Appointment-Based Writing Tutor Bios
Learn about our appointment-based writing tutors and their specialties.
Lecturers
Angela-Becerra Vidergar
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
20th-21st century narrative in the Americas, multimodal composition, multimedia storytelling and digital narrative modes, radio and podcasting, graphic narratives, and cultural studies.
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Tara Diener
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Anthropology, History, Bioethics, Nursing
Writing expertise:
Creative non-fiction, storytelling, academic (humanities and social sciences), PR
Enjoys:
helping students achieve the goals they set for themselves
Norah Fahim
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Rhetoric and composition, TESOL, second language writing
Writing expertise:
Conference proposal abstracts, scholarly articles, cover letters, personal statements
Enjoys coaching:
Qualitative research methods, brainstorming, organization, revision, reading for writing
Mark Gardiner
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Anthropology, social sciences, science and technology studies, environmental studies, politics and organizations
Writing expertise:
Research papers, essays, personal statements, grant proposals, ethnographic writing
Enjoys:
Getting to know students and working outside my subject areas. Brainstorming, getting past writer's block, revising overall structure and coherence, building narrative, fine-tuning sentences
Harriett Jernigan
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Humanities, second language acquisition, English as a foreign language (EFL), public speaking, project-based instruction, creative writing
Writing expertise:
Literature, sciences, translation, creative non-fiction, storytelling
Enjoys:
Brainstorming with people, helping people create a research and writing plan that works for them
Hayden Kantor
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Humanities, social sciences, anthropology, history
Writing expertise:
Research essays, personal statements, proposals and grant applications, cover letters & resumes, ethnographic writing and creative non-fiction, articles and presentations for non-academic audiences
Enjoys:
Brainstorming, developing arguments, organization, and revision
Sangeeta Mediratta
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Rhetoric, Writing, Literature, Cinema
Writing expertise:
Rhetorical Analysis, Close Reading, Comparative essay, Texts in Conversatoon, Research Based Argument
Enjoys:
The opportunity to have focused dialogue around a piece of writing and help see it grow.
Eldon Pei
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Film and Media Studies, Art and Art History, East Asian Studies, Asian-American Studies, Literary Studies, Creative Writing
Writing expertise:
Critical Essay, Research Paper, Graduate Thesis, Fiction
Enjoys coaching:
rhetorical invention and arrangement
Emily Polk
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Social science; journalism; creative writing; earth, energy, and environmental sciences
Writing expertise:
All genres
Enjoys coaching:
Goal setting, brainstorming, revision strategies, writing for publication
Kim Savelson
Lecturer
Jennifer Stonaker
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Biology, genetics
Writing expertise:
Lab reports, personal statements, and dissertations
Enjoys coaching:
Writing productivity, brainstorming, and revision strategies
Cassie Wright
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Writing studies, international policy, sociology
Writing expertise:
Literature reviews, personal statements
Enjoys coaching:
Brainstorming, revision
Students
Chloé Brault
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties:
Humanities, literature, and proficiency-based learning
Writing expertise:
Research essays, dissertations, and grant and fellowship applications
Enjoys coaching:
Revision strategies, and writing for introductions, conclusions, and abstracts
Can also tutor in French
Phoebus Cotsapas
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties:
Humanities
Writing expertise:
Journal articles, term papers, dissertation chapters, job application material
Enjoys coaching:
Brainstorming, revising
Can also tutor in French
Isabel Salovaara
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Social sciences, humanities
Writing expertise: Personal statements, scholarship applications
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, outlining, thesis development
Xuanyu Zhou
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: natural sciences
Writing expertise: lab reports, personal statements, science papers
Enjoys coaching: organizing/structuring