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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Blair – Graduate Writing Tutorshe, her, hers Ph.D. Student in Nursing (Psychiatric/Mental Health Track) Writing Expertise/Interests:Scientific writing, APA-Style Writing Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"If I don't have some cake soon, I might die." Stanley Hudson, The OfficeFavorite Books:The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls |
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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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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:
Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Isn't it pretty to think so?" - Hemingway Favorite Book:Anything by Virginia Woolf or Javier Marías |
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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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Jenny – Tutor
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 jst 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
he/him; they/them Major:Music with a Vocal Performance emphasis and a minor in German (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:They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera |
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Cam – Tutor
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 and eTutor
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
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 minors in Creative Writing and Art History 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
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." -- Favorite Book:Beloved by Toni Morrison and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn |
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Sam – Tutor and eTutor
he, him, his Major:Film and Media Arts with a minor in Writing & RhetoricWriting Expertise/Interests:
Argumentative essays, creative writing, MLA citations Languages Spoken:English and Spanish Favorite Quote: "Whatever happens, happens." - Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop Favorite Books: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy |
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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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Eamon – Tutor and eTutor
he/they Major:Sociology Writing Expertise/Interests:
Creative writing, application materials Language Spoken:English Favorite Quotes:"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."--Stephen King “Love heals. Heals and liberates. I use the word love, not meaning sentimentality,
Favorite Books:Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang |
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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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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 |
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Abby - Office Staffshe/her, they/them Majors:Philosophy and Modern Dance Language:English Favorite Quote:"Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt." - Kurt Vonnegut Favorite Book:100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez |
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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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Claire – Office Staffshe, her, hers Major:Criminology and Anthropology with an emphasis on human health and minors in Classical Civilizations and Integrative Human Biology Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see." - Mark Twain Favorite Book:A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini |