Olivia Happel, PhD, teaches Latin, Mythology, Theory of Knowledge, English, and Film Studies at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California.  Dr. Happel created her own curriculum for both the Mythology and Film Studies courses and also serves as the Extended Essay Coordinator for DPHS. (The Extended Essay is a four thousand-word research essay composedd by International Baccalaureate students over their junior and senior years.) Dr. Happel’s dissertation, entitled That Which Is Not Yet Known: An Alchemical Analysis of Michael Maier’s Arcana Arcanissima,  explores themes of mythology, alchemy, and religion. She has presented at the American Academy of Religion Regional Conference as well as the Pop Culture Association Regional and National Conference.