Mission
The University Writing Center (UWC) is a teaching space committed to helping students develop as writers. We believe that writers at all levels benefit from sharing their writing with knowledgeable, engaged readers. Since the goal of tutoring is to grow one’s independence – and because students always maintain agency over their own work – our tutors will not copyedit or write papers for their clients. Instead, our tutors will be active listeners and readers; they will offer thoughtful suggestions and ask clarifying questions, help their clients to make effective rhetorical choices, and encourage them throughout their writing process – from brainstorming and outlining to drafting, revising, and editing. The UWC welcomes all currently-enrolled University of Utah students - including transfer students - and offers free, one-to-one consultations in person and online.
University Writing Center Staff
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Anne McMurtrey - Directorshe, her, hers University Writing Center, Graduate Writing Center Institutional Coordinator and Quality Assurance Coordinator, eTutoring Email Anne Professional Interests:Writing Centers, Writing Program Administration, Composition, Writing Assessment Previous Academic Institutions:University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Washington State University |
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Annie – CoordinatorShe, her, hers Major:English with an emphasis in Literature and a minor in Latin (Pre-Law) Writing Expertise/Interests:Creative writing, argumentative essays, personal statements, and literary analyses Languages Known:English and Latin Favorite Quote: "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am."
- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar Favorite Book:A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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Donny – Graduate Writing Tutorhe, him, his Ph.D. student in Writing & Rhetoric Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:Writing in the humanities, argumentative writing, qualitative research writing Language Spoken:English and some Spanish Favorite Quote:"You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again." - Fyodor
Dostoevsky Favorite Book:What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami |
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Aubrey - Graduate Writing Tutorshe, her, hers Ph.D. student in Writing & Rhetoric Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:Outlines and Thesis Development; Style, Concision, Clarity, Coherence, and Grammar; Professional, Technical, Expository, Argumentative, Informative, and Research-based Essays (including IMRaD essays); Identifying Sources and MLA, APA, and Chicago CitationsLanguages Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou Favorite Book: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien |
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Kyle – Graduate Writing Tutorhe, him, his Ph.D. student in Literary & Cultural Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:Math and science writing; technical writing; research in the humanities and social sciences Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:""If to us, today, the bear no longer seems to be a transcendent being, we can nonetheless
see that, deep in our unconscious, where language 'means' in multiple ways, the bear's
sacredness is still a part of our lives." -The Sacred Paw Favorite Books:Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, Remainder by Tom McCarthy, or Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson |
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Keolanani - Graduate Writing Tutorshe, her, hers Ph.D. student in Writing & Rhetoric Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:Argumentative Research Papers, APA/MLA, Editorials, Reviews of Music and Theatre (I direct plays and musicals and have a BA in music), Decolonial Theory, Creative Writing, and EducationLanguage Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Education is not a process of assimilating 'the truth' but as Rorty has put it, a process of learning to 'take a hand in what is going on' by joining 'the conversations of mankind'" - Kenneth Bruffee Favorite Books:Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides |
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Allie - Graduate Writing Tutorshe, her, hers Creative Writing Ph.D. in Prose Writing Expertise/Interests:Creative writing, personal statements, argumentative essays, and literary analyses Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Isn't it pretty to think so?" - Hemingway Favorite Book:Anything by Virginia Woolf |
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Kristin - Graduate Writing Tutor and eTutorshe, her, hers Au.D. in Audiology Writing Expertise/Interests:
Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Knowing what it feels like to be in pain is exactly why we try to be kind to others." - Jiraiya Favorite Book:Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
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Natalie - Faculty Writing Supportshe, her, hers Master's in Geography with a Paleoecology emphasis Writing Expertise/Interests:Grant writing Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Stress is a sign that you've lost the present moment." - Eckhart Tolle Favorite Books:Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Eye Never Sleeps by Dennis Genpo Merzel, and The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh |
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Jenny – Tutor and eTutor
she, her, hers Major:Psychology with a minor in Integrative Human Biology and Honors Integrated Minor in Health (Honors College) Writing Expertise/Interests:
Literary analysis and argumentative, research-based essays Languages Spoken:English and Vietnamese Favorite Quote:"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein Favorite Book:Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen |
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Abby – Tutor
she, her, hers Major:English with a minor in History (Pre-Law) Writing Expertise/Interests:
MLA Style, creative writing, argumentative essays, literary analyses, grammar, and punctuation Languages Spoken:English and some Spanish Favorite Quote:"You just gotta keep livin', man, L-I-V-I-N." - Matthew McConaughey Favorite Book:A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
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Max – Tutor and eTutor
he/him; they/them Major:English with a double major in German and Music (Honors College) Writing Expertise/Interests:
