Jennifer Collison
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | English Teacher/Theatre Director |
| Location | Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States |
| Introduction | If I had to break my adult life into bullet points, I guess it'd go something like this: I graduated from Central Michigan University in 1998 with Dual Majors in English and Psychology. During undergrad, I also studied at the University of Exeter in England from 1995-1996. My Master's degree is in Intercultural Humanities (studying the role of creativity across cultures) which I received from CMU in 2001. I fully intend on going to film school for my Ph.D., just as soon as Jim's done with his own grad work. I love movies that much. I've been teaching, coaching Forensics, and directing plays/musicals at Bullock Creek High School since 2001. My first teaching job, though, was at Brighton High School, close to my hometown of Farmington Hills. During the summer terms, you can find me teaching at Radford University in Virginia. I tend to teach philosophy-type courses there. Jim and I have been married for 11 years and we have a superior Welsh corgi named Tywyn. |
| Interests | International cooking, travel, social action, Detroit Red Wings hockey, theatre, film criticism, interdisciplinary education, health/fitness, rustic camping, kayaking, all things British, psychology (especially neuroscience and motivation) |
| Favorite movies | i heart huckabees, Fight Club, any Katharine Hepburn movie, 1940's noir, many many documentaries/nonfiction films |
| Favorite music | Carbon Leaf, Great Big Sea, Ben Folds, Brian VanderArk, singer/songwriters with something to say |
| Favorite books | Sidhartha, Ishmael, House of Leaves, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Ayn Rand novels, Bill Bryson travelogues, 20th century Russian plays. While I adore these, I mostly read a lot of nonfiction. |