Writing Tutors
Adriana P.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- BA student in Forensic Science with a concentration in Biology
- Goals: Work in the CSI or FBI fields, open my own dog shelter, and design my own home
- Special Interests: Anything to do with dogs, traveling, reading, going on walks, listening to music, and trying new restaurants
Arianna P.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs
- BA student in English with a concentration in Creative Writing
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Start a fashion business; become fluent in Spanish, Japanese, or Korean; visit at least three countries; and finish extensive anime recommendation list
- Special Interests: Engaging in social activism, watching/reading anime and manga, writing, watching comfort shows, singing, and dancing
Caroline A.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- MA student in Applied Anthropology
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Get paid to do work that supports cultural and linguistic diversity, social justice, and communities in need
- Special Interests: Hiking, rock climbing, traveling the world, being immersed in languages, taking early morning walks, and drinking hot beverages with friends in the fall
Conrad B.
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- BA student in English with a concentration in Professional and Technical Writing
- Goals: Play gigs in a band, sharpen music composition skills, backpack Europe, and publish short stories
- Special Interests: Hiking, biking, running, camping, writing, gardening, backpacking, reading, woodworking, listening to live music, watching movies, professional opinion-having, and playing the cello and guitar
Isaac I.
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- BA student in Psychology
- Goals: Publish a comic, learn to tattoo, and finally read all the books on my shelf
- Special Interests: Reading, napping, looking at art, being with friends, and perfecting my stew recipe
Jamet WC.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Master’s of Library Science (MLIS) student
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Create an online interactive tutorial series that teaches library patrons fundamental computer skills; further library outreach services to disenfranchised and neglected demographics through direct community engagement and inquiry
- Special Interests: Cooking, playing piano, taking photographs, taking road trips, and reading indie comics
July S.
- Pronouns: he/him/his and they/them/theirs
- MA student in TESOL
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Live in China, visit Austria, build a personal library, learn Japanese, and be published in a literary journal
- Special Interests: Reading, bicycling, eating popcorn, drinking milk tea, watching horror movies, and learning how to bake
Karen L.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- MA student in English and TESOL
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Teach, write books, and crochet a sweater
- Special Interests: Reading, writing, rock climbing, and learning to crochet
Kristina T.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- BFA student in Animation/Illustration
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Work as an in-house artist, live and work abroad, paint more furniture, write a collection of short stories, and own a DDR machine
- Special Interests: Hiking, playing guitar, rock climbing, cooking way too much food, and collecting Rilakkuma merchandise
Lana LF.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- MFA student in Creative Writing (Fiction)
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Publish fiction series, pet all the dogs, publish more poems, and feed coffee addiction
- Special Interests: Dancing, exercising, practicing Byzantine chanting, going on walks with my dog Bella, and watching the 49ers
Maria R. (On Leave Spring 2023)
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- MA student in English with a certificate in Professional and Technical Writing
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Become an educator (professor and teacher), publish my research, positively impact the world, own a home with a nice backyard and garden, and live in happiness
- Special Interests: Writing, hiking, reading, doing research, watching period dramas, petting my cats, spending time in nature, and trying new foods
Michael M.
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- BA student in English with a concentration in Creative Writing
- Goals: Travel and meet all my online friends in-person; learn German, Korean, and Polish; play the piano; finish my book, and my next book, and the book after that...
- Special Interests: Firing cannons in historical video games, drawing cartoons, finding ghost stories, running an online newspaper, and arguing about color symbolism
Paul A.
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- BS student in Mechanical Engineering
- Goals: Graduate, build a project car, amass a vast collection of Lego builds, travel through Mexico, and help make an aspect of life easier for others
- Special Interests: Watching horror movies, working out, solving Rubik's cubes, building Legos, spending time with friends, listening to music, and learning about other people's interests
- "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" - Ludwig Wittgenstein
Paul L.
- Pronouns: Any
- BA Student in Psychology with a minor in Spanish
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Become a clinical therapist, start an organization to make therapy more available, sail across an ocean, meditate more, and do things to make my future-self proud
- Special Interests: Studying linguistics, doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, eating spicy food, leathercrafting, and watching British panel shows
Sanchita S.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- BA student in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing
- Goals: Become a successful, published author and travel the world
- Special Interests: Reading, writing, singing, trying new food, and video editing
Shana RS.
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- MFA student in Creative Writing (Fiction)
- Goals: Complete and polish all my draft novels, build up my portfolio of interactive stories, and teach others to express themselves as beautifully as possible
- Special Interests: Playing computer games, reading and writing fiction of all genres, and petting every animal that approaches me (yes, every animal--even the squirrels)
Sohan B.
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- BS student in Management Information Systems
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Read and write in Telegu, create art, become more consistent at exercising, get a Shepsky puppy, and travel to all of the continents
- Special Interests: Doodling, listening to music, traveling, eating good food, and watching way more YouTube and Netflix than I should
Steven L.
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- MA student in Teaching and Teaching Credential: English Single Subject
- Goals: Empower and inspire future students, earn a PhD, write a novel, and become the best version of myself
- Special Interests: Gaming, reading, daydreaming, attending drag shows, and playing Dungeons and Dragons
Tyler E.
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- MFA student in Creative Writing (Poetry)
- Completed certificate training for working with graduate-level writers
- Goals: Become a writing professor, eventually use my passport, and learn how to surf
- Special Interests: Recording music, playing trombone, drinking coffee, collecting cassette tapes, and occasionally spelunking