Heather Seratt earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, in 2007, with an emphasis on poetry. She also holds a M.A. in English, with concentrations in Literature and Creative Writing, from University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a B.A. in English from Mississippi State University. Heather Seratt began teaching at UHD in 2009. She is currently a lecturer in the English Department.