Jessica Piazza
Biography
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jessica Piazza now lives in Los Angeles where she teaches in the Writing Program at the University of Southern California. She holds a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California, an MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Texas, Austin and a BS in Journalism from Boston University. Piazza is the author of three poetry collections: Interrobang (2013) and Obliterations (2015) from Red Hen Press and This is not a sky (2014) from Black Lawrence Press. She writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and her main academic interests are cognitive poetics, prosody, contemporary literature and rhetoric/composition.
Education
- Ph.D. English Literature & Creative Writing, University of Southern California, 5/2014
- M.A. English (Creative Writing), Univ Texas Austin, 5/2005
- B.S. Journalism, Boston University, 5/1999
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Research, Teaching, Practice, and Clinical Appointments
- Lecturer (Rhetoric & Composition), University of Southern California, 2014-08-
- Assistant Instructor (Rhetoric and Composition), University of Southern California, 2007-2014
- Instructor of English Writing and Rhetoric (I & II), St. Edwards University, 2006-2007
- Teaching Assistant (World Literature, English Literature & Creative Writing), University of Texas at Austin, 2003-2005
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- Indiana Review Poetry Prize (Runner-Up, 2005), 2005
- Keene Prize For Literature (University of Texas at Austin), 2005
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Committees
- Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Development Committee (Rhetoric & Composition), 2015 –