Laura Misco

Laura Misco is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Marquette University's College of Arts & Sciences. She teaches creative writing, rhetorical composition, film studies, and digital storytelling, emphasizing narrative power in fostering empathy and social connection.

Her research explores creative writing pedagogy, narrative construction, and interdisciplinary approaches to storytelling across media formats. She integrates film analysis and digital media into literary instruction.

Publications demonstrate engagement with literary fiction and poetic forms, examining human experience through regional and cultural lenses. Creative works appear in Midwestern Gothic and Southwest Review.

Honors include multiple Faculty Development Awards and the Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award at Cardinal Stritch University.