Lisa Fitzgerald earned her M.A. in English and TESL Certificate from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her teaching is usually focused toward composition and rhetoric, although she has taught classes ranging from developmental writing, critical thinking, and literature; Lisa has a new-found interest in accelerated pedagogy and online teaching, too.

Before joining the English Department at LBCC in 2004, Lisa taught at Orange Coast and Saddleback Colleges, as well as UC Irvine.