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Writing Center tutors are experienced in providing quality assistance in student writing needs for a variety of disciplines.  All our tutors are able to assist with helping to generate, develop, and organize ideas for composition-based assignments that include paragraphs and essays.  However, we also have tutors who also specialize in providing writing guidance concerning specific writing needs, such as grammar, English as a second language issues, and different formatting styles including APA and MLA formats.

Please refer to the tutors below for a detailed description of their expertise to better assist your writing needs.

Writing Center tutors are experienced in providing quality assistance in student writing needs for a variety of disciplines.  All our tutors are able to assist with helping to generate, develop, and organize ideas for composition-based assignments that include paragraphs and essays.  However, we also have tutors who also specialize in providing writing guidance concerning specific writing needs, such as grammar, English as a second language issues, and different formatting styles including APA and MLA formats.

Please refer to the tutors below for a detailed description of their expertise to better assist your writing needs.

Note:  The names of tutors are listed in alphabetical order.

 

Tutor: ALLEGRA (she/hers)

  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis

Tutor: ANDY (he)

  • ESL SUPPORT:
    • Conversation Skills
    • Grammar
    • Pronunciation
  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Fallacies
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
    • Chicago Format
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Note Taking Strategies
    • Resume and Curriculum Vitas
    • Personal Statements for College
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • African American Literature
    • Art History
    • Asian American Literature
    • British and American Literature
    • Chicano Literature
    • Creative Writing
    • Feminist Studies
    • Film Studies
    • History
    • LGBTQ+ Studies
    • Music
    • Philosophy
    • Poetry
    • Political Science
    • Religious Studies

Tutor:  Edward (he/him/his)

  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skills Development
    • Fallacies
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS
    • Personal Statements for College
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECT EXPERTISE
    • Chicano Literature
    • Creative Writing
    • Feminist Studies
    • Film Studies
    • Film, Television and Media (Screenplay Writing)
    • LGBTQIA+ Studies
    • Poetry
    • Sociology

Tutor:  Edward (he/him/his)

  • ESL SUPPORT
    • Pronunciation
  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS
    • Note Taking Strategies
    • Resume and Curriculum Vitas
    • Personal Statements for College
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECT EXPERTISE
    • Creative Writing
    • Criminal Justice
    • Political Science
    • Psychology

Tutor:  JONATHAN (he/his/him)

  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Fallacies
    • Focusing Idea
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • Chicago Format
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Finding the Main Ideas
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Personal Statements for College
  • SUBJECT EXPERTISE:
    • History
    • Philosophy
    • Political Science
    • Religious Studies

Tutor:  MADELINE (she/her/hers)

  • ESL SUPPORT:
    • Conversation Skills
    • Grammar
    • Pronunciation
  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Note Taking Strategies
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • Feminist Studies
    • LGBTQ+ Studies

Tutor:  MELISSA (she/her/hers)

  • ESL SUPPORT:
    • Conversation Skills
    • Grammar
  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
    • Chicago Format
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Note Taking Strategies
    • Resume and Curriculum Vitas
    • Personal Statements for College
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • African American Literature
    • Asian American Literature
    • Chicano Literature
    • Creative Writing
    • History
    • Poetry
    • Psychology
    • Religious Studies
    • Sociology

Tutor:  NICK K. (he/him/his)

  • ESL SUPPORT
    • Conversation Skills
    • Grammar
    • Pronunciation
  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Fallacies
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Resume and Curriculum Vitas
    • Personal Statements for College
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • Creative Writing
    • Music
    • Sociology

Tutor:  PATRICK B. (he/him/his)

  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Focusing Ideas
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Note Taking Strategies
    • Scholarship Personal Statements
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • African American Literature
    • Asian American Literature
    • Chicano Literature
    • Creative Writing
    • Feminist Studies
    • Film Studies
    • History
    • Music
    • Poetry
    • Reviewing and Formatting Scripts for Motion Pictures

Tutor:  PATRICK S. (he)

  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Advice on the English 015 Exam
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Literary Analysis
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • Biology
    • Business Writing
    • Chemistry
    • Creative Writing
    • History
    • Law
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
    • Religious Studies
    • Sociology
    • Reviewing and Formatting Scripts for Motion Pictures

Tutor:  ROSEMARY (she/her)

  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Conversation Skills
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Resume and Curriculum Vitas
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • Business Writing
    • History
    • Reviewing and Formatting Scripts for Motion Pictures

Tutor:  RUBEN (he/she/they)

  • ESL SUPPORT:
    • Conversation Skills
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • SUBJECTS OF EXPERTISE:
    • Creative Writing
    • Film Studies
    • Music
    • Philosophy
    • Poetry
    • Religious Studies
    • Sociology

Tutor: SUNNI (they/them)

  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
    • Thesis Statement Development
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • APA
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Finding the Main Ideas
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS
    • Note Taking Strategies
    • Resume and Curriculum Vitas
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECT EXPERTISE:
    • African American Literature
    • Creative Writing
    • Feminist Studies
    • Film Studies
    • LGBTQ+ Studies
    • Poetry
    • Psychology

Tutor: YVETTE (she/her/hers)

  • GRAMMAR AND/OR PUNCTUATION EXPERTISE:
    • Grammar
    • Punctuation
  • COMPOSITION EXPERTISE:
    • Audience, Purpose and Tone of Papers
    • Critical Thinking Skill Development
    • Focusing Ideas
    • Internet Research
    • Research Papers
  • FORMATTING EXPERTISE:
    • MLA
  • READING AND LITERATURE:
    • Active Reading
    • Literary Analysis
  • STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS:
    • Note Taking Strategies
    • Resume and Curriculum Vitas
    • Personal Statements for College
    • Personal Statements for Scholarships
  • SUBJECT EXPERTISE:
    • African American Literature
    • American Literature
    • Creative Writing
    • Feminist Studies
    • Poetry