Jessica Becker

Jessica completed her AAs in History and Creative Writing from Sinclair Community College in 2012. She then completed her BAs in English Literature with Honours and History, with a minor in Classics from Wright State University in 2015. She completed her first MA in English Literature as a GTA for Wright State in 2018. She completed her second MA in History and Literature from Columbia University’s Reid Hall campus in Paris, France in 2019. Since 2019 she has taught Composition, Literature, and History at Central State University, Wilberforce University, and Sinclair Community College. 

Awards and Honors

• Grace Hill Scholarship, Columbia University (2019)
• Teaching Assistantship, Wright State University (2016)
• Honors Ambassador Scholarship, Wright State University (2014) 
• International Travel Assist Scholarship, Wright State University (2014)

Professional Affiliations

• Eta Sigma Phi
• Gold Key International Honor Society 
• Phi Alpha Theta
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Royal Historical Society
• Sigma Alpha Pi
• Sigma Tau Delta

Service

• MEMS Fest 2021 Volunteer University of Kent (2021)
• English Graduate Organization (Treasurer) Wright State University (2016-2018)
• Sigma Tau Delta Social Event Committee Member Wright State University (2017-2018)
• 2016 Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference (Volunteer) Wright State University (October 2016)
• Pride and Prejudice Bicentennial Event (Volunteer Assistant) Wright State University (May – October 2012)

Jessica enjoys broad interests in early modern history and literature, with a focus on Stuart politics, gender, and culture. She also holds a deep love for Ancient Greek mythology, poetry, and drama. 

PhD Title

Working Title: Having It All: Charles I's Balance of Domestic and Royal Power

Professor Kenneth Fincham, Dr. David Rundle, Dr. Suzanna Ivanic.

Presentations

“Quandering Quarles: The Question of Historial Context and Emblem Poetry,” Oxford International Conference July 2019. Oxford University, Oxford, England.  

“No Small Parts: Launcelot’s Ambassadorial Duties.” 2017 Ohio Valley S  hakespeare Conference October 2017. Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio.

“Elizabeth the Forgotten.”  Ohio State’s Medieval and Renaissance Graduate Student Association. October 2016. Columbus, Ohio. 

“’In like a Lion, out like a Lamb’: Charles I and the End of English Renaissance.” University of South Carolina’s Renaissance Symposium. April 2016. Columbia, South Carolina.