Lori Rottenberg

Before joining the GMU faculty, Professor Rottenberg served as a visiting poet for Arlington Public Schools for over a decade, worked as an instructional designer, and also served as a writer and program director for a variety of non-profit organizations in the Washington, DC area. She has also taught in the Academic English programs at Georgetown University and Virginia Tech.

Education

• MFA, Poetry, George Mason University (2024)
• MA, Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language, George Mason University (1995)
• BA, Creative Writing (Poetry), Hamilton College (1987), magna cum laude

Awards

• Linda Schwartzstein Award for Teaching Excellence, INTO Mason, George Mason University, (2021 and 2019)
• Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, George Mason University (2024)
• John Pope Award for Excellence in Service, INTO Mason, George Mason University (2021)
• Certificate of Academic Excellence, George Mason University (1995)
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society, Hamilton College (1987)
• Phi Sigma Iota, International Foreign Language Honor Society, Hamilton College (1987)
• John V.A. Weaver Prize in Poetry, Hamilton College (1987)

Positions

• Presenter for GMU international students about Academic Success in the US 
• Presenter on the subject of Studentship at the GMU Stearns Center Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference (2023).

Courses Taught

• HNRS 122--Reading in the Arts: US Life and Identity in Poetry
• AE 040, AE 050, AE 060--Academic English Core
• AE 041, AE 051, AE 061--Academic English Oral Communication Skills
• AE 064 Learning English Through Pop Music
• AE 052 English in Movies and Musicals