Natalie Neumann is Instructor of English.

What’s your area of expertise? What do you primarily research and/or teach? And what drew you to this field?

My area of expertise and what I got my graduate degree in is creative writing, short stories and poetry. Many years ago I got the opportunity to team-teach a creative writing class modeled after a writing group that I’ve been leading since 2000, and it was wonderful. However, to be honest, I have always loved teaching English 101. Watching students find their voice makes me smile.

What’s one of your favorite courses, topics, or specific texts to teach? Why?

Over the years, I’ve used many texts, essays, poems, and short stories, but one of my favorite essays of all time to use in English 101 is “Why Write?” by Paul Auster. It is timeless.