Consultants

Landyn
Pronouns: she/her

Kaylen
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Bennington
Major(s): Majors: English and Spanish, Minors: Digital Humanities and Native American Studies
Future Life Plans: I want to get a doctorate in creative writing, publish short stories/novels, and teach at a university
Superhero Name: Volcanic Lightening
Favorite Piece of Writing: I really like "Night Journey of the Dragon Horse" by Xia Jia
Favorite/least favorite writing: Lab reports
Part of speech you would be and why: Commas, because maybe then I will finally fully understand them
Hobbies: Creative writing, reading, watching TV shows and anime with friends

Aquinnah
Pronouns: she/her

Crystal
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Singapore
Major(s): Philosophy, Mathematics
Future Life Plans: I'll be going to grad school for philosophy!
Superhero Name: Argument Tearer-Aparter
Favorite Piece of Writing: Definitely not Anscombe’s Intention…
Favorite/least favorite writing: Favourite: personal narratives (does this make me a narcissist?), least favourite: anything for an intro-level class.
Part of speech you would be and why: Question mark, because I ask too many questions.
Hobbies: Cooking, discovering new breakfast places with friends, hanging out with/Facetiming family and friends.

Emma
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Ogallala, Nebraska
Year of Study: Senior
Major(s): English and journalism with political science minor
Future Life Plans: To be a storyteller somehow, somewhere
Superhero Name: The Flying Krab (Because my last name is Krab and I would fly)
Favorite Piece of Writing: To Build a Fire by Jack London wrecked me and continues to wreck me each time I read it.
Favorite/least favorite writing: Favorite: literary analysis, creative writing, rhetorical analysis, research papers
Part of speech you would be and why: Em dash because I use them an aggressive amount.
Hobbies: cooking (but not baking, I don't have the patience or measurement skills), writing, reading, rock climbing, traveling

Allison
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Marion, Iowa
Year of Study: Junior
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Future Life Plans: Attend Pharmacy School and become a clinical pharmacist working in pediatrics!
Superhero Name: Miss Organizer
Favorite Piece of Writing: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Favorite/least favorite writing: My favorite writing assignments are any analytical pieces of any genre and my least favorite writing assignments are any type of creative writing.
Part of speech you would be and why: I would be a dash because I always have more to say.
Hobbies: I enjoy reading and spending time with my family, friends, and pets.
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Thara
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Bennington, NE
Year of Study: Junior
Major(s): Major: English; Minors: Spanish and Digital Humanities
Future Life Plans: Near: Find time to write short stories/books.; Far: No idea but we're going for it.
Superhero Name: Tharanator
Favorite Piece of Writing: Luella Miller
Favorite/least favorite writing: Personal Narratives
Part of speech you would be and why: Period. I make correct and incorrect statements, but I hope I will have the courage to complete my thoughts.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, attempting to go exercise, movies and shows, judo . . .

Melissa French-Sloan
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Favorite Place I've Lived: Portland, OR
Year of Study: Sophomore
Major(s): Majors: Sociology, Women & Gender Studies Minors: Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs, English
Future Life Plans: We'll see!
Superhero Name: oh no
Favorite Piece of Writing: This always changes, but right now it is anything by Ocean Vuong.
Favorite/least favorite writing: Creative nonfiction!
Hobbies: Baking & pastry

Kathleen
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Manistee, Michigan
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Composition & Rhetoric – disability studies & mental health rhetoric
Future Life Plans: I want to be a community college English professor!
Superhero Name: Red Rosa
Favorite Piece of Writing: Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
Favorite/least favorite writing: My least favorite writing assignment used to be the research paper, but now that I have a tried and true method, research papers are actually fairly formulaic and easy to write!
Part of speech you would be and why: I would choose to be a semi-colon. I want to be a connecting force.
Hobbies: I love to tend to my many indoor & outdoor plants, play along to my roommate Patrick's compositions on my trumpet, listen to activist podcasts, go for long walks, read outside my field, and relax with my two cats – Marley & Nala.

Serenity Dougherty
Pronouns: she/they/he
Hometown: O'Neill, Nebraska
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): English major specializing in Rhetoric and Composition and Women and Gender Studies
Future Life Plans: To leave this world better than I found it.
Superhero Name: Hero McHero Face
Favorite Piece of Writing: I love the writing for the four "Fanny and Earl" videos by FilmCow on YouTube
Favorite/least favorite writing: I love writing assignments that challenge me to try something new. I dislike discussion board posts, I find discussion boards overwhelming and I'd much rather share my ideas face to face.
Part of speech you would be and why: Em Dash! Sure, you probably haven't heard of me, but once you get to know me you won't want to live without me.
Hobbies: I do stand-up comedy!

Jessica
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Ligonier, PA
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Poetry
Future Life Plans: Write books, grow food for people, and teach
Superhero Name: The Sleeper
Favorite Piece of Writing: "The Moment of Memory" by Michael Burkard
Favorite/least favorite writing: I hate getting through a rough draft of anything, but I love editing
Part of speech you would be and why: An em dash—because I can't stop using them
Hobbies: Reading, farming, art, petting animals

Malik
Pronouns: he/him
Year of Study: PhD Student

Kimberly
Pronouns: she/her
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Creative Writing, Poetry

Ava
Pronouns: They/Them
Hometown: Belmont, Massachusetts
Year of Study: PhD Student
Major(s): Creative Writing (Poetry) and Women's and Gender Studies
Future Life Plans: I intend to continue writing and teaching creative writing.
Superhero Name: The Ghost
Favorite Piece of Writing: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Favorite/least favorite writing: I hate writing application materials for school, jobs, grants, etc—but I think my distaste for the task itself also makes me empathetic and strategic in helping other writers overcome the challenges they present.
Part of speech you would be and why: The comma, because it allows a writer to guide a reader through a circuitous thought without losing their way.
Hobbies: Baking bread, petting cats, and practicing tai chi.
Director

Rachel Azima
Associate Director

Emma Catherine Perry
Associate Director of the Writing Center and Writing Fellows Program
Pronouns: She/they