Nichole Lariscy

Nichole Lariscy is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), housed within the College of Arts and Sciences. Her academic work bridges writing pedagogy, creative practices, and community engagement. She holds a B.A. from Georgia College and State University, an M.A. from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Dr. Lariscy specializes in teaching first-year composition, sophomore literature, and honors courses with a focus on service-learning. Her classes emphasize student-driven inquiry through dialogue, research, and writing. Notable community partnerships include work with South Highland Adult Day Center, St. Clair and Donaldson Prisons, and Hope Hospice, often centering storytelling as a form of healing.

Her research integrates writing-for-healing methodologies with American literary studies, particularly examining drama, autobiography, and multi-ethnic literatures. She actively explores bibliotherapy and Boal/Freire-inspired engaged scholarship in composition pedagogy.