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Christye Sisson

School Director and Gannett Chair

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
College of Art and Design
cpspph@rit.edu
585-475-7197
Office Location
GAN-2129

Christye Sisson

School Director and Gannett Chair

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
College of Art and Design

Education

BS, MS, Rochester Institute of Technology

cpspph@rit.edu
585-475-7197
Personal Links
Personal Website
Areas of Expertise
Photographic Sciences
Media Forensics
Ophthalmic Photography
Medical Photography
Photography

Select Scholarship

Invited Article/Publication
Sisson, Christye. "I Create Manipulated Images and Videos – But Quality May Not Matter Much." The Conversation. (2019). Web.
Published Conference Proceedings
Sisson, Christye. "Color Consistency in Fundus Photography: Development of an Imaging Standard." Proceedings of the Ophthalmic Photographer’s Society Annual Educational Meeting, October 2019. Ed. Ophthalmic Photographer's Society. San Francisco, CA: n.p., Web.
Katuwal, Gajendra, et al. "Automated Fundus Image Field Detection and Quality Assessment." Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop. Ed. Nathan Cahill. Rochester, NY: n.p., 2013. Web.
Full Length Book
Sisson, Christye. Ophthalmic Imaging: Posterior Segment Imaging, Anterior Eye Photography, and Slit Lamp Biomicrography. 1st ed. New York, NY: Focal Press, 2017. Print.
Journal Editor
Sisson, Christye P., ed. Journal of Ophthalmic Photography. Nixa, Missouri: n.p., 2015. Print.
Full Patent
Katuwal, Gajendra, et al. "Automated Fundus Image Field Detection and Image Quality Assesment." U.S. Patent US 2015/0104087 A1. 22 Mar. 2018.
Provisional Patent
Sisson, Christye, et al. "Automated Fundus Image Field Detection and Quality Assessment." Patent 14/511936. 10 Oct. 2014.
Katuwal, Gajendra, et al. "Automated Fundus Image Field Detection and Quality Assessment." US Provisional Patent Application 61/889,282. 10 Oct. 2013.
Journal Paper
Sisson, Christye, et al. "Analysis of Color Consistency in Retinal Fundus Photography: Application of Color Management and Development of an Eye Model Standard." Analytical Cellular Pathology 2014. (2014): 2. Web.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Sisson, Christye. "Color Variability Analysis in Fundus Photography." Summit on Color in Medical Imaging. International Color Consortium/Federal Food and Drug Administration. Silver Spring, MD. 8 May 2013. Conference Presentation.
Sisson, Christye. "Photographs as Scientific Data: A Case Study for Dermatological Imaging." BioCommunications Association Annual Educational Conference. BioCommunications Association. Bar Harbor, ME. 20 Jun. 2012. Conference Presentation.

Currently Teaching

PHAR-498
Photography Internship
1 - 3 Credits
The Photography Internship will provide students with the option to work in the photographic or visual communications field. Students may apply for internships to businesses based on the availability of positions and business job needs. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Internship Permission Form to enroll.
PHGR-698
MFA Photography Internship
1 - 3 Credits
The Photography Internship will provide students with the option to work in the photographic field. Students may apply for internships to businesses based on the availability of positions and business needs. Students must obtain permission of an instructor.
PHGR-887
Photography MFA Part-time Co-op
0 Credits
Cooperative Education will provide photography students with hands-on experience in their field, directly related to a student’s major with an established studio or related business. Students will need to apply for co-ops, and interview as part of the selection process, based on available positions posted by the Co-op and Career Services Office, or found through the students’ own research. In programs where co-op is a degree requirement, students must obtain permission of their program or graduate director prior to enrollment. Co-ops are typically paid work experience, and can be part-time (150-479 total hours within the term), or full-time (480+ hours within the term). Co-ops may be one or two consecutive terms - fall, spring, or summer – with department permission.
PHPS-498
Photography Internship
1 - 3 Credits
The photography internship will provide students with the option to work in the photographic or visual communications field. Students may apply for internships to businesses based on the availability of positions and business job needs. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Internship Permission Form to enroll. **Note: No more than 6 credits of internships can be applied towards their degree**
PHPS-599
Photography Independent Study
1 - 3 Credits
Photography independent study will provide students with the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser will propose a course of study. Photography Independent Study students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll. **Note: Students can only earn up to 6 credits of independent study towards completion of their degree**

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