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Meet Our Team

Each University Writing Center consultant has achieved academic success and received training that meets the College Reading and Learning Association standards. To learn more about an individual consultant's background and specializations, please see the list below.

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PEER CONSULTANTS


Austen

Graduate Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Organization and Structure, Application Materials, Humanities
Master: Rhetoric Composition
Minor: Psychology, Honors Studies
Degree: BA Political Science

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Carsen

Consultant
Specialties: Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Revisions, ENG 1310/1320, Creative Writing
Major: Mass Communication
Minor: English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Grace

Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Scientific and Technical Writing, Citations, Style and Flow
Major: Digital Media Innovation
Minors: Art
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Jacquelyn

Consultant
Specialties: Research Papers, Chicago Style, Outlining, , Thesis Statements, Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Application Materials
Major: Journalism and History
Pronouns: She/Her
Bilingual: English/Chinese (Intermediate Fluency)

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Ja'Riah

Consultant
Specialties: Technical Writing, Organization & Structure, Thesis statements, Brainstorming and Outlining, Research Papers, Application Materials
Major: Communication Disorders
Minor: Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her

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Jeremiah

Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Citations, Creative Writing, Scientific and Technical Writing, Application Materials
Major: Nutrition
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Katherine

Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Creative Writing, Analysis Papers, Humanities
Major: English, Creative Writing Concentration
Minor: Art
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Lain

Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Creative Writing, Analysis Papers, ENG 1310/1320, Revisions
Major: Mass Communications
Minors: English
Degree: Associate of Arts

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Landon

Graduate Consultant
Specialties: Research Papers, Scientific and Technical Writing, Humanities, Brainstorming and Outlining, Revisions
Master: Technical Communication
Degrees: BA Philosophy, BS Biological Sciences
Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Maria

Consultant
Specialties: Lab Reports, Research Essays, Book Reports, Technical Writing, Scientific Writing, Brainstorming, Graduate School Applications
Major: Biological Anthropology
Minor: Biology, Art History
Pronouns: She/Her

Bilingual: English/Spanish (Proficient)

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Molly

Consultant   
Specialties: Thesis Statements, Analysis Papers, Scientific and Technical Writing, Research Papers, Humanities   
Major: Agriculture  
Minor: Plant and Soil Science 
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers 

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Sophia

Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Social Sciences, Humanities, Thesis Statements, Reports and Presentations
Major: Music Education
Minor: Psychology​​​​​​​
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Theo

Consultant
Specialties: Creative Writing, ENG 1310/1320, Brainstorming and Outlining, Style and Flow, Organization and Structure
Major: Theatre with a concentration in Film
Pronouns: He/Him/His 
Bilingual: English/ASL (beginner)

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Thiago

Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Citations, Research Papers, Humanities
Major: Political Science
Minor: International Studies
Pronouns: He/Him
Trilingual: English/Portuguese (Proficient)/Spanish (Intermediate)

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FACULTY CONSULTANTS


Kale

Faculty
Specialties: Humanities, Creative writing, ENG 1310/1320, Application Materials, Reports and Presentations
Master's: Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Undergraduate Degree: English
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

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Kathryn

Faculty
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Organization and Structure, Analysis Papers, Application Materials
Master's: Rhetoric & Composition
Undergraduate Degree: English
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

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Kayla

Faculty
Specialties: ENG 1310/1320, Creative Writing, Thesis Statements, Revisions, Style and Flow
Master's: Fine Arts in Fiction
Undergraduate Degree: Creative Writing, English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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McKenna

Faculty
Specialties: Creative Writing, ENG 1310/1320, Analysis Papers, Style and Flow, Organization and Structure
Master's: Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Undergraduate Degree: Creative Writing​​​​​​​
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bilingual: English / German

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Michael

Faculty
Specialties: Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Revisions, ENG 1310/1320, Creative Writing
Undergraduate Degree: Creative Writing 
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bilingual: Igbo, Yoruba, Pidgin

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Rachel

Faculty
Specialties: Thesis statements, Organization and Structure, ENG 1310/1320, Creative Writing, Application Materials
Master's: Fine Arts in Creative Writing, English Literature, Supply Chain Management
Undergraduate Degree: Supply Chain Management, English Literature
Undergraduate Minor: Sustainability
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

 

 

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SPECIALIZED CONSULTING


Dr. Rene' LeBlanc

Prelaw Writing Support & Applications Coordinator
Specialties: Creative Writing, Research Papers, Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Social Sciences
Phds: Developmental Education, Literacy
Master's: Creative Writing, 
Undergraduate Degree: Studio Art
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
 

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ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM


Camrie Pipper

Writing Center Manager 
EdD: Postsecondary Student Success in Learning, Literacy, and Mathematics
Master's: Literature 
Undergraduate Degree: English 
Undergraduate Minor: Teaching Certification
Pronouns: She/Her 

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Dr. Joanna Collins

Associate Director, San Marcos
Senior Lecturer, English
PhD:  English with Rhetoric & Composition Certificate
Undergraduate Degree: Humanities
Pronouns:  She/Her/Hers

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Dr. Lauren Brentnell

Associate Director, Round Rock
Senior Lecturer, English
PhD:  Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures with Cultural Rhetorics Emphasis
Master's: Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy
Undergraduate Degree: English, Psychology, and Political Science
Undergraduate Minor: French
Pronouns:  They/Them/Theirs

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Dr. Nancy Wilson

Director
Associate Professor, English
PhD:  University of Texas at San Antonio
Master's: Literature
Undergraduate Degree: English 
Pronouns:  She/Her/Hers
 

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Rodrigo

Systems & Data Specialist
Major: Computer Science
Minors: Applied Math, Data Analytics
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bilingual: Spanish/English

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