JANE LOUISE LIEBESKIND
3703 Basford Rd.
Austin, TX 78722
512-939-3243
janelouiseblake@utexas.edu
EDUCATION
PhD, University of Texas, Department of Government, Austin, TX
Expected May 2017
BA, St. John’s College, Liberal Arts, Annapolis, MD and Santa Fe, NM
Graduated May 2008
Thesis: Mud and Wisdom: The Problem of the Philosopher in Plato’s Theaetetus
May 2004: Awarded Best Freshman Annual Essay
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
“Knowledge and Error in Plato’s Theaetetus”
Presented in the panel: “Plato’s Dialogues and the Limits of Inquiry” at the annual Southern Political
Science Association conference, January 2012.
FELLOWSHIPS
University of Texas Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship, Academic Year 2011-2012
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Starbright Preschool, Austin, TX
May 2010- May 2011
Teacher in the 2-4 year old classroom. Provided basic care and learning activities to lay the foundations for
early literacy and mathematics.
Banded Peak Ranch, Chromo, CO
Tutor, Ranch Hand, May- August 2009
Designed first grade level reading, science, math, and history lessons for six-year old John Allison. Wove
academic work into days full of activities around the ranch, including horse care, wildlife explorations, and
lemonade stands.
St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM
Laboratory Assistant, August 2007 – May 2008
Assistant to the professor in the Senior Laboratory Class; set up and demonstrated class experiments;
participated in weekly lab meetings; met with fellow students to help with class concerns and assignments.