Aleksei

Maybe Possibly Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

Aleksei is a senior undergrad pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy with a minor in biology. He's worked at the writing center since March 2024. He specializes in philosophic writing (which, ultimately is robust argumentative writing so the skill is adaptable) and has experience with scientific writing. He is also comfortable helping with most writing for the College of Arts and Science and the College of Education as well as creative writing and personal essays. He knows APA and Chicago best but can also help with MLA and other citation systems.

Benni

Returning in Fall 2025

Pursing a Bachelor of Science in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Linguistics

Benni is a junior in a bachelor's program for English with a creative writing concentration and a linguistics minor. They have worked for the UWC since last winter. Before they were at EMU, Benni worked with a team of writers to publish an article in Riverwise, a Detroit local newspaper. While working with the UWC, they have developed their skills with annotated bibliographies, essays, and general papers using MLA and APA formats. As well, while at EMU they have strengthened their skills with creating writing. They are very familiar with working with students with Autism and ADHD. 

Brandon

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, concentrating in Humanistic Traditions and Phenomenology, with a minor in Communication; pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Brandon is a first year Creative Writing MFA student concentrating in poetry, with a BS in Psychology and Communication and started working at the University Writing Center this year! Brandon is a former middle school Special Education teacher and has been in the education field for over 10 years. They are most familiar with MLA and APA citation systems. Due to Brandon's background in special education, they are comfortable working with all students, regardless of their accessibility needs. They specialize in creative, essay, and research writing. 

Bryan

Summer 2025 - Working over Zoom and providing Written Feedback

Master of Arts in Written Communication: The Teaching of Writing; Bachelor of Arts in English Language with a minor in Journalism

Bryan has been a writing consultant at EMU since 2014 and began serving as the University Writing Center Satellite Coordinator for the College of Health & Human Services in 2017. He is also a part-time lecturer who has taught writing intensive courses in nursing, health administration, engineering, and interior design.

Bryan is well versed in the AMA, APA, and MLA citation systems and numerous writing genres, including annotated bibliographies, article analysis, dissertations, literature reviews, personal statements, philosophy statements, policy papers, position papers, resumes and cover letters, theses, and others. He enjoys working at the writing center because it gives him the opportunity to work one-on-one with students and to witness firsthand as they learn about themselves and grow as writers. Bryan has experience working with graduate and undergraduate students and faculty, as well as those with learning disabilities.

In his free time, Bryan likes listening to a broad range of music genres and going to concerts; cuddling with his cats, Olivia and Sinatra; going to museums; and getting his geek on playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Cecilia

Returning in Fall 2025

PhD in English Renaissance Literature

Cecilia earned her PhD in English language and literature from the University of Michigan and has been working at EMU for decades. She specializes in research and writing about medical issues and art. She is most familiar with APA and AMA, but she also supports MLA and Chicago citation styles. While she only works with writing in English, Cecilia welcomes working with students whose second language is English or who have learning disabilities.

Devon

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Science in Creative Writing; pursuing Master of Arts in Creative Writing

Devon is a first year consultant at the UWC and a first year graduate student. They are pursuing a Master of Arts in Creative Writing. Devon is a writer working primarily in television and film. Their specialties are creative writing (fiction, poetry, etc.), fiction and non-fiction essays, and research papers. Devon is most familiar with MLA and APA.

Emma S.

Summer 2025 - Working over Zoom and providing Written Feedback

Bachelor of Arts in German Language & Culture and World Language Education; pursuing a Master of Arts in English Linguistics 

Emma is a first-year master's student here at EMU. In addition to being a Writing Center Consultant, she is also teaching one section of First Year Writing 121. She is entering her second semester with the UWC and is excited to continue working with students to help them become more confident and capable in their writing. Emma has worked frequently with nursing students, but is also very familiar with MLA style writing. Emma is working toward her degree in the English Linguistics MA Program, where she hopes to explore the world of linguistics and how language and culture are tied to identity. In addition to her interest in linguistics she also enjoys learning language and can speak German. When Emma is not on campus she enjoys reading good books and spending time with her two cats.

Illosia

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Language and Linguistics; pursuing a Master of Arts in English Linguistics 

Illosia earned her bachelor's and first master's in language and linguistics from University of Chittagong, where she played the role as a sub-editor of the yearly magazine for the Institute of Modern Languages. Currently she is working to get her second master's in English linguistics at EMU. In addition to her work at the UWC, where she has had the experience of working for a semester, she is also a graduate assistant in the First Year Writing Program and part of the General Education Learning Program Committee for the First Year Writing Program. Aside from teaching and helping interested students with writing, reading, and comprehension, Illosia likes to learn new languages and takes on translation work primarily from English to Bengali. She speaks Bengali, English, Hindi, and Chittagonian fluently and has a working knowledge on Korean and Sanskrit. Altogether she speaks nine languages and she aspires to learn more. Her interests outside of educational fields are riddles, cooking, singing, random information gathering, and watching TV shows from different countries.

