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Meet the University Writing Center Staff!

The IUPUI University Writing Center employs faculty members and specially trained students as tutors. If you are interested in becoming a member of the UWC team, please visit our Employment page.

Tere Molinder Hogue, Coordinator

Teresa Molinder Hogue, University Writing Center Coordinator

Courses taught: ENG-W001, ENG-W131, ENG-W132, ENG-W140, ENG-W231, ENG-W233, ENG-W350, ENG- G204, ENG-W396, ENG-W398, ENG-W411, ENG-W609

Academic interests:Composition and rhetoric, writing program administration, writing centers, peer tutoring.

Degrees: B.S. Ball State; M.A., Indiana University

 

Joshua Bernardin, Writing Fellow

Joshua Bernardin, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.A. Religious Studies and Philosophy

Academic Interests: Religion in America, religious art, poetry, creative writing, critical argument, ethics.

 

David Cardwell, Faculty Tutor

David Cardwell, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W001, ENG- W130, ENG-W131, ENG-W132, LIT-L105, LIT-L115, and C292.

Academic interests: Wide and varied.

Degrees: A.B. History, Oberlin College; Ph.D. Cinema, University of Southern California.

 

Mary Ann Cohen, Faculty Tutor

Mary Ann Cohen, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131

Academic interests: Wide and varied.

Degrees:

 

Eric Degelow, Writing Fellow

Eric Degelow, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.S. English Secondary Education with ENL

Certification and a B.A. English

Academic interests: Rhetoric and composition, 20th century American literature, sports literature.

 

Tracy Donhardt, Faculty Tutor

Tracy Donhardt, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131, TCM-220

Academic interests: Education for linguistically and culturally diverse students.

Degrees: B.A. English, IUPUI; B.A. Journalism, IUPUI.

 

Visiliki Gianakos, Writing Fellow

Visiliki Gianakos, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.A. Anthropology and Journalism

Academic interests: Inter-cultural relationships, research and investigative journalism

 

Pat Harvey, Faculty Tutor

Pat Harvey, University Writing Center Assistant

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131, ENG-W231 and Themed Learning Community (TLC) ENG-W131 for Allied Health.

Academic interests: The written word.

Degree: B.A. with High Honors English, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 2005

 

Mary Henggeler, Faculty Tutor

Mary Henggeler, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-G001, ENG- W001, ENG-W131

Academic interests: Wide and varied.

Degrees: B.S. in Education, M.A. in Liberal Arts, M.A. in Linguistics

 

Christina Hewell, Writing Fellow

Christina Hewell, Peer Tutor

2009 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective:

Academic interests:

 

Jaena Hollingsworth, Librarian

Jaena Hollingsworth, Librarian

Staff, IUPUI University Library

Academic interests: Wide and varied.

Degrees:

 

Ashley Irwin, Writing Fellow

Ashley Irwin, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.S. Food Development and Nutrition

Academic Interests: Wide and varied.

 

Lynn Jettpace, Faculty Tutor

Lynn Jettpace, Associate UWC Coordinator

Trustees' Lecturer in Writing, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131, ENG-W132, ENG-W231, ENG-W396 and ENG-L115.

Academic interests: Composition, gateway courses, dramatic literature, creative writing, tutor training and online course delivery.

Degrees: B.A. English, University of Kentucky; M.A. Literature in English, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

 

Lisa King, Faculty Tutor

Lisa King, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English
Staff, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Courses taught: ENG-W001, ENG-W130, ENG-W131

Academic interests: Rhetoric and Composition, Scientific Writing, Literature of WWI, Native American Literature, Reformation Theology.

Degrees: B.A. English, Indiana University.

 

Heather Kinney, Writing Fellow

Heather Kinney, Peer Tutor

2009 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective:

Academic interests:

 

Amber Lane, Peer Tutor

Amber Lane, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.A. English

Academic interests: Creative writing and opinion essays, British literature.

