Writing Center Consultants

Fun Fact: "I ran cross country and track and field in college."

Favorite Book/Author/Genre: "Agatha Christie or Charlotte Bronte would be my favorite author. I love reading mysteries and classic English and American Gothic Literature."

Fun Fact: "I taught abroad for five years."

Favorite Book/Author/Genre: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Counseling Psychology | Minors: Journalism and Communications.

Consulting Specialties: "I love all parts of the creative process! I’m especially adept at sentence structure and grammar. I love the more creative side of writing over these structural rules though. I’d love looking at any creative writing works, and I can help you polish up a poem!"

Fun Fact: "I did color guard in high school and can still do some really cool tosses with the flag!"

Favorite Author: Jane Austen

Roles: Magna Verba Proofreader, Writing Center Consultant

Major: English Writing | Minors: Journalism, Communications, and Philosophy

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming and constructing cohesive structure

Fun Fact: "I used to be a captain on the Color Guard team in high school!"

Favorite Author: Stephen King

Roles: Task Force Admin, Spanish Consultant, Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Secondary Education, Spanish, and English Literature

Consulting Specialties: Grammar, citations, brainstorming, organizing, and thesis writing

Fun Fact: Is an identical twin

Favorite Author: Markus Zusak

Major: English with Writing Emphasis | Minor: Theology and Communications

Consulting Specialties: Grammar, organizing, proofreading, and brainstorming.

Fun Fact: "I'm a big 90s and 2000s rock fan. Some of my favorites are Weezer, Relient K, Radiohead, and twenty one pilots."

Favorite Author: E. Michael Jones.

Role: Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Philosophy and Theology

Consulting Specialties: Proofreading, organization, humanities subjects (English, History, etc.)

Fun Fact: "The first thing I do when I get up each morning is read the Peanuts comic strip of the day."

Favorite Book: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Role: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Biology

Consulting Specialties: Organizing, proofreading, and research papers.

Fun Fact: "My dream is to live in Australia (if there were no Huntsman spiders)"

Favorite Author: Verity by Colleen Hoover

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Business Administration and Sports Management | Minor: Communications

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, proofreading, and writing resumes/cover letters

Fun Fact: Loves rollerskating

Favorite Author: David Sedaris

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Counseling Psychology | Minor: Sociology

Consulting Specialties: Citations, Grammar, APA format

Fun Fact: "I have a twin brother!"

Favorite Book: The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Health Science

Consulting Specialties: Organizing, proofreading, and research papers.

Fun Fact: "I love ducks"

Favorite Author: Freida McFadden

Roles: Faculty Liaison, Writing Center Consultant

Major: BFA

Consulting Specialties: Can consult for German-language papers!

Fun Fact: Starting to learn Spanish

Favorite Author: Guenther Grass

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Communication and Business

Consulting Specialties: Anything from academic papers to creative writing pieces

Fun Fact: Has has multiple NHL and D1 hockey players stay with him over the years.

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Majors: English Writing and Spanish

Consulting Specialties: Proofreading, organizing, poetry, and fiction writing

Fun Fact: Never been on a plane before

Favorite Author: Marissa Meyers, Brandon Sanderson, and Lori Wick

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Majors: English Literature and Secondary Education

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming/organization, proofreading, and citations.

Fun Fact: On the AQ volleyball team

Favorite Author: Carley Fortune

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Majors: English Writing and Communication

Consulting Specialties: Punctuation, APA/MLA format, research papers and Health Science

Fun Fact: Used to do basketball clinics

Favorite Author: Khaled Hosseini

Roles: WC CORE Intern, Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Secondary Education and Social Studies

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, organization, and history

Fun Fact: Holds the world record for Fastest Mile in Chacos

Favorite Authors: Kurt Vonnegut and John Steinbeck

Roles: ENGL-203 Liason, Writing Center Consultant

Major: Secondary Education in Mathematics

Consulting Specialties: Structure, transitions, and proofreading

Fun Fact: Detests eggs and fish! :)

Favorite Author: Joseph F. Girzone

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: English with a Writing Emphasis | Minor: Art

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, proofreading, expanding creative ideas, and grammar.

Fun Fact: "I am a creative writer and illustrator myself! I'm primarily focused on the horror genre, but I'm open to different genres as well!"

Favorite Author: The Chronicles of Alice Book Series by Christina Henry

Roles: Writing Center Consultant and ENGL 203 Liason.

Major: Philosophy and Theology

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, proofreading, and theological writing.

Fun Fact: "I love hiking and the outdoors."

Favorite Author: "My favorite authors are Peter Kreeft and J. Budziszewski. My favorite book would be Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction."

Roles: Magna Verba Editor-in-Chief, Writing Center Consultant

Major: Political Science | Minor: English Writing

Consulting Specialties: Deep thoughts and creative approaches to real-world situations

Fun Fact: Music is a huge passion of his, and he knows word for word over 1000s of songs

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Business Administration with Marketing and Management Concentrations

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, revising, citations, organization, and resumes.

Fun Fact: "I am an amateur boxer"

Favorite Book: The Outsiders

Roles: Data Analyst, Writing Center Consultant

Major: Data Science

Consulting Specialties: Organizing researched sources, brainstorming, organization, and structure

Fun Fact: He is a huge soccer fan! His favorite soccer team is Borussia Dortmund!

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Business and Communications

Consulting Specialties: Organization, structure, and brainstorming

Fun Fact: Loves traveling and hiking

Favorite Authors: Freida McFadden and Karen McManus

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Enlglish Education | Minor: Coaching

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, proofreading, and transitions

Fun Fact: Has almost drowned 3 times

Favorite Author: Stephen King

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Business Administration | Minor: History

Consulting Specialties: Informative and persuasive essays

Fun Fact: Wrote a 230-page story with a friend from high school

Favorite Author: Stephen King

Roles: R2: Remote and Resource Advisor, Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Business Admin and International Business | Minor: German

Consulting Specialties: Organization, brainstorming, and structure

Fun Fact: Loves traveling to new places whenever possible

Favorite Author: Neil Gaiman

Roles: TF: Comm Duo Specialist, Writing Center Consultant

Major: Business Administration | Minor: Psychology

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, proofreading, and grammar

Fun Fact: Loves arts and crafts

Favorite author: Alice Oseman

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Psychology

Consulting Specialties: APA format and fiction pieces

Fun Fact: Played AQ stoftball and loves being outdoors

Favorite Author: Barry Iyga

Roles: TF: Comm Duo Specialist, Writing Center Consultant

Majors: Business Administration and Sports Management | Minor: English Writing

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming, vocabulary, poetry, organization, and structure

Fun Fact: Huge football (soccer) fan and loves playing Magic: The Gathering

Favorite Authors: Stephen King & Simon Kuper

Roles: Writing Center Consultant

Major: Mathematics

Consulting Specialties: Brainstorming and organizaing

Fun Fact: Used to live on a farm with 25 horses, and that is it.

Favorite Authors: Dostoyevsky

Role: World's Best Writing Center Mascot

Majors: Encouragement and Comfort | Minor: Adventure

Consulting Specialties: "I like all writers and all writing! I especially like writers who say things like, 'I can't write!'"

Fun Fact: "I was kidnapped in 2021 by a couple of AQ baseball players (but I liked my kidnappers a lot, and we started an Instagram thread together to keep the AQ community informed that I was ok!). I was returned safely...but now I have a real love for AQ Adventures!"