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The staff at the Miller Writing Center is helpful to all students in all disciplines. Scroll through our page to learn more about MWC staff members’ fields of study and writing specialties.
Amrit Abrol, Consultant
- Major/Program: Mechanical Engineering
- Degree Being Pursued: PhD
- Bio: From India but loves pizza. Cricket and soccer enthusiast.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Digital Media
- Research and Citation: APA
- Language other than English: Hindi, Punjabi
Kira Belcher, Consultant
- Major/Program: Creative Writing
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: My writing style, through the perspective of food, can be seen like this: poetry is my protein, creativity is my calcium, and grammar is my grain.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing
- Multimodal Composition: Digital Media
- Research and Citation: MLA
Nick Biland, Consultant
- Major/Program: Technical and Professional Communication
- Degree Being Pursued: MTPC
- Bio: Vinyl enthusiast and writer (sometimes).
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
- Language other than English: German
Jessica Birdyshaw, Consultant
- Major/Program: Communication Disorders
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: I love God, family, friends, poetry, tea, books, Phil Collins, spider webs, Ender’s Game, photo booth pictures, and sunshine through leaves.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: MLA
Kristen Bledsoe, Consultant
- Major/Program: English Literature and Journalism
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: Only pretending to know what’s going on, unless there’s ice cream involved, in which case I know exactly what’s going on.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: French
Sara Bolds, Consultant
- Major/Program: Wildlife Sciences
- Degree Being Pursued: MS
- Bio: Hiker, backpacker, bad mountain biker, and taco fiend. I love my dog more than I do most people.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Hailey Boutelle, Consultant
- Major/Program: Graphic Design MS
- Degree Being Pursued: BFA
- Bio: Sometimes I get emotional over fonts.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Mackenzie Brzezinski, Consultant
- Major/Program: English and History
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Likes: Thai food, feminist prose, and angry girl music of the indie rock persuasion.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Abbey Burns, Consultant
- Major/Program: Psychology
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: Though I may be a Slytherin and a Scorpio, I am not, in fact, evil.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design
- Research and Citation: MLA
Yeeilin Cantu, Consultant
- Major/Program: Industrial Design
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: I don’t even have a “pla.”
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: Spanish
Ally Colton, Front Desk Representative
- Major/Program: Early Childhood Education
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: Nashvillian. Bacon Lover. Tree Hugger.
Natalie Conboy, Consultant
- Major/Program: Psychology and Biomedical Sciences (pre-medicine)
- Degree Being Pursued: BA, BS
- Bio: Things that I will never get sick of: singing along to the radio, drinking chai tea lattes, and watching the movie Ferris Beuller’s Day Off.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA
Kylie Couturier, Consultant
- Major/Program: Political Science
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Ginger ale. Cats. Non-stop music.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: MLA
Shounak Datta, Consultant
- Major/Program: Chemical Engineering
- Degree Being Pursued: PhD
- Bio: Researcher, dreamer, writer, philanthropist.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
- Language other than English: Hindi, Bengali
Natalie de Jongh, Consultant
- Major/Program: Wildlife Ecology and Management
- Degree Being Pursued: BS
- Bio: Ask me about my pets during your next Writing Center appointment. I love to share pics of them!
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Megan Feringa, Consultant
- Major/Program: Journalism, Creative Writing Minor
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Frank O’Hara is the only man in my life.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Yazmin Flores, Consultant
- Major/Program: English Creative Writing
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: Dinosaurs are pretty much my favorite thing ever, other than my dog.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: MLA, Chicago/Turabian
- Language other than English: Spanish
Myandi Flowers, Consultant
- Major/Program: Psychology and English Professional and Public Writing
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: I love chocolate, candy, and all things coated in sugar.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA
Hannah Gagnon, Front Desk Representative
- Major/Program: Public Relations
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
Montse Garcia Rodenas, Consultant
- Major/Program: Spanish
- Degree Being Pursued: MBA
- Bio: I’m a Spanish girl who loves Joan Didion, Wes Anderson’s films and Calvin & Hobbes. Also, free pizza.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: Spanish MLA
Bailey Griffin, Consultant
- Major/Program: Accounting
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: When I’m not working, I spend my time sipping on iced coffee, looking at the trees, and figuring out why the contestants on Chopped always try to make ice cream with 30 seconds left.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian
Marina Gurmendi, Front Desk Representative
- Major/Program: Communication Disorders
- Degree Being Pursued: BS
- Bio: Save the bees!
