Laura S. Grillo

 Scholar, Dissertation Coach and Mentor

Professor

Presenting “Female Genital Power” in Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire (2017)

A seasoned professor with almost 20 years of classroom experience teaching both graduates and undergraduates, I emphasize active, student-centered learning that respects the range of learning styles.

Most recently Affiliated Faculty at Georgetown University in the  Department of Theology and Religious Studies, I now focus on Dissertation Coaching, drawing on experience as Dissertation Formulation teacher, interdisciplinary program Dissertation Coordinator, and Advisor, I’ve helped over 100 students successfully complete their degrees.

  • Teaching Philosophy

    It all happens in the first eight minutes – or less. That’s how long a professor has to capture students’ imagination, to stimulate their curiosity, to persuade them that they are in capable hands and that they can trust you to guide their exploration of an unknown terrain without...

  • Courses Designed and Taught

    My courses, for both undergraduates and graduate students, are designed to be probing, engaging, and creative. They have been popular and featured favorites. Grounded in Religious Studies and Cultural Anthropology, I also draw on Ritual Studies, Art, and Literature. I use multi-media...

  • Conferences and Presentations

    All significant scholarship is about making a fresh contribution to an ongoing conversation. By engaging in the wider academic conversation we ride on the tide of currents in thinking, and are carried forward on the waves of the most pressing issues. These conversations are always...