Nicholas H. Vagnoni

Nick Vagnoni earned his BA in Humanities from New College of Florida and his MFA in Creative Writing from Florida International University. He currently teaches Writing and Rhetoric I and II, Advanced Writing and Research, and Rhetoric of Food. He also frequently serves as a mentor for graduate teaching assistants, and has helped develop his program's hybrid Writing and Rhetoric courses. While at FIU, he has also served as a creative writing instructor, a graduate consultant in the Center for Excellence in Writing, and a fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Nick also works with the non-profit organization Exchange for Change, where he teaches creative writing classes in South Florida prisons. He's originally from Key West.

Research Areas

• Community writing
• First-year composition
• Contemplative teaching practices
• Creative writing