Alisa Bohling holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside. Her literary work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Lit Hub, and elsewhere, and has been supported by a residency at Art Farm Nebraska and grants from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Alexa Rose Foundation.
Prior to teaching, Alisa worked as a journalist. Her journalism has appeared on Al Jazeera America, AlterNet, Truthout, and elsewhere and has been recognized for Excellence in Online Journalism by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. She joined CWI in 2018 because she believes in the importance of inclusive, affordable higher education.