Emelyn Smith-Ferris

Emelyn Smith-Ferris is a Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh, affiliated with the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. She has been teaching at Pitt since 2008 and has been involved with the Freshman Engineering Writing Program since 2011. Her educational background includes a B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh.

Previously, she worked as an assistant editor for a medical journal and as a tutor in math and physics. Her teaching focuses on creative writing and professional writing, emphasizing student empowerment in writing skills. She is affiliated with several university resources, including the Writing Center, the William S. Dietrich II Institute for Writing Excellence, the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics, and the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writer's Series.