A vital part of my teaching pedagogy involves metacognition and reflective writing. The following are excerpts from mid-course and final...
"Could I really write about a 3200 year old woman, of which we know so very little?"
BOOK 1: JAPAN When a chance discussion introduces the idea of teaching English in Japan, the gregarious yet still single...
As part of the presentation of plans for a united language campus (KieliKampus) at JYU, Marlen along with student-researchers Jenni,...
COLOGNE BUYING GUIDE Every man needs a signature scent. This guide to navigating the fragrance counter like a pro—from test...
Friendship and imminent threat are two themes that are emerging concurrently in my reading of Willa Cathers’ My Ántonia and Sue Monk Kidd’s The Invention of Wings.
Poster presented at South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SMLA) conference in Jacksonville, FL, 2016 See the full-sized poster here: poster-for-conference-2-1...
Harrison, M. (2010). The scented word: Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy. Household and Personal Care, Supplement. January,(1), 6-10. ABSTRACT:...
The American Society of Perfumers (ASP) will hold its 54th annual symposium June 2 at the Marriott Marquis on Broadway in New York, NY....
"Through interviews with five female and two male expatriates, we studied the ways in which Western runners brought meaning to the transition experience and negotiated meanings and bodily practices associated with running. Through narrative analysis, we identified three core narratives of migration (possibility, necessity and growing up) and two emergent narratives (community and running to feel like oneself) about shifting meaning in running."
PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING “To love what you do and feel that it matters, what could be more fun?” In the...
EDUCATION Interested in creative expression and psychological development, I began my education with a focus on counseling and expressive arts...