Emma Handel, Consultant
- Major/Program: Economics, Political Science
- Degree Being Pursued: BA and BS
- Bio: These are not the droids you’re looking for.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA, Chicago/Turabian
- Language other than English: Russian
EJ Harris, Consultant
- Major/Program: English: Professional and Public Writing
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: I am equal parts Rory Gilmore, Hermione Granger, and cookie dough ice cream.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
- Language other than English: Spanish
Jesús Játiva, Consultant
- Major/Program: Spanish
- Degree Being Pursued: MA
- Bio: I can open my eyes if needed.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Anna Claire Johnson, Consultant
- Major/Program: Health Administration, Spanish Minor
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: All of my favorite candies are holiday-specific (conversation hearts, Reese’s Easter eggs, candy corn, and peppermint Hershey’s kisses) and I have no objections to eating them year-round.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: Spanish
Chloe Josefson Montin, Consultant
- Major/Program: Biological Sciences
- Degree Being Pursued: PhD
- Bio: Would rather be napping with my furchildren.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Social Sciences, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA, Citing in the sciences/other journal formats
Renee Kalu, Front Desk Representative
- Major/Program: Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Medicine
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Avid ice cream and afrobeats lover.
Will Kerby, Consultant
- Major/Program: Industrial and Systems Engineering, French
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: I am happy to help you with all kinds of writing! Come to me for any help with French!
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Literature
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: French
Paige Lee, Consultant
- Major/Program: Accounting
- Degree Being Pursued: MS
- Bio: All I need is Mary Shelley and Taco Bell.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: MLA
Angela Mangine, Consultant
- Major/Program: Animal Science – Pre-Vet
- Degree Being Pursued: BS
- Bio: Procrastinates reading a 15 page scholarly article by reading a 300 page novel.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Literature, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Bryanna Meredith, Consultant
- Major/Program: Organismal Biology, Pre-Vet
- Degree Being Pursued: BS
- Bio: On a mission to pet all dogs currently residing in the city of Auburn.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Hannah Miles, Consultant
- Major/Program: Anthropology, French Minor
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Proudly from Louisville, Kentucky and contrary to popular belief, we actually prefer Popeyes over Kentucky Fried Chicken (although I have visited Colonel Sanders’ grave!)
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA, Chicago/Turabian
Noah Miller, Consultant
- Major/Program: Aerospace Engineering
- Degree Being Pursued: BS
- Bio: Born in Alabama, but lived in Europe for 7 years. Huge fan of the New England Patriots!
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA, Chicago/Turabian
Phoebe Miller, Consultant
- Major/Program: Communication
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: I’m not Phoebe Buffay, but I’m just as cool and I would love to talk about anything superhero, Netflix and/or dog related.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: MLA
Oliver Nell, Consultant
- Major/Program: Music and Creative Writing
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: I have a really long list of made-up brand names on my phone.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Literature, Creative Writing
Meg O’Shea, Consultant
- Major/Program: History and Political Science
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: My favorite things are burritos, sleep, and history documentaries.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Social Sciences, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: MLA
Justin Ottinger, Consultant
- Major/Program: History
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: I’m just a little too passionate about history, reading and writing fantasy literature, and most other nerd things.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: Chicago/Turabian
- Language other than English: Finnish
Taylor Papstein-Novak, Consultant
- Major/Program: Biology
- Degree Being Pursued: PhD
- Bio: I transitioned from working with cattle genetics to working with monkey behavior. Life is weird (and great)!.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
- Language other than English: Spanish
Elisa Reaves, Consultant
- Major/Program: Pre-Nursing with Spanish Minor
- Degree Being Pursued: BSN, RN
- Bio: I like plants, cinnamon rolls, writing, the color yellow, and humans… sometimes.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: Spanish
Courtney Reed, Consultant
- Major/Program: Anthropology, History and Creative Writing Minors
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: 21st century flower child. Matcha junkie. Hufflepuff at heart.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing
Lila Reese, Consultant
- Major/Program: Social Work
- Degree Being Pursued: MA
- Bio:Thunderstorms, Michael Scott, football, and gummy sharks.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: APA
- Language other than English: French
Emma Reeves, Consultant
- Major/Program: Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: It’s the small things in life that really matter, the ordinary that makes the extraordinary possible.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Literature, Creative Writing
Cora Reynolds, Consultant
- Major/Program: Business Administration
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Wanna hear about that time I studied abroad?
