Jillian K. Sutton

Dedicated to delivering excellence in the classroom with a passion for education and a strong content knowledge in ELA (English Language Arts). Experienced and collaborative team player with strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure accuracy. Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively and consistently meet deadlines for successful task completion.

APSI AP English Literature Certification

6-12 Tennessee English License

• 04/01/19, moderator, Muddled Masculinities in Chaucer, Medieval and Renaissance Student Association Conference, California State University, Long Beach
• 04/01/19, organizer/moderator, The Magical Mammal in Marie de France, ACMRS and MAP Joint Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
• 04/01/19, organizer/moderator, Wondrous Women: Empowerment Through Monstrosity, Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Medieval Association of the Pacific Joint Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
• 04/01/18, moderator, Recalling the Past on Digital Platforms, English Graduate Student Association, California State University, Long Beach
• 05/01/18, moderator, Affect and Identity in MS Ashmole 61, International Congress on Medieval Studies Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan

• 2024, APSI Scholarship Recipient
• 2024, Teachers for Success in Tennessee Fellowship Recipient
• 2023, Teacher of the Year - Chattanooga Preparatory School
• 2019, Distinguished Graduate in English CSU, Long Beach

• MEARCSTAPA, Monsters: The Experimental Association For The Research Of Cryptozoology Through Scholarly Theory And Practical Application
• MAP, Medieval Association of the Pacific

• Rhetoric and diversity in the classroom
• Academic language and its strengths and limitations
• The performativity of gender roles spanning from the Middle Ages to the present
• The representation of the Middle Ages within 21st century pop culture and its impact on identity
• The study of monstrosity to reflect societal fears and social norms across literature

• 04/01/19, The Medieval Monster in the Modern Age, Chautauqua Lecture Series, Chattanooga State Community College
• 04/01/19, More Than Skin Deep: Re-reading the Werewolf in Marie De France's Bisclavret, Medieval and Renaissance Student Association Conference, California State University, Long Beach
• 04/01/18, Infected Treasure: Expanding the Monstrous in the Old English Judith, Early Cultures Conference, University of California, Irvine
• 07/01/18, Freoðuwebbe or Friðusibb? That is the Question: Expanding the Role of Women in Beowulf., The International Medieval Congress, Leeds, England
• 05/01/18, Inside the Hide: Examining the Variation and Impact of Werewolves within Bisclavret., International Congress on Medieval Studies Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• 04/01/18, Controlling the Gaze: Female Authority Through the Use of Memory in Codex Ashmole 61., Medieval Association of the Pacific, Las Vegas, Nevada
• 04/01/18, they sawe nevere of so fowle a thyng: Reexamining the Role of The Loathly Lady, 53rd Comparative World Literature Conference, California State University, Long Beach
• 04/01/18, The Ever Transforming 'Wyght': Finding Balance in Codex Ashmole 61, The Medieval and Renaissance Student Association 'In the Margins' Conference, California State University, Long Beach
• 04/01/17, Where Monsters Roam: Exposing the Root of Monstrosity within Marie De France's Bisclavret., English Graduate Student Association ReInventions Conference, California State University Long Beach