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.
Graduate Student Consultant
Veteran & Military Connected Consultant
First Gen Proud Consultant
Allies-Trained Consultant
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
Carsen
Consultant
Specialties: Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Revisions, ENG 1310/1320, Creative Writing
Major: Mass Communication
Minor: English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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
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)
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
Jeremiah
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Citations, Creative Writing, Scientific and Technical Writing, Application Materials
Major: Nutrition
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Katherine
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Creative Writing, Analysis Papers, Humanities
Major: English, Creative Writing Concentration
Minor: Art
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Lain
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Creative Writing, Analysis Papers, ENG 1310/1320, Revisions
Major: Mass Communications
Minors: English
Degree: Associate of Arts
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
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)
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
Sophia
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Social Sciences, Humanities, Thesis Statements, Reports and Presentations
Major: Music Education
Minor: Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Joanna Collins
Associate Director, San Marcos
Senior Lecturer, English
PhD: English with Rhetoric & Composition Certificate
Undergraduate Degree: Humanities
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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
Dr. Nancy Wilson
Director
Associate Professor, English
PhD: University of Texas at San Antonio
Master's: Literature
Undergraduate Degree: English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Rodrigo
Systems & Data Specialist
Major: Computer Science
Minors: Applied Math, Data Analytics
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bilingual: Spanish/English