Monte teaches writing, literature and film at Marymount University. She holds a Commonwealth of Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in English. She advises Marymount University's Museum Club.

Her teaching background spans elementary school through higher education, as well as adult education. Monte is a doctoral student at The George Washington University in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. She is earning her degree in Curriculum and Instruction.  Her research methodology includes approaches widely used in sociolinguistic discourse analysis.

In addition to her scholarship, Monte's freelance photography has been published in regional, national, and international publications. Her most recent exhibition appeared at the U.S. Geological Survey headquarters.

Monte is also passionate about volunteerism and working on projects supporting adolescent literacies.

Direct inquiries to jmonte@marymount.edu or jessicamonte@jessicamonte.com