Jane

Returning in Fall 2025

Master of Science in Human Resources Organizational Development (MSHROD); Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Math

Jane is a part-time lecture for the College of Business Management Department. Additionally, she has been a consultant for the University Writing Center for over 10 years. Jane appreciates the economical value of business writing and enjoys helping students ‘get to the point’ of their writing. Jane enjoys all water sports including slalom skiing, eFoiling, jet skiing, paddle boarding, kayaking, and snow skiing.

Joud

Graduated in Winter 2025. Joud is one of our favorite people and we will miss her terriby. She is going on to do incredible things and we have kept this up in honor of her. Go Joud! If you read this and miss her too, send a note to [email protected] and we will pass it on.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics 

Joud is an undergraduate majoring in engineering physics, with an interest in writing and literature analysis. Her first language is Arabic and her interest in languages made it easy for her to be fluent in English and Turkish, too. She has been a writing consultant at the UWC for about 2.5 years. Joud also works as research assistant running simulations of the upper atmosphere of Mars. As a consultant, she can help students with writing from different disciplines especially STEM fields. You have probably seen her around campus either getting a coffee or working out.

Kaley

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature; pursuing a Master of Arts in Literature and Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing

Kaley is a graduate student pursuing an MA in English Literature. This is her second year working in the UWC. Kaley also teaches WRTG 121 in EMU's First Year Writing Program. She comes from an interdisciplinary background ranging from supply chain to veterinary care, and thus brings a variety of experience to her role as a UWC consultant. Kaley is here to help students writing within a variety of genres and disciplines, including literary analysis, creative prose, argumentative research papers, and in writing for the health and biological sciences. Kaley is most familiar with the MLA 9 and APA 7 citation systems and has a limited working proficiency in Japanese.

Kayla

Returning in Fall 2025

Graduate Certificate, Teaching of Writing; Bachelor of Science in Education with endorsements in English and history

Kayla first joined the EMU UWC back in 2010 as a graduate assistant and then returned in 2023 as a part-time lecturer. In the years in between, she filled her days teaching middle school writing, tutoring in alternative education, freelance editing, and raising three adventurous boys. Kayla is excited to be back in the UWC and feels strongly about the important role writing centers serve for all writers. She frequently assists College of Education graduate students with literature reviews, theses, and dissertations and is experienced with APA 7 and MLA (and not afraid of Chicago Style).

Kristi

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Children's Literature

Kristi is the Coordinator of the Halle Library Location of the UWC, as well as a lecturer in the Children's Literature program. She holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in children's literature, with a minor in business. She has been a consultant in the UWC since 2017. Kristi is able to support all undergraduate, graduate, and faculty writers across campus, particularly those writing in a Liberal Arts discipline in MLA format. In addition to her role as coordinator, Kristi also serves as the Associate Director of the Writing Across the Curriculum program and as the Programs and Partnership Director for YpsiWrites, a community writing resource. 

Kristina

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics; pursuing a Master of Science in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and a Master of Science in Special Education with a concentration in Learning Disabilities

Kristina is first-year writing consultant in her first year of graduate school. She is working towards a Master of Arts in Special Education with a concentration in learning disabilities and a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She graduated from U of M with a bachelor’s in linguistics and has experience with writing many different types of academic papers including position papers, reflections, reports, literature reviews and more. She is most confident working with APA 7 format and citation style. Kristina is happy working with and learning from students of all different backgrounds and learning styles. In her free time, Kristina loves listening to music, adding movies to her watchlist, and finding good Sci-Fi/Fantasy stories to read or listen to while she plays outside with her dog.

Lexy

Returning in Fall 2025

Masters in Creative Writing

This is Lexy's third year at the UWC, and fifth year as a writing consultant overall. She earned her MA in creative writing and her BA in psychology, with minors in special education and creative writing. Lexy taught WRTG-121 for two years, and this is her first semester teaching CRTW-201. Her specialty areas are creative writing, composition, and psychology; she is also very familiar with nursing and biology assignments. She is very comfortable with MLA9 and APA7 citation systems, and has previously worked with students with a variety of learning needs. She is passionate about helping students with their writing in any way that she can.

Marie

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor and Master of Arts in Creative Writing

Marie has both her Bachelor and Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Eastern Michigan, and while earning her degrees, she spent a lot of time in and around the University Writing Center. In 2016, she started as a receptionist and continued her UWC journey as a peer tutor, graduate assistant, and part-time lecturer. Now, in her third year as a writing consultant, she has had many opportunities to work with students from a variety of academic disciplines and interests. As a part-time lecturer, she teaches First-Year Writing and Creative Writing and is familiar with working with these writing processes and genres. Additionally, Marie specializes in consultations from the College of Health and Human Services and works at the UWC satellite in Marshall. She is proficient in APA and familiar with the assignments commonly assigned in the CHHS, such as annotated bibliographies and literature reviews. 

