Portia Hopkins
Professor, General Education
Phone: 916.577.2271
Email: phopkins [at] jessup [dot] edu
Expertise
17th Century Literature, Transformative Learning, Literary Theory
Education
PhD, Humantities – California Institute of Integral Studies - Candidate
M.A., English – San Jose State University - 1989
B.A., English – San Jose State University - 1984
Courses Taught
ENGL 350: Children’s Literature
ENGL 380: Topics in Literature
ENGL 387: World Literature
LDRS 352: Contemporary Discipleship Praxis
Publications
Engaged Reading: Teaching for Transformation in the Literature Classroom.
Published in the Proceedings of the 2007 Hawaiian Conference on the Arts and Humanities.
Awards & Honors
Who’s Who Among American Teachers, 2004
Best Thesis in the School of Arts and Humanities, 1990
Mara Steffy Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, 1989
Associations, Board & Committees
Member: National Council of Teachers of English
