Meet the Consultants: Spring 2025

Amber (she/her)

Major/Program: MA in English: Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: research articles, creative work, citation styles for MLA, APA, and Chicago, multimodal projects, website design, InDesign and Photoshop, using Microsoft Office

Hobbies and Interests: Writing poetry, embroidery, going to the movies, graphic design, hiking

Additional Languages: Conversational ASL


Amelia (she/her)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: Essay writing, creative writing, composing resumes/CVs

Hobbies and Interests: Dancing, reading novels, music, fiction writing


Arhaba (she/her)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: Literary analysis, personal statements, statements of purpose, research essays, critical analysis, citation styles (most familiar with MLA), CVs

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, dancing, thrifting

Additional Languages: Urdu and Hindi


Blake (he/him)

Major/Program: MA in English: Creative Writing (Fiction)

What I Can Help With: literary and rhetorical analysis, personal statements, creative projects (fiction, poetry, nonfiction), citations (MLA)

Hobbies and Interests: Exercising, nature walks, reading, video games, playing guitar


Brooke (she/her)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: MLA Citations, ESL, Research, Essays

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, concerts, crocheting


Carrel (he/him)

Major/Program: MA in English: Creative Writing (Fiction)

What I Can Help With: Literary analysis, research essays, essay edits, essay/project outlining, library research, grammar, graduate applications, personal statements, statements of purpose, citation styles (MLA)

Hobbies and Interests: Exploring with my dog. Playing and watching sports. Running. Reading. Cooking.


Iansle (he/him)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: Rhetorical analyses, essays, applications, creative writing assignments, personal statements, research bibliographies, theses, and analyses. Special Competencies: Philosophy, creative writing, Psychoanalysis, literary and critical theory, and 20th Century American literature

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, film, creative writing (both poetry and prose)

Additional Languages: Spanish


Igbekele (he/him)

Major/Program: MA in English: Creative Writing (Fiction)

What I Can Help With: research essays, nonfiction, personal statements, APA formatting

Hobbies and Interests: Reading novels


Larissa (she/her)

Major/Program:  MFA in English: Creative Writing (Poetry)

What I Can Help With: research papers, personal statements, resumes, creative writing

Hobbies and Interests: writing poetry, painting, running

Additional Languages: fluent in Portuguese, proficient in Spanish


Lauren (she/her)

Major/Program:  PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition

What I Can Help With: 

Citation styles (MLA and APA), rhetorical analysis, literary analysis, ENC 2135 and ENC 1101 projects, personal statements, statements of purpose, research essays


Marie (she/her)

Major/Program: MFA in English: Creative Writing (Fiction)

What I Can Help With: Marketing collateral (website copy, slideshows, etc.), fiction, creative nonfiction, personal statements, cover letters, literary analysis, technical writing, science-focused blogs, news writing

Hobbies and Interests: Independent film, music, and comedy; cooking


Njahla (she/her)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: MLA and APA citation styles, literary analysis, research, essays, personal statements, creative fiction, editing

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, wiki-wormholes, chaotic baking, television and film, daydreaming


Olivia (she/her)

Major/Program: MA in English: Rhetoric & Composition

What I Can Help With: Essay writing, research articles, literary and rhetorical analysis, creative work, statement of purpose, MLA format

Hobbies and Interests: Writing fiction, running, reading, see every movie in theaters, live music, travel, find new places to explore/eat/shop


Sydney (she/her)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: Creative projects (fiction/nonfiction/poetry), essay writing, Statement of purpose/CVs, literary and rhetorical analysis

Hobbies and Interests: WVFS DJ & Zine Team, writing, cooking


Tiffany (she/her)

Major/Program: PhD in English: Creative Writing

What I Can Help With: literary and rhetorical analysis, personal statements, essay writing, research writing, article writing

Hobbies and Interests: CATS! Drawing, sculpting miniatures and jewelry, exercise, body art


Xanthippe (they/them)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: literary and rhetorical analysis, resume/CVs, graduate applications, personal statements, essay writing, research writing, article writing

Hobbies and Interests: reading, creative writing, embroidery, cooking, baking


Zeke (he/they)

Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture

What I Can Help With: citation styles (Chicago, MLA, APA), essay writing, research writing, article writing, finding/evaluating sources

Hobbies and Interests: reading, climbing, hanging out with cats, looking at plants, playing bass in NPC.luv