American feminist writer and activist; bachelor of fine arts in film and television from New York University, where she also did post graduate work in religious studies; also bachelor of arts in philosophy and theology from Heythrop College, University of London ; American essayist, author and educator; Master of Theology degree from University of London in 1997 with a specialism in Christian ethics; has taught philosophy, critical reasoning, religious studies and film studies in London, UK for over ten years; doctoral degree in philosophy from Oxford Brookes University in 2012, specialising in social and contextual theology; currently works at Hampstead College of Fine Arts and Humanities in London, where she is Director of Studies