University Writing Center Tutors
Abby - Tutor
Major: English, Minor in History
Language Spoken: English, Some Spanish
She/Her/Hers
Major: English, Minor in History
Writing Expertise/Interests: MLA Style, creative writing, argumentative essays, literary analyses, grammar, and punctuation
Language Spoken: English, 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
Adelaide - Tutor
Major: English, Psychology, and Minor in History
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Major: English, Psychology, and Minor in History
Writing Expertise/Interests: Academic essays, outlines/pre-writing, APA citations
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
Favorite Book: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Andrew - Tutor
Major: Honors Psychology, Political Science, and Philosophy
Language Spoken: English
He/Him/His
Major: Honors Psychology, Political Science, and Philosophy
Writing Expertise/Interests: Argumentative, academic, and research essays
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "A problem shared is a problem halved. A joy shared is a joy doubled." - Old Adage
Favorite Book: Saint Augustine's Confessions
Arissa - Tutor
Major: Finance, Advanced Financial Analysis Emphasis
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Major: Finance, Advanced Financial Analysis Emphasis
Writing Expertise/Interests: Literary analysis, personal narrative, argumentative and technical writing, editing, and proofreading
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: “Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. If change is of the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy.” - W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor’s Edge
Favorite Book: The Razor’s Edge
Benjamin - Tutor
Major: History
Language Spoken: English and German
He/Him/His
Major: History
Writing Expertise/Interests: Research papers, argumentative essays, and creative writing
Language Spoken: English and German
Favorite Quote: "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Cael - Tutor & eTutor
Major: English and Journalism
Language Spoken: English
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
Cam - Tutor & eTutor
Major:Honors Psychology and English
Language Spoken: English and some Spanish
She/They
Major: Honors Psychology and English
Writing Expertise/Interests: Literary analysis, fiction, literature reviews, formatting, punctuation, content & clarity
Language Spoken: English and some Spanish
Favorite Quote: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou
Favorite Book: The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson
Emerson - Tutor
Major: Psychology and Writing & Rhetoric
Language Spoken: English
He/Him/His
Major: Psychology and Writing & Rhetoric
Writing Expertise/Interests: Technical writing, argumentative essays
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "The mountains are calling, and I must go. " - John Muir
Favorite Book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Emma - Tutor
Major: Psychology and Writing & Rhetoric
Language Spoken: English and non-fluent Korean
She/Her/Hers
Major:Psychology and Writing & Rhetoric
Writing Expertise/Interests:Academic writing, psychology research papers, HONORS papers, poetry
Language Spoken: English and non-fluent Korean
Favorite Quote: "Don't measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated." - Charlie Mackesy
Favorite Book: Kim Jiyoung, Born in 1982
Ethan - Tutor
Major: English, Minor in Theater
Language Spoken: English
He/Him/His
Major: English, Minor in Theater
Writing Expertise/Interests: Argumentative essays and poetry
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "It is this eternal dance that separates human beings/From angels, from demons, from gods/And I must not forget, we must not forget/That we are human beings" - "Hi Ren" song by Ren Gill
Favorite Book: The Seven and A Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Gabe - Tutor
Major: Communication, Minor in Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation
Language Spoken: English
He/Him/His
Major: Communication, Minor in Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation
Writing Expertise/Interests: Speeches, academic, writing, and creative writing
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." - Exodus 14:14
Favorite Book: Single, Just Because by Bridget Gee
Jenny - Tutor & eTutor
Major: Psychology, Minor in Intergrative Human Biology and Honors Integrated Minor in Health
Language Spoken: English and Vietnamese
She/Her/Hers
Major: Psychology, Minor in Intergrative Human Biology and Honors Integrated Minor in Health
Writing Expertise/Interests: Literary analysis and argumentative, research-based essays
Language Spoken: English and Vietnamese
Favorite Quote: "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition form mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
Favorite Book: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Lisa - Tutor
Major: Honors English, Minors in Drawing and Printmaking
Language Spoken: English and Russian
She/Her/Hers
Major: Honors English, Minors in Drawing and Printmaking
Writing Expertise/Interests: Academic writing, fiction, literary analysis, and poetry
Language 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
Favorite Book: If We Were Villians by L.M Rio
Madison - Tutor
Major: Criminology and Spanish Minor
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Major: Criminology and Spanish Minor
Writing Expertise/Interests: Research papers
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "Don't die before you're dead." - Scott Stambach
Favorite Book: The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Max - Tutor & eTutor
Major: Honors English, German, and Music
Language Spoken: English and German
He/Him;They/Them
Major: Honors English, German, and Music
Writing Expertise/Interests: Creative writing, Songwriting, Literary analysis
Language 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
Sang Ho - Tutor
Major: Psychology and Writing & Rhetoric
Language Spoken: English and Korean
He/Him/His
Major: Psychology and Writing & Rhetoric
Writing Expertise/Interests: Proposals, academic essays, literary analysis, research papers (IMRAD), APA style, content & clarity.
Language Spoken: English and Korean
Favorite Quote: "An educated person is one who through the travail of his own life has assimilated the ideas that make him representative of his culture, that make him a bearer of its traditions and enable him to contribute to its improvement." - Mortimer J. Adler
Favorite Book: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Thabata - Tutor
Major: Writing & Rhetoric
Language Spoken: English, Portuguese, and Conversational Spanish
She/Her/Hers
Major: Writing & Rhetoric
Writing Expertise/Interests: Creative writing, grant proposals, technical writing, and grammar
Language Spoken: English, Portuguese, and Conversational Spanish
Favorite Quote: "We accept the love we think we deserve." - Stephen Chbosky
Favorite Book: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Tibby - Tutor
Major: Sociology, Minor in Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and a certificate in Social Justice
Advocacy
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Major: Sociology, Minor in Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and a certificate in Social Justice Advocacy
Writing Expertise/Interests:Personal essays and creative writing
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "But let the mind beware, that though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are pretty glorious." - Jack Kerouac
Favorite Book: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Allie - Graduate Writing Tutor
Program: Creative Writing Ph.D. in Prose
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Program: 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
Aubrey - Graduate Writing Tutor
Program: Ph.D. student in Writing & Rhetoric
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Program: Ph.D. student in Writing & Rhetoric
Writing Expertise/Interests: Thesis development, content and clarity, grammar; Professional, Technical, Expository, Argumentative, Informative, and Research-based Essays; Identifying sources and citations.
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "There is greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you" by Maya Angelou
Favorite Book: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Jennifer - Graduate Writing Tutor
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Program:
Writing Expertise/Interests:
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote:
Favorite Book:
Keolanani - Graduate Writing Tutor
Program: Ph.D. student in Writing & Rhetoric
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Program: Ph.D. student in Writing & Rhetoric
Writing Expertise/Interests: Argumentative Research papers, APA/MLA, Editorials, reviews of music and theatre, decolonial theory, creative writing, and education.
Language Spoken: English
Favorite Quote: "Education is not a process of assimilating 'the truth' ... a process of learing to 'take a hand in what is going on' by joining 'the conversations of mankind" - Kenneth Bruffee
Favorite Book: Anxious people by Fredrik Backman
Kristin - Graduate Writing Tutor
Program: Au.D. in Audiology
Language Spoken: English
She/Her/Hers
Program: 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 Bronte
Kyle - Graduate Writing Tutor
Program: Ph.D. student in Literacy & Cultural Studies
Language Spoken: English
He/Him/His
Program: Ph.D. student in Literacy & 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 Book: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon