Drop-In Writing Tutor Bios
Learn more about our Drop-In Writing Tutors!
Jayne Abraham
Class of 2026
Major/Minor: Undeclared, but primary major in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, secondary in English with creative writing.
Favorite topics to tutor: N/A
Activities and interests: Writing, reading, staying active, shopping/thrifting
Faith Ajanaku
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
Symbolic Systems/African & African American Studies
Favorite topics to tutor:
Multilingualism and brainstorming
Activities and interests:
Dancing, anime, fashion
Ellie Alexander
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
African and African American Studies/Sociology and Education
Favorite topics to tutor:
Brainstorming, historical writing and analysis, creative writing, and PWR assignments
Activities and interests:
Flying Treehouse, watching cooking shows, singing, and sudoku
Renee Bertrand
Class of 2026
Major/Minor: Economics Major; Sustainability Minor
Favorite topics to tutor: Outlining, brainstorming, creative writing, personal statements
Activities and interests: Stanford Women's Rugby, Surfing, Hiking
Alex Borthwick
Class of 2025
Major:
International Relations
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR assignments, brainstorming, creative writing
Activities and interests:
The Bridge, running, teaching piano
Jaeden Clark
Class of 2026
Major/Minor: Mathematics and CSRE with a CS minor
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR assignments, conclusions, political commentaries
Activities and interests: Black Radicalism, Workers Rights, SBSE, Club Basketball, BSU Co-Chair
Khushmita Dhabhai
Class of 2026
Major/Minor: Political Science (major), Data Science (minor)
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR Assignments, brainstorming, outlining
Activities and interests: Stanford International Affairs Society, Theatre, Poetry, Reading
Keithan Ducre
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
Science, Technology, Society/Psychology
Favorite topics to tutor:
Rhetorical analyses, argumentative essays, brainstorm points of analysis
Activities and interests:
Writing poetry, working at the Black House, telling stories
Sarah Fazioli
Class of 2026
Major/Minor: Economics & English
Favorite topics to tutor: Essays, articles, papers, stories... everything!
Activities and interests: Tour guide, Stanford Economics Association, Stanford Sierra Camp
Allie Feitzinger
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
International Relations/Economics
Favorite topics to tutor:
Policy research and memos, PWR assignments, creative writing
Activities and interests:
Reading (anything at all!), Latin American studies and Spanish language, singing
Shirley Frame
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
Psychology/Spanish and Education
Favorite topics to tutor:
Theses, introductions, idea mapping, brainstorming, THINK and PWR assignments
Activities and interests:
Art, music, social justice, nature
Briana Garcia
Class of 2024
Major:
English
Favorite topics to tutor:
Creative writing projects, PWR assignments, anything that weaves multiple Englishes together
Activities and interests:
Creative writing, Latinx culture/literature/expression, Disney
Kimberly Gonzalez-Zelaya
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
Urban Studies and Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity/Education Honors
Favorite topics to tutor:
Outlining, thesis making, PWR/ESF assignments,
Activities and interests:
Latinx life, abolitionist advocacy, comics
Kaylee Harvey
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
English/Art Practice
Favorite topics to tutor:
Creative writing, PWR essays, organization
Activities and interests:
Drawing/painting, creative writing, reading
Sophia Hlavaty
Class of 2025
Major:
Economics
Favorite topics to tutor:
Literary analysis, PWR assignments
Activities and interests:
Skiing, figure skating, hiking
Alexandra Huynh
Class of 2025
Major:
English
Favorite topics to tutor:
Personal statements, creative writing, brainstorming, PWR assignments!
Activities and interests:
Stanford Spoken Word Collective, cooking/baking, community organizing
Sarah Jacob
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
Interested in Product Design and MS&E, possible minor in English
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR rhetorical analysis and RBA, film and media studies papers, brainstorming/frameworks, creative writing
Activities and interests:
Matriculate, Asian American Activities Center, painting, and service
Ronit Jain
Class of 2024
Major:
English and Biocomputation
Favorite topics to tutor:
Literary analysis, argumentative essays, brainstorming, science writing, research papers
Activities and interests:
Reading Gothic horror, exploring beaches/forests, biking
Olivia Jessner
Class of 2025
Major:
English and Linguistics
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR assignments, intros and conclusions, theses, literary analyses
Activities and interests:
Dancing, crocheting, Stanford Daily, Stanford VIS
Hannah Kenneth
Class of 2025
Major: International Relations and Human Rights
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR, brainstorming
Activities and interests: Law, education, and equality
Lexi Kupor
Class of 2025
Major: Major in History, Minor in Digital Humanities
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR 1 assignments, speeches, and history papers
Activities and interests: StanfordVotes, InStyles dance team, Philtered Soul cold brew, and Joan Didion (in no particular order!)
