Jessica Hollowell, 29, is currently a women’s self-defense instructor at the University of Oregon. She took her first self-defense class her Freshman year of college, here at the U of O. After gaining these skills and becoming certified, Jessica became a teacher’s assistant and volunteered her time teaching out in the community. She found this important for her self esteem and improving her life and  wanted to share this with others. In her class she teaches assertiveness, verbal and psychological techniques as well as physical techniques.