The UCD Writing Center is staffed by advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and teachers who have been specifically trained in the theory and practice of writing and tutoring. Our staff has experience across disciplines including but not limited to: business, communications, fiction, history, journalism, literature, philosophy, poetry, political science, psychology, rhetoric and sociology. Through ongoing professional development seminars, consultants have the opportunity to discuss their tutoring approaches, to receive feedback on their consultations, and to implement new strategies for enhancing their sessions with writers. Many of our consultants teach writing courses for UCD, Metro, CCD, and other schools and universities throughout the Front Range. Our collective years of experience mean that individuals who visit the Writing Center can expect top-quality assistance.
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Justin Bain, Ph.D.
Writing Center Director
Ph.D. in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric, Syracuse University; MA in English/Composition Theory, California State University, Fresno;
BA in English Literature, California State University, Fresno. (bio »)
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Drew Bixby
Assistant Director
Fifth-year consultant.
MA in the Teaching of Writing, TESOL certified, UCD; BA in English and Journalism, University of Iowa. (bio ») |
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Christy Boerckel
First-year consultant. MA candidate in Political Science with an emphasis in Cultural Theory, UCD; BA in Political Science, UCD. (bio »)
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Mark Davenport
First-year consultant. MA candidate in English Literature, UCD; BA in English with a minor in Philosophy, Metropolitan State College of Denver. (bio »)
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Caitrin de la Garza
First-year consultant. MA candidate in English Literature, UCD; BA in English and Sociology, University of Vermont (bio »)
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Tiffany Fitzgerald
First-year consultant. MA candidate in English Literature, UCD; BA in English with a minor in Philosophy from the University of Colorado Boulder. (bio »)
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Dori Koliha
First-year intern. BA in English Literature with a minor in Studio Art, UCD. (bio »)
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Heather Lail
Second-year consultant. BA in English with minors in Anthropology and Film Studies, UCD. (bio »)
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Sean McCandless
Supervisor
Third-year consultant. MA candidate in Political Science, UCD; BAs in Political Science, History and Psychology, CSU Pueblo. (bio ») |
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Virginia Nichols
Supervisor
Second-year consultant. MA in U.S. and British History with an emphasis in Crime and Criminology, UCD; BA in Psychology and English, Concordia College (Ann Arbor, MI). (bio ») |
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Theo Romeo
Second-year consultant. BA candidate in English Writing, UCD. (bio »)
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Julie Schenk
First-year consultant. MA candidate in English Literature, UCD. BA in English with a Diploma in Journalism, The King's University College (Edmonton, AB, Canada). (bio ») |
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Benjamin Syn
Second-year consultant. MA candidate in the Teaching of Writing, UCD; TESOL certified, UCD; BA in Psychology and English with an emphasis in Film Studies, UCD. Former special-education teacher, knowledgeable with IEPs, BSPs, and lesson planning. (bio »)
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Steve Weishampel
Second-year consultant. MA candidate in the Teaching of Writing; BA in English, University of Dayton. (bio »)
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