Abby Rabinowitz

  • Clinical Professor

Abby Rabinowitz

Abby Rabinowitz directs the expository writing program at NYU Tandon. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University School of the Arts and a BA in History from Brown University. Abby's recent research interests focus on climate change narratives, and her courses include "Climate Fiction and the City," an advanced seminar that invites students to engage with the climate crisis empathetically through storytelling. A journalist, Abby has written on climate change policy, technology and narratives for Wired, The Columbia Journalism Review and The New Republic, and her writing has also appeared in The New York TimesThe GuardianBuzzFeedVice, and the journal Science, among other publications. Prior to joining NYU, Abby taught writing at Columbia University, where she helped found Neuwrite, Columbia’s association of writers and scientists. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Grant, and she has won residencies at the Ucross Foundation and Jentel Artist Residency Program.