Meet the Consultants: Summer B 2026
Graduate Staff
Sophia
Assistant Director
Major/Program: PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition
What I Can Help With:
MLA & APA formatting, research papers, personal statements
Hobbies and Interests: Powerlifting, cooking, fps/battle royale games, kissing her three cats on their rubbery little lips.
Additional Languages: Spanish
Mekenzie
Digital Studio Co-Coordinator
Major/Program: PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition
What I Can Help With:
MLA and APA formatting and citations, research essays, literature reviews, personal statements, rhetorical analysis
Hobbies and Interests: cooking, baking, watching TV, and sitting in parks
Cici
Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture
What I Can Help With: Research essays, nonfiction, personal statements, creative writing, proofreading, brainstorming
Hobbies and Interests: Fishing, classical music, animals
Gabi
Major/Program: PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition
What I Can Help With: research papers, personal statements / cover letters / job writing samples, extended research projects / chapters / articles, citation styles (particularly MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian), document and Web design (Wix/Weebly/Wordpress/Canva/InDesign), nonfiction writing
Hobbies and Interests: Cross stitch / crochet / fiber arts generally, jump rope, Stardew Valley (and many variations in the same genre)
Additional Languages: Spanish
Joseph
Major/Program: PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition
What I Can Help With: APA and MLA formatting, research essays, personal statements/statements of purpose, most academic genres
Hobbies and Interests: going on walks, shopping/thrifting/antiquing, home decorating, watching movies, drinking tea
Nolan
Major/Program: MA in English: Literature, Media, and Culture
What I Can Help With: Research essays, rhetorical analysis, literary analysis, personal statements, statements of purpose, creative writing (fiction), multimedia projects, GenAI tools, MLA
Hobbies and Interests: all things nerdy (books, movies, shows, video games, you name it). Avid sports fan (particularly baseball)
Additional Languages: Spanish
Sara
Major/Program: PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition
What I Can Help With: MLA & APA formatting, research papers, personal statements
Hobbies and Interests: reading and horses
Savana
Major/Program: MFA in English: Creative Writing (Poetry)
What I Can Help With: Research Essay & Skills, Literary/Film Analysis, MLA Formatting/Citation, Written Application Material, Statements of Purpose, Personal Statements, & Creative Writing (Poetry, Fiction, & Nonfiction)
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Writing, TV/Film, & Baking
Abigale
Major/Program: MFA Creative Writing - Poetry
What I Can Help With: Creative writing, plot development, personal statements, etc.
Hobbies and Interests: Taxidermy, cooking, bug pinning, reading
Larissa
Major/Program: MFA in English: Creative Writing -- Poetry
What I Can Help With: Personal statements, research essays, creative writing, and rhetorical analysis.
Hobbies and Interests: 5Ks and painting
Additional Languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Mary
Major/Program: PhD Literature, Media, and Culture
What I Can Help With: Research essays, personal statements, sentence flow/coherency, multimodal projects/visual rhetoric
Hobbies and Interests: D&D, dumplings, nature
Vonkeisha
Major/Program: MFA in Creative Writing - Poetry
What I Can Help With: She teaches ENC 2135 and can assist with projects related to that class, personal statements, poems, APA formatting, research essays, and outlines. She prefers chasing sunsets and attempting to make ginger ale from home.
Hobbies and Interests:
Sam
Major/Program: 5th-year PhD in English: Rhetoric and Composition
What I Can Help With: He is happy to help with personal statements, cover letters, CVs, citation formatting (MLA, APA, Chicago, AMA), and other academic genres.
Hobbies and Interests: He enjoys playing games with his friends and fiance, reading science fiction and fantasy novels, and trying new coffee spots.
Undergraduate Staff
Sil
Major/Program: BA in English: Editing, Media and Writing & BA in Linguistics
What I Can Help With: Brainstorming, outlining, MLA formatting, research essays, creative projects
Hobbies and Interests: swing dance, diabolo, snowboarding
Additional Languages: Spanish