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Welcome!

This page offers a visual and informative glimpse into my former role as an Associate Professor in the Honors College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rather than serving as a formal teaching portfolio, this space is meant to provide an overview of the kinds of courses I created & taught—blending literature, philosophy, spirituality, and critical inquiry. 

If you're seeking official academic materials—such as my curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, syllabi, awards, thesis committees, or a full list of courses taught—please feel free to reach out to me directly.






A Sampling of Classes I taught

 Click on the trees below to explore a selection of my classes. Please note: the full syllabi are not included here.

HON 410
Persian Poetry:
The Imaginal Real
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HON 110 
Perspectives on
the Human Experience

HON 430 
Poetry, World, &

Spiritual Thought

HON 410
A Place of Transformation: The Desert in Literature
 

Professor Jaclyn Costello UNLV
Professor Jaclyn Costello UNLV
Professor Jaclyn Costello
Professor Jaclyn Costello
Professor Jaclyn Costello UNLV
Professor Jaclyn Costello UNLV

teaching back in graduate school

(assisted by Carl Sagan)

Professor Jaclyn Costello UNLV
Professor Jaclyn Costello UNLV
Professor Jaclyn Costello

Mindfulness in the Mountains

This video is an introduction to the Mindfulness in the Mountains meditation program I created for UNLV Honors College students.

"We Got This"

This is a video made by myself and some of the UNLV Honors College students, toward the start of the COVID pandemic.

"Elephant Daydreams"

This beautiful short film was created by Nadine Veitnere, a student in my course: The Art of Story Telling... Nadine's film was accepted into the 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, where it received an award in the "Whimsical Shorts" category. Nadine is an incredible human being, and I'm so impressed that she completed this project entirely on her own while in quarantine. Even more remarkable: Nadine wasn't even a fine arts or liberal arts major... she was studying biology.

Student Film

"Being Filipino"

Equally moving is Caren Royce Yap's personal & heart-warming short documentary, Being Filipino, which explores the lives & stories of Filipinos in Las Vegas. In a literature & film course I taught, students were given the option to write an academic paper or create a short film of their own. I'm so happy Caren chose the latter—and that she chose to share such a meaningful project with our class. Her film is an intimate celebration of identity, heritage, and community, and an example of storytelling rooted in lived experience. 

And just for fun...

Here I am "knighting" a beautiful soul who decided she was ready for the initiation. (For the record: this was entirely her idea...)

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A gentle reminder: at this time, I'm not accepting new clients for drop-in sessions or The Initiation, but I am welcoming couples for The Big Heart Path. Jessica Foutz & I are also available for groups seeking Medicinal Sound, Hapé, and Shamanic Ceremonies. â€‹If you're not interested in either of those options but would like to be contacted for a future drop-in session, please reach out, and I’ll be in touch when space becomes available.

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