Desiree Groft
Instructor,
School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies
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Mail code: 2151Campus: West
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Long Bio
Desiree Prieto Groft teaches literature and writing in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies. Before teaching at Arizona State University, she also taught at Concordia University, Texas, and was a coordinator for the writing department at The New School in New York City.
Desiree Groft has written for the Emmy-award-winning NBC Chicago Street Team, Newsweek, Huffington Post, Rome Today, and more. Her novel Girl, Unemployed debuted as a #1 Amazon bestseller.
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Desiree started her career in travel. Over the years, she has lived in Rome, London, Chicago, New York City, and Austin. She also calls California and Arizona homes, thanks to family and work. In her spare time, Desiree loves planning trips to Italy for family and friends at Rome Today.
Education
- M.A. English Literature, Texas A&M University-San Antonio
- M.F.A. Creative Writing-Nonfiction, The New School, New York City
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
| ENG 324 | Horror: Films & Short Stories |
| ENG 494 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 324 | Horror: Films & Short Stories |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
| ENG 494 | Special Topics |
| ENG 494 | Special Topics |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 494 | Special Topics |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
| ENG 477 | World Literature |
| ENG 324 | Horror: Films & Short Stories |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 494 | Special Topics |
| ENG 324 | Horror: Films & Short Stories |
| ENG 324 | Horror: Films & Short Stories |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
| ENG 477 | World Literature |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 494 | Special Topics |
| ENG 494 | Special Topics |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
| ENG 477 | World Literature |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 210 | Intro to Creative Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
| ENG 210 | Intro to Creative Writing |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 364 | Women and Literature |
| ENG 364 | Women and Literature |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 310 | Intermediate Creative Writing |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 310 | Intermediate Creative Writing |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 460 | Ethnic Women Writers |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 379 | Travel Writing |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |
| ENG 317 | Cross-Cultural Writing |
| ENG 364 | Women and Literature |
| ENG 364 | Women and Literature |
| ENG 457 | Studies in American Poetry |