Jessica received her BA in English studies and French from University of Nottingham, her MA in comparative literature from University College London, and her PhD in comparative literature from University of Toronto. During the 2022/23 academic year, she was the inaugural Northrop Frye Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Literature. At U of T, she has taught a diverse range of subjects including writing, literature, critical theory, and French. Jessica has published in academic journals such as Comparative Literature Studies, as well as in para-academic venues such as The White Review. Prior to commencing her PhD studies, she worked in various publishing and editorial capacities as a content writer, editor, and proof-reader. In addition to working at Innis College, she also teaches in the Literature and Critical Theory program at Victoria College.