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
Bryan
Consultant
Specialties: Thesis Statements, Style and Flow, Research Papers, Scientific and Technical Writing, Analysis Papers
Major: Art History & History
Minor: Medieval Renaissance Studies
Bilingual: Spanish (intermediate) & ASL (beginner)
Carsen
Consultant
Specialties: Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Revisions, ENG 1310/1320, Creative Writing
Major: Mass Communication
Minor: English
Elly
Consultant
Specialties: Organization and Structure, Thesis Statements, Research Papers, ENG 1310/1320, Social Sciences
Major: Psychology
Minor: Human Development and Family Sciences
Grace
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Scientific and Technical Writing, Citations, Style and Flow
Major: Digital Media Innovation
Minors: Art
Ian
Consultant
Specialties: Thesis Statements, Style and Flow, Research Papers, Scientific and Technical Writing, Analysis Papers
Major: Psychology
Minor: Japanese
Bilingual: Japanese & ASL (beginner)
Jacquelyn
Consultant
Specialties: Research Papers, Chicago Style, Outlining, , Thesis Statements, Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Application Materials
Major: Journalism and History
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
Jeremiah
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Citations, Creative Writing, Scientific and Technical Writing, Application Materials
Major: Nutrition
Julia
Graduate Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Humanities
Master: Literature
Degree: BA English
Katherine
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Creative Writing, Analysis Papers, Humanities
Major: English, Creative Writing Concentration
Minor: Art
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
Madison
Graduate Consultant
Specialties: Organization and Structure, Research Papers, ENG 1310/1320, Analysis Papers, Revisions
Master: Literature Program
Minor: Philosophy
Degree: BA English
Maria
Consultant
Specialties: Lab Reports, Research Essays, Book Reports, Technical Writing, Scientific Writing, Brainstorming, Graduate School Applications
Major: Biological Anthropology
Minor: Biology, Art History
Bilingual: English/Spanish (Proficient)
Mercedes
Graduate Consultant
Specialties: Scientific and Technical Writing, Humanities, Style and Flow, Research Papers, Organization and Structure
Master: Literature
Degrees: BA Journalism and Humanities
Molly
Consultant
Specialties: Thesis Statements, Analysis Papers, Scientific and Technical Writing, Research Papers, Humanities
Major: Agriculture
Minor: Plant and Soil Science
Netanya
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Scientific and Technical Writing, Reports and Presentations, Research Papers
Major: Wildlife Biology
Degree: Associates
Nikki
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Revisions, Organization and Structure, Thesis Statements, Creative Writing
Major: Finance
Samir
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Citations, Creative Writing
Major: Computer Science
Trilingual: Nepali, Hindi & Japanese (limited)
Sophia
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Social Sciences, Humanities, Thesis Statements, Reports and Presentations
Major: Music Education
Minor: Psychology
Theo
Consultant
Specialties: Creative Writing, ENG 1310/1320, Brainstorming and Outlining, Style and Flow, Organization and Structure
Major: Theatre with a concentration in Film
Bilingual: English/ASL (beginner)
Yusra
Consultant
Specialties: ENG 1310/1320, Thesis Statements, Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Creative Writing
Major: Health Science (Pre-Nursing)
Bilingual: English/Arabic
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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
Kathryn
Faculty
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Thesis Statements, Organization and Structure, Analysis Papers, Application Materials
Master's: Rhetoric & Composition
Undergraduate Degree: English
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
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
Bilingual: English / German
Michael
Faculty
Specialties: Organization and Structure, Style and Flow, Revisions, ENG 1310/1320, Creative Writing
Undergraduate Degree: Creative Writing
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
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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
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ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Ashland
Interim Assistant Director
Specialties: Brainstorming and Outlining, Organization and Structure, Application Materials, Creative Writing, ENG 1310/1320
Master: Film and Creative Writing
Degrees: BS Radio-Television Film, MFA Creative Writing
Camrie Pipper
Writing Center Manager
EdD: Postsecondary Student Success in Learning, Literacy, and Mathematics
Master's: Literature
Undergraduate Degree: English
Undergraduate Minor: Teaching Certification
Dr. Joanna Collins
Associate Director, San Marcos
Associate Professor of Instruction, English
PhD: English with Rhetoric & Composition Certificate
Undergraduate Degree: Humanities
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
Dr. Nancy Wilson
Director
Associate Professor, English
PhD: University of Texas at San Antonio
Master's: Literature
Undergraduate Degree: English
Rodrigo
Senior Systems & Data Specialist
Major: Computer Science
Minors: Applied Math, Data Analytics
Bilingual: Spanish/English
