"But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him."

Jeremiah 17:7

Portia Hopkins

Portia Hopkins

Portia Hassanzadeh

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

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