Kate Li
Class of 2025
Major:
Economics and English
Favorite topics to tutor:
Argumentative essays, creative writing, research papers
Activities and interests:
Seeing art galleries, casual hiking, making unusual eggs
Stella Li
Class of 2025
Major:
English and Symbolic Systems
Favorite topics to tutor:
Creative writing (esp poetry, creative nonfiction), brainstorming, PWR assignments
Activities and interests:
Museum hopping, tea brewing, going on long walks
Javier Luna
Class of 2025
Major: Design Minor: Creative Writing
Favorite topics to tutor: brainstorming, csre assignments, creative writing assignments
Activities and interests: creative writing, art, jewelry-making, chess
Alondra Martinez
Class of 2025
Major: Political Science, Minor: Earth Systems
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR assignments, brainstorming
Activities and interests: Stanford Daily, concerts, hanging with friends
Emilio Melgoza
Class of 2025
Major/Minor: Computer Science
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR assignments, personal statements, and creative writing!
Activities and interests: Swimming, table tennis, eating really spicy food, and cats!
Aubrey Merrill
Class of 2026
Major/Minor: Political Science
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR, policy briefs, brainstorming, and research of any kind!
Activities and interests: Stanford in Government (SIG), musical theatre, reading, Stanford ACLU, disability rights
Natalie Milan
Class of 2024
Major:
Sociology
Favorite topics to tutor:
Topic brainstorming, personal narratives -- really anything that taps into a student's uniqueness!
Activities and interests:
Global Health Student Council, crafting, cooking, and being outdoors
Nora Mousa
Class of 2024
Major/Minor: Major in Sociology, minors in English and Art History
Favorite topics to tutor: Brainstorming, PWR assignments, and personal statements!
Activities and interests: Reading, weightlifting, Stanford Women in Politics, Tri Delta
Annika Penzer
Class of 2025
Major/Minor: Philosophy Major on the Philosophy and Literature track. Human Biology Minor
Favorite topics to tutor: Introductions, conclusions, argument structure, thesis brainstorming
Activities and interests: Orgs: Stanford Association for Medical Ethics, Stanford Technology Law Review. Interests: Urban design, museums, reading!
Hau Phan
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
Philosophy & Religious Studies with a Minor in History
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR assignments, brainstorming, argumentation
Activities and interests:
20th century German literature, Persian music, coffee
Justin Qin
Class of 2025
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR essays, outlining, rhetorical grammar, flow
Activities and interests:
Freestyle dancing, tennis, traveling
Anika Quon
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
Favorite topics to tutor:
Activities and interests:
Brandon Rupp
Class of 2025
Major/Minor: English, Political Science
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR assignments, creative writing, and statements of purpose
Activities and interests: filmmaking, music (creating and listening), improv, writing
Diya Sabharwal
Class of 2025
Major: Computer Science and English
Favorite topics to tutor: literary analysis, thesis and organisation, brainstorming, AI ethics arguments
Activities and interests: running, BASES, design
Eva Saenz
Class of 2025
Major/Minor: CSRE (Major), Psychology (Minor)
Favorite topics to tutor: brainstorming, creative writing, creative blocks
Activities and interests: Afro-Latin Jazz, hiking, writing, learning new skills
Carlene Sanchez
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
Management Science and Engineering/English
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR assignments, creative writing, literary analytic/argumentative essays
Activities and interests:
Social impact consulting, contemporary English literature, NIKI/88rising
Barbara Sanford
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
International Relations/Education
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR assignments, brainstorming, anything I can help you with!
Activiteis and interests:
Baking, hiking, reading, crafting, etc!
Sontee Scott
Class of 2025
Major/Minor: Psychology Major, Creative Writing Minor
Favorite topics to tutor: brainstorming, introductions
Activities and interests: Blackstage, Black Family Gathering Committee, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mind and Body Lab
Kevin Song
Class of 2025
Major/Minor: CS major
Favorite topics to tutor: Rhetorical analysis, Creative writing
Activities and interests: Classical music, Journalism, Ornithology
Aiyana Washington
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
Earth Systems/TAPS, Notation in Science Communication
Favorite topics to tutor:
Introductions and conclusions, science writing, creative works (poems, scripts, lyrics--anything you're working on!), proofreading
Activities and interests:
Hiking, theater-making, playing board games, environmental justice and storytelling
Emily Winn
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
Earth Systems/History
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR assignments, the brainstorm phase, historical papers, creative writing!
Activities and interests:
SIAS (Society for International Affairs at Stanford), Stanford Adventure Programs, reading, and road biking!
Caeley Woo
Class of 2026
Major/Minor: Symbolic Systems
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR 1 assignments, brainstorming, cutting/condensing, flow/strucutre, personal narratives
Activities and interests: Hiking, reading, and going on road trips
Anna Zheng
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
TAPS/Creative Writing
Favorite topics to tutor:
Introductions, creative writing, brainstorming
Activities and interests:
Theatre, improv, reading, birdwatching