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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Cate – Coordinator
she, her, hersMajor:Gender Studies with minors in Linguistics and Communication Writing Expertise/Interests:
Research-based and analytical writing, personal narratives Languages Spoken:English and some German Favorite Quote:"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish."-Michelle Obama Favorite Books:It by Stephen King |
Grant Editor, VPR Office
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Note to Faculty Grant Writers: Click here and choose “I’d like some help with writing and clearly communicating my ideas in the proposal text” to contact me or email me directly. |
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Will – Graduate Writing Fellowhe, him, his English Ph.D. in Poetry Writing Expertise/Interests:
Language Spoken:English and French Favorite Quote:“omnia mutantur, nihil interit” —OvidFavorite Books:The Shipping News by Annie Proulx and Le Sang noir by Louis Guilloux |
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Jake – Graduate Writing Fellowhe, him, his MA student in Literary and Cultural Studies Writing Expertise/Interests:Literary analyses, MLA and Chicago Styles, creative writing, and syntax Languages Spoken:English and some Spanish Favorite Quote:"A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded." - Lemony Snicket, Horseradish Favorite Book:The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson |
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Blair – Graduate Writing Fellow, Health Sciencesshe, her, hers Doctoral student of Nursing in the Psychiatric/Mental Health Track (B.S. in Neuroscience) Writing Expertise/Interests:Scientific writing, theses, APA citation style Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"If I don't have some cake soon, I might die." - Stanley Hudson, The Office Favorite Book:The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls |
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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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Ava S. – Tutor and eTutor
she, her, hers Major:Film and Media Studies with a minor in Arts Technology 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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Natalie – Tutor and eTutor
she, her, hers Majors:Sociology and Political Science Writing Expertise/Interests:
Research writing in the humanities, creative writing Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:"I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things." - William Faulkner Favorite Books:Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech |
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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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Annie – Tutor and eTutorShe, 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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Eamon – Tutor and eTutor
they, them, theirs 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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Jessica - Tutor, American Indian Resource Centershe, her, hersMajor:Writing & Rhetoric Studies Graduate (May 2022) Writing Expertise/Interests:
Analytical writing and research-based papers Language Spoken:English Favorite Quotes:"For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." - Vincent Van Gogh Favorite Books:Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai and The Escape from Furnace series by Alexander Gordon Smith |
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LaShell – Office Staffshe, her, hers Major:Nursing Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote:“Be somebody that makes everybody feel like a somebody” -Brad Montague Favorite Books:The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover |
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Alex – Office Staffhe, him, his Major:Biology Language Spoken:English Favorite Quote: "Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life
spent in a miserable way." - Alan Watts Favorite Books: I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore |
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Gabrielle - Office Staffthey, she Major:Gender Studies with a double minor in health education and family sciences Language:English Favorite Quote:"The journey is the reward." - Steve Jobs Favorite Book:Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde |
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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 |