She holds a B.A. in English Literature and Philosophy from Lehman College/CUNY where she currently teaches freshman composition. She was selected as one of the first recipients of CCNY's M.F.A. Creative Writing Fellowships and is currently completing her M.F.A. Her work has appeared in the literary magazine Obscura and she has read for EARSHOT and other reading series. During her free time, Natalie enjoys her role as an organizer for CCNY's M.F.A. Reading Series. Most of her writing is done commuting on the D train. She is currently working on her first collection of poetry.