Ellie Penner attended the University of Utah, graduating with honors with a degree in English and a minor in Physics. She currently works as a high school teacher, where she tries ...ver maisEllie Penner attended the University of Utah, graduating with honors with a degree in English and a minor in Physics. She currently works as a high school teacher, where she tries to convince her students that science and the humanities aren’t mutually exclusive and that magic is real. She lives in Layton, Utah, with her husband, their two-year-old, a rabbit, and an army of plants.ver menos