Alexandra Jeikner

BA, English, Deree – The American College of Greece; MS, Public Relations, University of Stirling; MA, English, The Open University, UK; PhD, English Literature, Newcastle University

Alexandra Jeikner joined Deree – The American College of Greece in 2007. She has taught courses in the Writing Program and the English Department as well as Freshman Seminar courses in the General Studies Program. She received the Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2020 from Deree.

Her publications and conference presentations reflect her research interests, ranging from (children’s) literature to representation of Greece in literature and culture as well as teaching pedagogy, academic integrity and artificial intelligence in education.

She serves as Deree’s contact person at the European Network of Academic Integrity and is a member of the Content Committee for the International Center for Academic Integrity. She currently also serves as advisor to two Deree student clubs focused on animal welfare and journalism respectively; she previously served as advisor to the Creative Writing club.