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: MLA
Sara Rodrick, Consultant
- Major/Program: English Literature and Women’s Studies
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: My talents include imitating bird calls and being far too invested in my daily horoscope.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: MLA
Katie Sanders, Consultant
- Major/Program: Veterinary Medicine
- Degree Being Pursued: DVM
- Bio: I’m a Hoosier with an affinity for cows, fishing, and long naps on the beach with my books.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Literature, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
- Language other than English: Spanish
Sruti Sanghani, Consultant
- Major/Program: Undeclared Sciences and Mathematics
- Degree Being Pursued: BS
- Bio: Keep the write intent in mind.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Literature, Creative Writing
- Language other than English: Gujarati, Afrikaans
Abigail Shashikanth, Consultant
- Major/Program: Wildlife Ecology and Management
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: What are we? Writers! What do we do? Stare out the window/do questionable research/go on life changing trips across town/literally everything except actual writing
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design
- Research and Citation: MLA
Anshu Shrestha, Consultant
- Major/Program: Biosystems Engineering
- Degree Being Pursued: Graduate (PhD)
- Bio: I am a foodie!!
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
- Language other than English: Hindi, Urdu, Nepali
Weston Sims, Consultant
- Major/Program: Philosophy, Political Science
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: If I could share a meal with any group of people, I’d have a steak dinner with Kurt Vonnegut, my mother, Jesus Christ, and Bobby Kennedy.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature
Arjit Singh, Consultant
- Major/Program: Industrial Design
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Hopefully I’ll have my book published before the next appointment!
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Resumes/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, Digital Media, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: Hindi, Punjabi
Hannah Smith, Consultant
- Major/Program: Industrial Engineering and Music
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: Expert procrastinator.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Literature, Personal Statements/Resumes/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: MLA
- Language other than English: French
MB Smith, Consultant
- Major/Program: Economics and English Literature
- Degree Being Pursued: BA & BS
- Bio: Bookaholic. Serial fangirl. Speaks mostly in memes.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Resumes/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: Visual Design, ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA
Sarah Staley, Consultant
- Major/Program: English Literature
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: My hobbies include collecting comic books and never reading them.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA
Ariel Steele, Consultant
- Major/Program: Higher Education Administration
- Degree Being Pursued: PhD
- Bio: Minnesota native with a passion for cats, coffee, and Game of Thrones. Basically a mix between April Ludgate and Ben Wyatt.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Sciences, Humanities, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA, Any Science Journal Citations
Linwood Stevens, Consultant
- Major/Program: English
- Degree Being Pursued: Graduate
- Bio:I am a huge Harry Potter enthusiast.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Literature
- Research and Citation: MLA
Rachel Sugg, Consultant
- Major/Program: English Literature
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: I’m planning to be a teacher now, but my first dream job idea (c. 2001) was ballerina/Lowe’s garden center employee! (Very large glasses not pictured)
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature/li>
- Multimodal Composition: ePortfolios
- Research and Citation: MLA, Chicago/Turabian
Mary Wofford, Consultant
- Major/Program: Communication Disorders
- Degree Being Pursued: Undergraduate
- Bio: My dream is to be as carefree as Ferris Bueller, but as hardworking as Leslie Knope.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Social Sciences, Literature, Personal Statements/Résumés/CVs/Cover Letters
- Research and Citation: APA, MLA
Cecelia Wood, Consultant
- Major/Program: Professional and Public Writing
- Degree Being Pursued: BA
- Bio: I’m a little bit too obsessed with Friends, Vanilla Coke, and carrying thank you cards with me wherever I go.
- Writing in Specific Disciplines: Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing
- Research and Citation: MLA
Victoria Zona, Front Desk Representative
- Major/Program: Neuroscience/Biomedical Science/Pre-Medicine
- Degree Being Pursued: BS
- Bio: I enjoy iced coffee, fitness, and long walks on the beach.