Lisa C. Birnbaum
Associate Professor
English and Writing
University of Tampa
United States of America
Biography
Birnbaum chaired the English and Writing department from 2012-2015. From 1989-2003, she directed the Saunders Writing Center, during which time she also led (for two years) the First-Year Writing program. She was Fiction Editor of Tampa Review for more than a decade, consulting with writers on books for the press and also reading for The Danahy Fiction Prize.
Research Interest
Lisa Birnbaum teaches creative writing, academic writing and literature. Her articles on the teaching of writing have been included in numerous professional journals, though in recent years her publication has been in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry. Her novelWorthy was published in 2016 by Dzanc Books, and her essays and poetry have appeared in such journals as Connecticut Review, Grand Tour, Quarter After Eight, Puerto del Sol and Kestrel .
Publications
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Birnbaum LC. Toward a Gender-Balanced Staff in the Writing Center. The Writing Lab Newsletter. 1995;19(8):6-8.
