Appointment-Based Writing Tutor Bios
Learn about our appointment-based writing tutors and their specialties.
Lecturers
Mutallip Anwar
Lecturer
Academic specialties:
Rhetoric and composition studies, language education, discourse analysis, and translation
Shay Brawn
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Rhetoric of science and technology, science communication, publishing as process and institution, social science, literature
Enjoys coaching: Revision strategies
Nissa Cannon
Lecturer
Academic specialties: American Literature, Periodical Studies, Modernist Literature
Writing expertise: Argumentative essays, arts reviews, research proposals
Enjoys: Sharing techniques for drafting and revising!
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
Kevin DiPirro
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Theater and creative writing
Writing expertise: Grant applications and personal statements
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, argument revision, introductions and conclusions
Erik Ellis
Lecturer & Digital Media Consultant
Academic specialties: Multimodal composition, visual rhetoric, the essay, style, picture books, creative writing, journalism, rhetoric and composition
Writing expertise: Applications, personal statements, and multimodal composition
Enjoys coaching: Writing productivity, brainstorming, and revision strategies
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
Lindsey Felt
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Literature, science and technology studies, cultural studies
Writing expertise: Research articles and dissertations, personal statements, cover letters, grant and fellowship applications, journalism
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, analysis, organization, revision
Megan Formato
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Humanities, history, science and technology studies
Writing expertise: Personal statements for graduate school applications, grant and fellowship applications
Enjoys coaching: Strategies for overcoming writer's block, brainstorming, revision
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
Alex Greenhough
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Film and media studies; art history
Writing expertise: Humanities articles and dissertation chapters, personal statements, conference and journal abstracts
Enjoys: Brainstorming, organization, style
Arturo Heredia
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Literature, ethnic studies, music and social sciences
Writing expertise: Lab reports, personal statements, grant applications
Enjoys: Brainstorming and revision
Shannon Hervey
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Humanities
Writing expertise: Personal statements, grant applications, dissertation chapters
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming and organization
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
Jennifer Johnson
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Social sciences, cultural studies and qualitative research methodologies
Writing expertise: Abstracts, proposals, personal statements, and honors theses and social science dissertations
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, argument development and revision strategies
Chris Kamrath
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Political Science/International Relations, history, literature and communications
Writing expertise: Personal statements, grant applications, and writing for publication
Enjoys coaching: argument development and style
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
Nora Kassner
Lecturer
Academic specialties: History, Feminist Studies, Interdisciplinary Humanities
Writing expertise: Research papers, essays, personal statements, grant/fellowship applications
Enjoys: Brainstorming, developing arguments, everything!
Valerie Kinsey
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Humanities, creative writing
Writing expertise: Personal statements, proposals
Enjoys coaching: Getting started and idea development
Raechel Lee
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Literature, cultural studies
Writing expertise: Personal statements, dissertation, creative writing, translation
Enjoys coaching: Idea generation, revision, style
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.
Kevin Moore
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Rhetoric, STEM Professional Writing, and American Literature
Writing expertise: Research papers, rhetorical analysis, as well as personal statements and resumes
Enjoys coaching: Everything! In particular, helping students see what is already amazing about their writing and thinking.
Gabrielle Moyer
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Literature, art history, philosophy and comparative literature
Writing expertise: Journal articles, dissertation and thesis chapters
Enjoys coaching: Writer's block, revision strategies, organization and style
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
John Peterson
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Cultural criticism, social sciences, literature, interdisciplinary studies
Writing expertise: Personal statements, dissertations, articles for publication
Enjoys coaching: Getting started, analysis, and revision strategies
Sarah Pittock
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Humanities and education
Writing expertise: Research statements, personal statements, abstracts, honors theses and dissertations
Enjoys coaching: Invention, argument, style
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
Stephanie Reist
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Latin American Studies, Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, Public Policy
Writing expertise: Personal essays, reviews and cultural criticism, policy analysis, cover letters
Enjoys coaching: I enjoy helping writers brainstorm their ideas, narrow the scope of their writing, and think through how organization can support their argumets and narrative flow.
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Becky Richardson
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Literature, creative writing
Writing expertise: Abstracts, cover letters, personal statements
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, organization, revision strategies
Katherine Rothschild
Lecturer
Academic specialties: STEM writing; feminist rhetorics, writerly identity
Writing expertise: Academic, research, fiction (novels) poetry, novels in verse, academic science writing
Enjoys: Seeing what other teachers are teaching and how students approach their identities as writers in their fields!
