Lindsay Knisely has taught writing and social justice at the University of California, Santa Cruz since 2004.   She is a two-time winner of the UC Santa Cruz Excellence in Teaching Award.  Lindsay is a Continuing Lecturer at Oakes College and in the Writing Program, where she focuses on supporting the academic success of first-generation students.

At Oakes College, Lindsay teaches the Oakes Core Course, the Oakes Mentoring Workshop, and an Oakes poetry course.  For the Writing Program, Lindsay has been teaching a Writing 2 course since 2009 that investigates the ways that young people’s relationships with themselves and others have been affected by their digital connectivity.  She also teaches a Writing 1 course, “Come Closer to Feminism.”

Lindsay has a particular interest in creating and sharing hands-on classroom activities that support student success.  She has an MFA in Poetry from the University of Oregon, and a BA in Creative Writing and Psychology from Oberlin College.

Contact: LKnisely@ucsc.edu

 

[Photos by Tiffany Thompson]