I currently teach the following courses in the Mythology and Religious Studies Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute:
Greek and Roman Mythology
Greek Tragedy: Language, Theory, Practice
Dissertation Formulation
Myths of Self: Memoir and Autobiography
I have supervised 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
Ritual and the Embodied Mythic Imagination
Somatics Workshop featuring Mythic Embodiment
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)
At UCL I also started a Living Latin Workshop which grew into a movement toward active use teaching methods for ancient languages that is still going strong.