Pam

Returning in Fall 2025

Master of Arts in Written Communication with emphasis in teaching of writing; Master of Arts in Children's Literature

Pam is in her fifteenth year of teaching at Eastern Michigan University. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1987 from EMU. She worked for a book and journal manufacturer for eighteen and a half years. She received her Master’s in Children’s Literature in 2007 and her Master’s in Written Communication with an emphasis in teaching of writing in 2011. She taught Harry Potter: Children’s Literature, Literary Allusion, and Pop Culture for six years at EMU and she has now taught in the First-Year Writing program for 14 years. She was a consultant for the University Writing Center from 2009-2011. She returned to the UWC in 2017 and enjoys one-on-one work with undergrad and grad students. Volunteering has also been a big part of her life. She volunteered for the Ann Arbor District Library Friends Bookshop for ten years and now volunteers for YpsiWrites, a part of the Office of Campus and Community Writing at EMU. She is also a 2012 EMWP Fellow, a Cognitive Coach, Adaptive Schools and WAC participant. Pam’s passion for comics and graphic novels/memoirs has been a big part of her teaching. She incorporates comics and graphic memoirs into her WRTG 121 curriculum. Reading, gardening, sketching, and walking her six-year-old Yorkie/Havanese, Annie, are her hobbies.

Rachel

Summer 2025 - Working over Zoom and providing Written Feedback

Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies; Bachelor of Science in Women’s and Gender Studies; pursuing PhD in Educational Studies

Rachel earned both her Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies, with a concentration in Educational Leadership, and her Bachelor of Science in Women's and Gender Studies, with a minor in Human Sexuality from EMU. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Studies from EMU as well. Rachel has worked as a writing consultant in the UWC for 7 years, as both an undergraduate and graduate student and now as a part-time lecturer. Currently, she is the Coordinator of the University Writing Center for Graduate Studies (UWCGS) as well as the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology Satellite (GACET), and is a part–time lecturer in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department. Rachel specializes in working with students in CAS (specifically PSY and WGST), the COE, and GACET, along with those writing in APA7, ASA, Chicago-style, IEEE, and MLA9 formatting styles. However, she enjoys working with students across all disciplines and with various identities, including those who are disabled and/or neurodiverse, or can benefit from accommodations of some sort. 

Roslyn

Returning in Fall 2025

Pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in 3D Art and a minor in Psychology

Roslyn is in her third semester at the UWC. She’s currently working toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in 3D Art. She enjoys helping others improve their writing because she believes teaching is one of the best ways to learn. She specializes in art-related writings such as artist statements and art essays. 

Shelby

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Arts in English, Master of Arts  in Linguistics

Shelby Taylor has a bachelor's degree in English language (minor in communications) and a master's degree in linguistics. They have worked for the UWC for about 3 years. They are also a part-time lecturer at both EMU and Adrian College, teaching writing and public speaking. They specialize in first-year writing classes, like WRTG 121, as well as any papers utilizing APA format.

Shelby has experience assisting students with different levels of accommodation/need, including those on the autism spectrum and those with learning disabilities. 

Sienna

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Early Childhood Development and Learning; pursuing a Master of Arts in Writing Studies

Sienna is an English speaker/writer pursuing a creative writing master's degree with an academic advising certificate, but they studied technical writing and the theory of writing for their first year in grad school. They have a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Development and Learning with a minor in Family Studies and also have experience mentoring honors students as a teaching assistant. Sienna has worked in the writing center for three semesters, and they specialize in writing for English, history, human development, psychology, and education classes. They are most familiar with APA style, but understand MLA as well. They have worked with students with a variety of access needs and disabilities, and they are comfortable adapting consultations to best fit the needs of each student.

Susie

Returning in Fall 2025

Pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English/Professional Writing

Susie is currently pursuing a double bachelors degree in English and communications, media, and theater arts. She is very familiar with the English and writing programs at EMU as well as the Communications program. Susie has worked at the UWC for a year, and has been writing stories, essays, and poems since she was a child. She is fluent in English and Arabic, and is experienced in MLA formatting.

Sydney

Returning in Fall 2025

Bachelor of Science in English with a concentration in Creative Writing; Pursuing Master of Arts in Creative Writing

Sydney is pursuing her master's in creative writing after obtaining her bachelor's in English with a concentration in creative writing and minor in history here at EMU. Sydney has been helping students become better writers since joining the UWC in '21 with her passion for higher education and learning. Outside of the UWC, Sydney prefers to explore the outdoors, listen to music, paint, read, and take care of her two cats and dog.