Our Faculty
Jane Collins
Associate Professor
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
English and Modern Language Studies
Location
- @Pleasantville
Choate House 259
- Biography
- Publications & Presentations
- Research & Creative Works
- Professional Contributions & Service
Education
PhD, The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, 1995
English
MA, Queens College, City University of New York, 1992
English
BA, Rutgers College, 1983
English, Phi Beta Kappa
Publications
Collins, J. M. (2015, June). “Now and Zen: Contemporary Buddhist-inspired Film and Fiction from The Beats to The Matrix”. http:// www.asdp-buddhistasia.org/Jane%20Collins%20NEH%20Institute%20final%20project.pdf
PRESENTATIONS
Collins, J. M. & Gordon, B. (2016, October 21). Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness. See the Writing on the Wall: Strategies for Designing and Using More Effective Classroom Spaces. Nyack Center for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Resources, Alliance Theological Seminary.
Collins, J. M. & Gordon, B. (2016, May 17). Faculty Institute. Take Our Your Cell Phones and Write on the Walls: Designing and Using Classrooms for Active, Engaged Learning. Pace University, Pleasantville, NY 10570.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Jane Collins publishes literary criticism, theater reviews and poetry..
Grants, Sponsored Research and Contracts
Collins, J. M. May 2015 - June 2015. NEH , Federal . Funded. NEH Summer Institute: BUDDHIST ASIA: TRADITIONS, TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS Institute Dates: May 25 - June 26, 2015 Location: East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii Project Director: Peter Hershock (East-West Center) Website: www.asdp-buddhistasia.org Institute Publication of my final project: “Now and Zen: Contemporary Buddhist-inspired Film and Fiction from The Beats to The Matrix” http://www.asdp-buddhistasia.org/Jane%20Collins%20NEH%20Institute%20final%20project.pdf
