- PhD, Literature - Duke University, Durham, NC
- Certificate in Information Studies & Sciences
- Certificate in College Teaching
- MA, Literature - Duke University, Durham, NC
- BA - Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Educational Background
Teaching Interests
- Screenwriting
- Film Production
- Film Studies
- Film & Media Theory
- Media History
Research, Scholarly, Creative Work
- HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE (2023, Independent, dir. Daniel Goldhaber) Credits: Film By - Written By (with Ariela Barer & Daniel Goldhaber) - Executive Producer, Available on Hulu
- Sjol, J. (2023) “A Diachronic, Scale-flexible, Relational, Perspectival Operation: In Defense of (Reformed) Medium Specificity.” Journal of Cinema and Media Studies 62(5) 99-121.
- Sjol, J. (2022) “Contingency and Mysticism in Financial Thinking: Knight, Ayache, and DeLillo." Theory, Culture and Society 39(1) 61-80.
Service and Leadership
Advisory Board Member
- Climate Film Festival.
- Anarchists United Foundation.