Nina Padolf

Dr. Nina Padolf received her Ed.D. from Argosy University in Educational Leadership, her MFA from Carlow University in Creative Writing, poetry, and her MAT from Chatham University in Teaching, English. She specializes in Creative Writing and has edited several anthologies. Her poems are published in the United States and Internationally. Dr. Padolf studied how to draft stories for children while attending Chatham University. Several of her short stories were published with CMU’s Project Listen, an online reading tutorial for elementary students. Her recent book, Uprooted, (Kelsay Books, 2021) explores being adopted and caring for her elderly mother who suffered from Alzheimer’s. She currently instructs college writing and literature courses at Duquesne University.