About the Author

Tisha Bender was born in London, and went to the University of Bristol, and the London School of Economics for graduate school. Since coming to America, she has taught at Cornell Off Campus College and The New School, then in the Rutgers Writing Program since 2004. P.U.N.C.H. is her first published novel; she is also the author of two editions of Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning. She lives in the hills of New Jersey.