Meet Our Team

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)

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

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
 

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
Associate Professor of Instruction, English
PhD:  English with Rhetoric & Composition Certificate
Undergraduate Degree: Humanities
Pronouns:  She/Her/Hers

Dr. Lauren Brentnell

Associate Director, Round Rock
Assistant Professor of Instruction, 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