Kim Savelson
Lecturer
Ruth Starkman
Lecturer & Digital Media Consultant
Academic specialties: Ethics, classical rhetoric, computer science, biomedical education, women, first gens, minorities in higher education and STEM fields, machine learning, logic, political philosophy
Writing expertise: Academic journal articles, webtexts, and personal narratives
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, organization, revision
Jennifer Stonaker
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Biology, genetics
Writing expertise: Lab reports, personal statements, and dissertations
Enjoys coaching: Writing productivity, brainstorming, and revision strategies
Lisa Swan
Lecturer
Kathleen Tarr
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Law, media advocacy, performing arts, genetics, math
Writing expertise: Legal writing, grant applications, personal statements, cover letters, creative non-fiction, press releases
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, time management, revision strategies
Roberta Wolfson
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Literature, ethnic studies, critical mixed race studies, cultural studies
Writing expertise: Close reading, literary analysis, research papers, argumentative essays, resumes, personal statements, dissertations, scholarly articles
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, outlining, thesis creation, argument development, revision
Cassie Wright
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Writing studies, international policy, sociology
Writing expertise: Literature reviews, personal statements
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, revision
Irena Yamboliev
Lecturer
Academic specialties: Literature and science
Writing expertise: Literary essays, scientific journal articles, abstracts, conference papers, poster presentations, personal essay, public criticism, writing about visual art, dissertations
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, organization, revision strategies, oral presentation
Students
Danielle Adair
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities; Theater and Performance Studies; Film and Media Studies; Art History; English Literature; STS
Writing expertise: Applications, personal statements, artist statements, journal articles, creative writing
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, honing arguments, structuring and organization, writing plans
Marlon Ariyasinghe
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities
Writing expertise: Research articles, Creative writing, long-form writing, personal statements, abstracts.
Enjoys coaching: Editing, structuring, revising.
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
Ethan Cheng
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Natural sciences (neuroscience), literature, computer science
Writing expertise: Personal statements, science writing (lab reports, scientific papers/rebuttals), grant/fellowship applications (e.g., NSF GFRP), and blog/informal, academic, professional (resumes/cover letters), & satirical writing
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming new ideas, drafting/outlining, editing
Anthony François
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Natural Sciences
Writing expertise: Lab reports, personal statements, grant applications, fellowship applications, graduate school applications (all aspects)
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming and organizing
Katie Ann Huy
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Natural Sciences, Biology, Earth Science
Writing expertise: Personal statements, applications, technical writing, conference abstracts
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, structuring, and organizing!
Sydney Jordan
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities, Law
Writing expertise: Personal statements, resumes/cover letters
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, organizing, editing and revising
Suchismito Khatua
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities/ Literary Studies
Writing expertise: Personal Statements, Statement of Purpose, Grant Applications, Diversity Statements, Teaching Philosophy
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, Organizing, Revision
Yi Jun Lim
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Literature, East Asian Studies
Writing expertise: Personal statements, research papers, dissertations
Enjoys coaching: Organizing, writer's block, editing
Shantanu Nevrekar
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Social Sciences; Anthropology; Development Studies
Writing expertise: Term papers; grant/fellowship applications; personal statements; research papers; dissertation chapters
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming; writing habits and routines; structuring and organizing; genres and styles of writing
Maria Manuela Palacio
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Law, Social Sciences, and Humanities
Writing expertise: Legal writing, research proposals, literature reviews, policy and legal briefs, scientific articles, legal essays, annotated bibliography
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, assembling research arguments, revision.
Abena Peasah
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Natural Sciences and Engineering
Writing expertise: Lab reports, personal statements, grant applications, and fellowship applications.
Enjoys coaching: Organizing, brainstorming, and revising structure.
Isabel Salovaara
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Social sciences, humanities
Writing expertise: Personal statements, scholarship applications
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, outlining, thesis development
Sasha Starovoitov
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities, literature, creative writing
Writing expertise: Literary essays, personal statements, fellowship applications, application documents
Enjoys coaching: Organizing, sentence-level considerations and style, brainstorming
Kyéra Sterling
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities, Art History, Film, Literature, and Political Science
Writing expertise: Personal statements, grant applications, creative writing
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming and creative tilling. Reorganization and editing
Jonas Tai
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities
Writing expertise: Personal statements, abstracts
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, organizing, proofreading, grammar
Adin Walker
Graduate Writing Tutor
Academic specialties: Humanities; Performance Studies; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Literature, Film, and Art History
Writing expertise: Research papers focusing on literature and art, close reading, personal statements, grant and fellowship applications, artist statements
Enjoys coaching: Brainstorming, organizing/outlining, determining next steps after the first draft, exploring processes and writing rituals