Directory

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in English and the English Academic Coordinator for the Kingsborough Learning Center. I teach the first year composition sequence (Eng 12 and Eng 24) and in the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). In my composition courses, I am invested in helping students discover their research interests and build confidence as writers across academic and public genres of writing.

Courses

Composition I--English 12 / Composition II--Eng 24 / Accelerated Learning Program

Education

Ph.D. in English--Graduate Center of the City University of New York
M.A. in English and Comparative Literature--Columbia University
B.A. in Philosophy--Kenyon College

Selected Publications and/or Other Resources

Krenzel, Maxine and Daisy Atterbury. “Diving into the Wreck: (Re)Creating the Archive in the First Year Writing Classroom.” Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, Issue 14, Jan 2019.

Presentations:

Krenzel, Maxine, et al., panelists. “Ten Years Later: Drawing from Students’ Pasts to Envision the Future of FYW in Two-Year Colleges,” TYCA Northeast, 3 October 2025, New York, NY.

Krenzel, Maxine, panelist. “'You Belong Here': Activating the Commons and Fostering Critical Belonging at the Two-Year College.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, 9-12 April 2025, Baltimore, MD.

Krenzel, Maxine, panelist. “Considering the Teaching Practicum as a Model for Sponsoring Disciplinary Engagement.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, 3-6 April 2024, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, WA.

Awards Recognition, Distinctions and Grants

PSC Research Grant (2024)

Institutional Affiliations/Professional Societies

Member, Composition Review Committee (CRC), Kingsborough
Member, Education and Outreach Committee, CUNY Digital History Archive

Research Interests

My research focuses on the history and approaches to teacher education in Writing Studies, the role of archives in first year composition, and the social histories of Writing Studies.