I currently teach the following courses in the Mythological Studies Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute:
Greek and Roman Mythology I
Greek and Roman Mythology II
Approaches to Mythological Studies
Ritual and the Embodied Mythic Imagination
Myths of Self: Memoir and Autobiography
I currently supervise student dissertation projects in the following areas: Organizational/corporate mythologies; the descent of the Inanna and applications for woman leaders today; the role of tears in mythopoesis; marginal landscapes of the feminine in myth; redeeming the subjectivity of female mystics; personal mythmaking through contemporary dreamwork.
Past courses taught:
At Pacifica:
Research Strategies for Dissertation Writing
Dissertation Formulation
At UC Santa Barbara, Department of Classics (2017-2019):
Humor and Laughter in the Classical World
Slavery and Freedom in the Ancient World
World of Heroes
Pompeii (archaeology and social history)
Emperors and Gladiators (Roman Imperial History)
At University College London (UCL) (2013-2017)
Interpreting Latin Literature
Latin Composition
Beginners’ Latin
Homer (taught sections of this course as graduate TA)
Classics and Literary Theory (taught sections of this course as graduate TA)
Roman Love Poetry (taught sections of this course as graduate TA)
Roman Epic (taught sections of this course as graduate TA)