Susan Naomi Bernstein focuses on teaching and scholarship in composition and rhetoric, with an emphasis on basic writing and post-secondary literacy. In addition, she has taught creative writing for elementary school students in Houston, Texas and for high school students in Cincinnati, Ohio. Professor Bernstein grew up in Illinois and has lived and worked in Ohio, Texas, and Pennsylvania before moving to New York in 2007.

Professor Bernstein's book is Teaching Developmental Writing: Background Readings 3e (Bedford/St. Martin's 2007; http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/newcatalog.aspx?disc=English&course=TeachingCentral&type=Background+Readings&isbn=0312432836). Her most recent article is "Material Realities in the Basic Writing Classroom: Intersections of Discovery for Young Women Reading Persepolis 2." Journal of Basic Writing 27.1 (2008). 80-104.

Professor Bernstein was co-chair of the Conference on Basic Writing (CBW) from 2005-2008. She currently serves on the CBW executive board and co-edits BWe, CBW’s electronic journal for basic writing (http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/scarter/BWe2.htm).

Schools Attended: Pennsylvania State University (PhD), Ohio University (MA), and Knox College (BA)