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Biography
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Teaching & Research Interests
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Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Jennifer is a Professor of Humanities in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Sheridan College. Having completed her BA (Brock University) and MA (University of Toronto) in Classics, Jennifer began teaching at Sheridan in 2006 and has developed and implemented courses such as Troy in Literature and Film, Heroes in Classical and Contemporary Myth, Myths of the Greek Gods and Social Identity in Roman Epic.
She also completed Levels I and II Certification in Sheridan’s joint training program with Buffalo State’s International Center for Studies in Creativity and teaches creativity courses in Sheridan’s Board Undergraduate Certificate in Creativity and Creative Problem Solving. Jennifer’s teaching and creative activities combine her passion for Classics, Myth, and Creativity and explore the value and richness of story and storytelling.
Teaching Interests
- Greek and Roman Myth, Homer and Hesiod, Greek Epic Poetry, Virgil, Roman Epic Poetry, Reception Studies, Women in Classical Myth and Literature, Heroes and Hero Myth (Classical and Contemporary), Narrative Identity, Positive Psychology and Creativity, Awe and Wonder, Nature, Biophilia, and Creativity, Hermetic Traditions and Creativity.
Research Interests
- Examining how myths of antiquity continue to influence and inform popular culture. Exploring the connections between classical literature (Homeric poetry, Greek myth and philosophy) and creativity. For example, the tenet to "know thyself" (inscribed at the Oracle at Delphi) and the philosophical observation that "wisdom begins in wonder" (Plato Theaetatus 155d, c. 369BCE) as a guiding principle for investigating, promoting, and nurturing creativity and creative thinking.
Conference Presentations
Phenix, J. (2013). “Pandora and Neil LaBute’s The Shape of Things: Women as Bringers of Ruin”.. Popular Culture Association National Conference. Washington D.C. , U.S.A.
