Meet the Consultants

Spring 2023

Alberto (he/they)

Major/Program: MA Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: Citation styles (APA and MLA), Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Personal Statements/Statements of Purpose, Resumes, CVs, and Research Essays

Hobbies and Interests: Pokémon Go, Magic the Gathering, Gaming, and cooking for others


Alec (He/Him)

Major/Program: PhD Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: Most essay/paper topics, resumes, cover letters, school applications, APA, MLA, and Chicago. His strength is in finding ways to hone a paper's topic, make its purpose clear, and assessing/strategizing the thesis and paper structure overall. 

Hobbies and Interests:

Alec rarely turns down an invitation for coffee, and his favorite place in town is a used bookstore that is home to rescued cats.


Anwen (she/they)

Major/Program: MA Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: MLA, Rhetorical Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, Cover Letters, Feminist work, any Argumentative Writing, Wix, Canva, Wordpress, Prezi, and PowerPoint

Hobbies and Interests: Crocheting, embroidering, disability justice, and cats!


ayomide (he/him)

Major/Program: MFA Poetry

What I Can Help With: Article Writing, Personal statements, Research Papers, Essays, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction

Hobbies and Interests: Playing piano, writing, listening to music, and eating


Brielle (SHE/HER)

Major/Program: MA Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: APA, MLA, and Chicago Citations, research essays, personal statements, and literary/rhetorical analysis

Hobbies and Interests: I love to read, listen to great music, and spend quality time with my friends and family


Brittany (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: Research Essays, Nonfiction, Personal Statements, and ENC2135 Projects

Hobbies and Interests: Barre and Yoga, Vegan Baking, Lattes, and Taylor Swift


Caleb (He/Him)

Major/Program:

MFA Creative Writing

What I Can Help With: MLA and APA formatting, ENC2135 composition coursework, personal statements, and nonfiction. He has experience in teaching English as a Second Language to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, herbal medicine, and Caribbean history.


Casie (She/her)

Major/Program: MA Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: MLA and APA, Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Creative Fiction & Poetry, Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, Resumes, Research Essays, and Visual Compositions (such as photobooks), Canva, iMovie, Prezi, Microsoft Sway, Google Suite (docs, slides, sheets, etc.)

Hobbies and Interests: Coffee, all animals (sans bugs...), 2000s pop culture, and Catching up on TV!


Chioma (She/her)

Major/Program:

PhD Creative Writing

What I Can Help With: Research Essays and Creative Writing


Chloe (she/her)

Major/Program: MFA Creative Writing– Poetry

What I Can Help With: Academic Composition, Personal statements/Statements of Purpose, Literary Analysis, Creative Writing Works, Resumes, Essays, Canva, Powerpoint, iMovie

Hobbies and Interests: Mycology, Swamp Ecosystems & Philosophy


Claire (she/her)

Major/Program: MA Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: MLA and APA, Rhetorical and Literary Analysis, Annotated Bibliographies, Essay Planning, Personal Statements, Resumes, and Research Papers

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, listening to podcasts, and dancing!


Clarke (they/them)

Major/Program: MA Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: Academic composition (including citations/formatting), Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension, CVs/Resumes, Cover Letters, Personal Statements, and general workshopping

Hobbies and Interests: Craft coffee, cycling, book clubs, and art


Damola (She/her)

Major/Program: MA Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: MLA and APA, Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Personal Statements, Creative Nonfiction, Statement of Purpose, Research Essays, Cover Letters, WordPress, YouTube, Bazaart (creating thumbnails & channel banners), iMovie

Hobbies and Interests: I love helping YouTubers with creative strategies, video editing, going to the gym, cooking, and watching movies


Daniel S. (They/Them)

Major/Program: PhD Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: Research Projects, Rhetorical Analysis, Personal Statements, Brainstorming and Project Planning, MLA and APA Formatting

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, Sitcoms, Soccer, and Foreign Languages


Drew (he/him)

Major/Program: PhD Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With:

Lightroom, logic, iMovie, Final Cut, GarageBand. Drew speaks English and Portuguese

Hobbies and Interests: Skateboarding, Skateboarding Photography (and a bit of videography), Cooking, Coffee


Emilio (they/he)

Major/Program: PhD Creative Writing

What I Can Help With:

APA, MLA, Creative writing (fiction, poetry, nonfiction), Rhetoric (analysis, appeals, speech writing), Research Essays (argumentative, persuasive, etc.), Literary Analysis, and Personal Statements

Hobbies and Interests: Film, Sports, Cryptozoology


Emily (she/her)

Major/Program: MFA Creative Writing– Fiction

What I Can Help With: MLA and Chicago, Literary Analysis, Research Essays, Outlines, Prose (Creative Nonfiction and Fiction), Personal Statements/Essays, Journalistic Writing

Hobbies and Interests: Reading and Playing Piano (I used to be the keyboardist in a Christian rock band!)


