Schedneck, Jillian

Jillian Schedneck was born in the United States and moved to Australia in 2010. She received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from West Virginia University in 2006, and then moved to the United Arab Emirates. She lived in Abu Dhabi and Dubai for two years, where she taught English and Literature at Abu Dhabi University and the American University in Dubai. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Gender Studies at the University of Adelaide in South Australia. Her research focuses on Emirati women's creative expressions of national identity. Abu Dhabi Days, Dubai Nights is her first book.;