Before Jamie joined the Digital Learning Team as an Instructional Designer Associate in the summer of 2023, she taught German language & culture at the University of California-Los Angeles, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Temple University. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Germanic Languages at UCLA. Her research interests include(d) German and Polish cinema as well as migration and border studies. Research aside, she’s a fan of the cinema of the 1960s and has a weakness for detective series. Otherwise, she enjoys hiking and making a mess of the kitchen.