Sam Pittman

  • Teaching Associate Professor

Sam's Affiliations: Athletics, Disability Studies, First Experiences in Research,First Year Programs, Office of Undergraduate Research

Sam Pittman teaches courses in the Composition and Public and Professional Writing programs, and serves as a Faculty Consultant at the Writing Center. He is also the Director of the Disability Studies Certificate. Sam’s interests are in Disability Studies, Writing Center pedagogy, First-Year Writing, and Creative Writing. He is the author of the poetry chapbook Mostly Water (Seven Kitchens Press 2016), and his writing can be found in publications such as Grist, Bellevue Literary Review, Newfound, NEXTpittsburgh, and others. He received a BA from University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA in Writing from the University of Pittsburgh.

Recent Courses:

ENGCMP 1510: WRITING WITH STYLE

ENGCMP 0540: INTRO TO DISABILITY STUDIES

ENGCMP 0440: CRITICAL WRITING

FP0003: FIRST YEAR SEMINAR