Creative writing, especially songwriting; literary analysis Languages Spoken:English and German Favorite Quote:"I love you. I'm glad I exist." - from The Orange by Wendy Cope Favorite Book:How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu |
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Cam – eTutor
she/they Major:English and Psychology (Honors College) Writing Expertise/Interests:
Literary analysis, fiction, literature reviews, formatting, punctuation, content & clarity Languages Spoken:English and some Spanish Favorite Quote:"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou Favorite Books:The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson, Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood, and American Sonnets For My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes |
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Adelaide – Tutor
she, her, hers Major:English and Psychology with a minor in History Writing Expertise/Interests:
Academic essays, outlines/prewriting, APA citations Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:
Favorite Book:Dracula by Bram Stoker |
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Lisa – Tutor
she, her, hers Major:English with minors in Drawing and Printmaking (Honors College) Writing Expertise/Interests:
Academic writing, fiction, literary analysis, and poetry Languages Spoken:English and Russian Favorite Quote:"So intimitely, out there / at the pen's point or brush's tip / do world / and spirit wed" - Howard Nemerov, "Writing" Favorite Books:If We Were Villains by L.M. Rio and Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville |
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Katie – Tutor and eTutor
she, her, hers Major:English (Honors College) Writing Expertise/Interests:
Academic and creative writing, Literary analysis Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"The scariest moment is always just before you start." - Stephen King Favorite Book:The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |
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Ava S. – Tutor and eTutor
she, her, hers Major:Film and Media Studies with minors in Arts Technology and Spanish Writing Expertise/Interests:
Essays, research essays, creative writing, and thesis building Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free."-Maya Angelou Favorite Books:The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth |
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Lindsay – Tutor
she, her, hersMajor:History with a minor in Art History (Honors College) Writing Expertise/Interests:
Literary analyses, art analyses, and humanities research essays Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"One must imagine Sisyphus happy." - Albert Camus Favorite Book:The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo |
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Cael – Tutor and eTutor
he, him, his Major:English and Journalism Writing Expertise/Interests:
Journalistic, academic, and literary analysis Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all." - lyrics from "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel Favorite Book:East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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Bella – Tutorshe, her, hers Major:English Teaching with a minor in Special Education Writing Expertise/Interests:
Academic writing, literary analyses, professional communication, creative writing, and grammar Languages Spoken:English, basic Spanish and ASL Favorite Quote:"Good or Bad; Hard to Say." -- parable of the farmer Favorite Book:Beloved by Toni Morrison and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn |
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Madeleine – Tutor (online only)
she, her, hers Major:Teaching English as a Foreign LanguageWriting Expertise/Interests:
Citations, creative projects, research, scholarship essays, application essays Languages Spoken:English and French Favorite Quote: "Always go a little further into the water than you feel you're capable of being
in. Go a bit out of your depth. And when you don't feel that your feet are quite touching
the bottom, you're just about in the right place to do something exciting." - David
Bowie Favorite Book: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman |
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Thabata – Tutor
she, her, hers Major:Writing & Rhetoric Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:
Creative writing, grant proposals, technical writing, and grammar Languages Spoken:English, Portuguese, and conversational Spanish Favorite Quote:"We accept the love we think we deserve." - Stephen Chbosky Favorite BooksProject Hail Mary by Andy Weir and Ready Player One by Earnest Cline |
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Emerson – Tutor
he, him, his Majors:Psychology and Writing & Rhetoric Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:
Technical writing, argumentative essays Language Spoken:English Favorite Quotes:"The mountains are calling, and I must go." - John Muir Favorite Book:East of Eden by John Steinbeck |
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Norah – Tutor
she, her, hers Major:International Studies and Writing & Rhetoric Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:
Argumentative essays, personal narratives, application materials, and poetic ethnographies Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences." - Sylvia Plath Favorite Book:The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson |
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Sarah – Office Staffshe, her, hers Major:Film & Media Arts with minors in Drawing and Arts Technology Languages Spoken:English and some German Favorite Quote: "I hate Mondays." - Garfield Favorite Books: Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Princess Bride by William Goldman |
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Madi – Office Staffshe, her, hers Major:Criminology (Pre-Law route) Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Nobody owes nobody nothin." - Rocky Favorite Book: What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini |
Emily - Office Staffshe, her, hers Major:Social Work (Honors College) Language:English Favorite Quote:
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Kaylee – Office Staffshe, her, hers Major:Psychology Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Everything and everyone at their own pace. Flow with not against yourself." - Akiroq Brost Favorite Books:The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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Zuzanna – Office Staffshe, her, hers Major:Biomedical Engineering Languages Spoken:English and Polish Favorite Quote:"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller Favorite Book:The Hunger Games series |