Dr. Jessica Terekhov

Biography

Dr Jessica Terekhov is Associate Director Teaching & Learning (Humanities) & Assistant Professor in English at Northeastern University London. Her teaching specialisms include academic writing, Victorian literature, and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British humane letters. As Associate Director for T&L in the Humanities, Jessica advises on or oversees programme development and monitoring processes, such as annual assessment scrutiny and course design. She works closely with the Faculty Director of Humanities and the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning in this role, in which she has also contributed to or chaired working groups on teaching enhancement and policy reform.

Qualifications

PhD English, Princeton University, 2022

MA English, Princeton University, 2019

BA English, Johns Hopkins University, 2016

Research

Since joining Northeastern University London in 2022, Jessica has taught on the First- Year Writing Studio course offered through the London Scholars programme. Most recently, she designed and delivered the NU London equivalent of Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines, an upper-level writing course. Jessica’s teaching has also involved guest lectures on courses such as Literature, Land and the Environment at L6 and Reading Emotional Intelligence at L4. In the writing domain, Jessica has contributed to the launch of the Writing Intensive core attribute provision by designing and delivering materials for students at all levels. Prior to joining NU London, Jessica taught or tutored in US higher education at private universities and at the community level, a diversity of audiences she particularly values.