Melissa Hilbish

At Johns Hopkins, Melissa Hilbish is a lecturer in the Master of Liberal Arts program.

Hilbish brings more than four decades of teaching experience across graduate, undergraduate, and non-credit programs. She previously served as director of the Master of Liberal Arts program for 18 years and continues to teach in the program, as well as in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

Her teaching focuses on interdisciplinary studies, with particular interests in history, film, and literature. She has developed and taught courses on topics such as film noir, science fiction, and dystopian literature.

Hilbish holds a PhD in American Studies.