Emma (she/her)

Major/Program: MA Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: MLA and Chicago Style, Literary Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Statements of Purpose, CVs, Research Essays

Hobbies and Interests: Fiber Art and Plants


gabby (she/her)

Major/Program: 

MFA Creative Writing

What I can help with:

MLA Formatting, Research Essays, Personal Statements

Hobbies and Interests: Poetry, Writing, Watching Documentaries, Historical film & TV Shows, Listening to Music, and Food


gabi (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD Rhetoric and Composition 

What I can help with: Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, Resumes, CVs, and Research Essays, MLA, APA, Chicago style

Hobbies and Interests: Baking, Stardew Valley, and Jumping Rope 


gbenga (he/him)

Major/Program: 

PhD Creative Writing 

What I can help with:

MLA Formatting, Research Essays, Personal Statements


Hayden (he/him)

Major/Program: MFA Creative Writing– Poetry

What I Can Help With: MLA and Chicago, Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, Resumes, Research Essays, Fiction, and Poetry

Hobbies and Interests: Movies, cooking, and coffee


Ifeoluwa (he/him)

Major/Program: MFA Poetry

What I Can Help With:

Creative Writing-Poetry, Short Stories, Poetry; Citations (MLA); Essay Writing; Personal Statement; Critical Analysis


Igbekele (HE/Him)

Major/Program: MFA Creative Writing– Fiction

What I Can Help With: MLA, APA, and Chicago, Creative Writing (Fiction, Non-Fiction), Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, Resumes, CV, and Research Essays

Hobbies and Interests: Reading novels, cycling, listening to music, and watching movies


Isaac (he/him)

Major/Program: MFA Creative Writing– Fiction

What I Can Help With: Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, Resumes, Research Essays, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, PowerPoint, Google Sites, Wix

Hobbies and Interests: Movies/TV, guitar, basketball, trivia, and comic book stuff


Jessica (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With:

MLA Formatting, Literature Analysis (Undergraduate Essays, Honors Thesis, MA Capstones, PhD Seminars), Research Essays, and Rhetorical Analysis Essays. She specializes in the Medieval period but can assist with any time period. 

Hobbies and Interests: Creative Writing and Anime


Kelly (she/her)

Major/Program: MA Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: Research papers, Statements of Purpose, Resumes, Cover letters, Annotated Bibs., Rhetorical Analyses, and many other writing projects. I like to work with MLA, too!  

Hobbies and Interests: My cat, coffee, fishing, gaming, painting, anime, cooking, reading, and watching obscure youtube documentaries 


Kyle (he/him)

Major/Program: PhD Creative Writing 

What I Can Help With: Essays, Fiction, and Poetry

Hobbies and Interests: Long walks, clouds, trees, and sleep 


Lauren (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: MLA and APA Formatting, Rhetorical and Literary Analysis, CVs/Resumes, Annotated Bibliographies, and Research Essays

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Travel, and Cats!


Maggie (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD Creative Writing 

What I Can Help With:

ENC 2135 assignments as well as other research-based and creative writing assignments

Hobbies and Interests: Horror movies, running on Tallahassee's many trails, and my bunny


Marcia (she/her)

Major/Program: MFA Creative Writing– Fiction

What I Can Help With: All aspects of academic writing: organizing, drafting, editing, and documenting (MLA, APA); and with putting your best foot forward in your CV, cover letter, statement of purpose, oral presentations (conferences, dissertation defenses). She is experienced and eager to work with ESL writers.

Hobbies and Interests: piano, science, and parenting


Nicholas (they/them)

Major/Program: PhD Creative Writing 

What I Can Help With: Research Essays, Nonfiction, Creative Writing, and Personal Statements

Hobbies and Interests:

hiking, rock climbing, art criticism, and poetry


Qiran (She/her)

Major/Program: MFA Poetry

What I Can Help With: All Citation Styles, Rhetorical Analysis, Creative Writing, Essays, Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, Cover Letters, Canva, Wix, and working with Bi-/Multilingual Writers

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, taking walks, and sometimes driving


Rebecca (She/her)

Major/Program: PhD Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With:

Rebecca has both one-on-one and group experience with leading courses, workshops, and tutoring sessions with college students of all levels and backgrounds in a variety of subjects including first-year composition and literature. Rebecca can help with MLA and APA formatting, research essays, literary analysis, creative writing, personal statements and other career documents, and more). Rebecca's consultation style involves being adaptable to students' needs and instilling a sense of self-efficacy in the students

Hobbies and Interests:

When she's not being all academic and whatnot, Rebecca enjoys lifting weights and going to the beach with her family in Jupiter, Florida.


Samuel (he/him)

Major/Program: PhD Creative Writing 

What I Can Help With:

Creative Writing of all stripes, Research Essays, Personal Statements, Journalistic/Travel Writing, All things Music and Cinema; SAAS: research essays, creative writing of all stripes, formatting, analysis, personal statements, time management

Hobbies and Interests:

Traveling, Music, and Sports


Sarah (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD Creative Writing 

What I Can Help With:

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction, MLA and Chicago Citation Styles, Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Arts Writing, Personal Statements, Research, Multimedia/Multimodal Projects

Hobbies and Interests:

Walking around Tallahassee wearing headphones, art, coffee, pool, animals of all sorts


Shelby (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: Research Writing, Personal Statements, Multimodal Composition, and even some science writing.

Hobbies and Interests: Baking, Gardening, and Playing with my Dog and Cat


Sophia (she/her)

Major/Program: MA Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: all citation styles, thesis statements, rhetoric (analysis, appeals, speech writing), essays (argumentative, persuasive, etc.), non-fiction writing, personal statements, resumes, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Rush, Canva, Wix, Weebly, Wordpress, Google Slides, and Audacity.

Hobbies and Interests: Traveling, cooking, music production, skateboarding, cat training, and researching odd topics (like Mount Everest with no interest in ever climbing it)


William (he/him)

Major/Program: MA Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: MLA, Literary and Rhetorical Analysis, Research Essays, Personal Statements, Statements of Purpose, and Creative Projects

Hobbies and Interests: Hanging out with friends, listening to music, cooking, and bicycling


Zane (he/him)

Major/Program: MA Literature, Media, and Culture

What I can help with: Research papers and all things pertaining to them (citations, analysis, etc.); personal statements; emails; article writing (creative nonfiction)

Hobbies and Interests: Drinking coffee, writing, reading, comic books, musical theater