Dr. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emeritus at the University of the Sciences, where she has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and served as coordinator of the first-year writing program.

During their long collaboration, Dr. Stephen Mandell and Dr. Laurie Kirszner have written a number of best-selling college textbooks including Patterns for College Writing, Writing First, Focus on Writing, Foundations First, and, most recently, Practical Argument.