States, Morocco, and most recently Brazil. His installations have appeared internationally, particularly his "Ritual, Sacred Spaces, and the Body: Men of African Descent and the Performance of Sexuality" which appeared at Performance International-PSi 6. In addition to his ethnographic work, he has performed and worked with the Alliance Theatre, The Atlanta Children's Theatre, Co-Founder of the Atlanta Reader's Theatre Troupe, directed productions in the Atlanta University Center and served as director for the Hampton Players and Company. Myron is very active in the National Communication Association and Performance Studies International. He has been awarded, both nationally and internationally, for his outstanding teaching.