For her teaching work at the University of Georgia, Jeannie was awarded the 2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. 

Instructor of Record - Appreciation of Theatre

In the spring, Jeannie taught an introductory course on theatre intended for undergraduate students both inside the department and outside of it.

Instructor of Record - Basic Dramatic Writing

Jeannie led a course on dramatic writing for undergraduate students, guiding them in the basics of writing for stage and screen. 

Teaching Apprentice - Theatre and Society, Dr. Vivian Appler (instructor of record)

In Fall 2024, Jeannie participated in an apprenticeship to develop her teaching portfolio, learning from Dr. Vivian Appler as a mentor and shadowing her theatre history class. 

Teaching Assistant - Foundations of Performance Design, Jeff Sherwood (instructor of record)

Jeannie worked as a teaching assistant, providing administrative support and lecturing on theatrical design. 

Teaching Assistant - Queer Theatre & Film, George Contini (instructor of record)

Jeannie worked as a teaching assistant, providing support in the classroom and delivering lessons on the history of queer performance. 

Teaching Assistant - The Broadway Musical and American Culture, Dr. Brandon LaReau (instructor of record)

Jeannie worked as a teaching assistant, providing administrative support and giving lectures on the history of Broadway. 

Teaching Assistant - Introduction to Cinema, Dr. Jason Woodworth-Hou (instructor of record)

Jeannie worked as a teaching assistant, grading assignments and leading weekly discussions on film history and theory.

Guest Lecturer - Appreciation of Theatre (Honors), Dr. John Gibbs (instructor of record)

Jeannie gave a lecture on the historical context of Macbeth and led a discussion with undergraduate students, analyzing the portrayal of "witches" across various adaptations of the play.

Guest Lecturer - Directing II, Bryan G. Cole (instructor of record)

Jeannie gave a workshop on audio recording and ADR to graduate directing students, introducing them to Logic Pro and leading an exercise in dubbing. 

Intro to Digital Film

Jeannie has led six summer sessions of Intro to Digital Film, a week-long course for students in middle school and early high school. These students write, shoot, and edit their own original short films using professional equipment and software. 

Advanced Digital Film

Jeannie led Advanced Digital Film, a week-long summer course for high school students with some experience in film. These students used professional equipment to recreate scenes from well-known films, learning on-set roles such as assistant director, director of photography, assistant camera, grip, gaffer, and sound mixer. 

Advanced Digital Film - Editing & Special Effects

In summer 2023, Jeannie created a new Advanced Digital Film course that focused on editing in Adobe Premiere and special effects using Adobe After Effects and other softwares. 

Screenwriting

Jeannie led courses on Screenwriting, introducing middle and high school students to scriptwriting techniques and guiding them in writing their own original screenplays. 

Digital Film - Editing & Special Effects

In spring 2023, Jeannie led a new weekend course on Editing and Special Effects, focusing on compositing and green screen effects. 

Theatre Design

In summer 2024, Jeannie created a new course on Theatre Design, giving high school students an introduction to technical theatre for scenic, costume, lighting, sound, and projection design.

Media Consultant and Artist - Anastasia 

Jeannie provided her guidance and creativity to the media team of GACS's 2022 production of Anastasia, which was the recipient of two Shuler Awards. 

Camp Assistant - Shakespeare Grow Camp

Jeannie assisted in GACS's week-long summer camp for middle school and high school students, which focused on Shakespeare. Students prepared comedic and dramatic monologues as well as paired scenes from Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, and Hamlet.

Camp Assistant - Method Acting Grow Camp

Jeannie assisted in GACS's method acting summer camp for middle school and high school students. Jeannie led students through exercises and meditations, and at the end of the week, students performed a dramatic monologue of their choosing.