Biography

Allison was born in central California in 1969. She grew up in Alaska after moving there with her family at age 1. After completing

her B.A. in English and Writing at Westmont College in 1992, Allison moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she worked in the banking and technology sectors before returning to graduate school in 2004 to follow her bliss by studying mythology. She has been married since 2005 to her wonderful husband, and they have an infant son. They live in Seattle. At present, she is working on a novel called

"The Mythologist", a sort of mythic thriller, as well as developing work in the myth space on the mythic journey of the artist and the myths of politics.

Education:
B.A., English, Westmont College 1992
M.A., Mythological Studies in Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute 2006

Founder, Joseph Campbell Foundation Mythological RoundTable, 2004
Leader, Joseph Campbell Foundation Mythological RoundTable, 2004, 2007-present, Seattle

Taught classes on Myth, Writing, Women's Issues, and Personal Myth at University of Washington Women's Center 2004-2005

Interviewed on the television show "Rosemary Broccoli's Being", August 31st, 2004

Part of a panel discussion of Starhawk and Donna Reed's documentary on the work of Marija Gimbutas, called Signs out of Time, February 2004

Published in The Oregonian, November 1996, and Mythology: a CD ROM Encyclopedia. Vol. I, Greek and Roman. Essay forthcoming on the topic of hackers as tricksters in Spring Journal's issue on Cyberspace and Psyche.