 

Meg Leimkuhler, Faculty Tutor

Meg Leimkuhler, Associate Coordinator of EAP

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131 (ESL), ENG-G011 (ESL).

Academic interests: Education for linguistically and culturally diverse students.

Degrees: B.S. Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University; M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; Ph.d. Education and Cultural Diversity, University of Colorado.

 

Jaclyn Lutzke, Faculty Tutor

Jaclyn Lutzke, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131

Academic interests: Creative non-fiction, creative writing of hybrid prose, composition.

Degrees: B.A. English, Concordia University-Ann Arbor; M.A. English, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

 

Jennifer Price Mahoney, Faculty Tutor

Jennifer Price Mahoney, University Writing Center Assistant

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W231, ENG-W131, LIT-L105, and LIT-L204.

Academic interests: British fiction 1789-1900 (especially Gothic), 19th-century French fiction, Shakespeare, technical/business writing.

Degrees: B.A. English Literature & B.A. French, Indiana University- Bloomington; M.A. English Literature, Butler University.

 

Mical Masterson, Writing Fellow

Mical Masterson, Peer Tutor

2007 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.A. English

Academic interests: Writing and education.

 

Nicole Mathew, Writing Fellow

Nicole Mathew, Peer Tutor

2009 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.A. English

Academic interests: Reading and composition.

 

Desiree Moore, Writing Fellow

Desireé Moore, Peer Tutor

2006 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.F.A. Photography (Art History minor)

Academic interests: Writing, environmental awareness, art-related subjects, and small mammal conservation.




 

Lylanne Musselman, Faculty Tutor

Lylanne Musselman, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131

Academic interests: Creative non-ficition, poetry, satire.

Degrees: B.S. Ball State University; M.A. University of Indianapolis

 

Matt O'Haver, Writing Fellow

Daniel O'Donnell, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective:

Academic interests:

 

Matt O'Haver, Writing Fellow

Matt O'Haver, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.A. English

Academic interests: Creative writing, legal studies, rhetoric.

 

Sara Pechous, Faculty Tutor

Sara Pechous, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131, ENG-W132, ENG-W231.

Academic interests: Wide and varied.

Degrees:



 

Mary Jo Pride, Faculty Tutor

Mary Jo Pride, Faculty Tutor

Lecturer, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131, ENG-W132, ENG-W130/131 Stretch, ENG-W140.

Academic interests: Metawriting (focus of proposed dissertation), poetry.

Degrees: B.A. English, Butler University 1963; M.S. Education, Butler University 1967; Ph.D. A.B.D. Higher Education (Composition Theory minor) Indiana University.

 

Keva Sherven, Faculty Tutor

Keva Sherven, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W130 (Principles of Composition), ENG-W131 (Elementary Composition I), and U110 (First-Year Freshman Seminar).

Academic interests: Composition writing, literacy, peer tutoring, and linguistics.

Degree: B.A. English, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 2004.

 

Frank Smith, Faculty Tutor

Frank Smith, Faculty Tutor

Lecturer, IUPUI EAP Program and IU School of Law

Courses taught: G-012, G-411 (Legal English I), G-412 (Legal English II)

Academic interests: grammar & rhetoric, pragmatics, medieval literature, modernist literature.

Degrees: B.A. English, Georgia State University; M.A. Applied Linguistics, Georgia State University.

 

Carleen Trendelman, Writing Fellow

Carleen Trendelman, Peer Tutor

2007 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.S. Psychology, 2008

Academic interests: Scientific research, cognition and linguistics.

 

Elizabeth Watness, Writing Fellow

Elizabeth Watness, Peer Tutor

2008 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.A. Japanese

Academic interests: Collaborative writing, astronomy, Japanese popular culture, British naval history, linguistics.

 

Leslie Weaver, Faculty Tutor

Leslie Weaver, Faculty Tutor

Associate Faculty, IUPUI Department of English

Courses taught: ENG-W131, and ENG-W132.

Academic interests: Rhetoric and composition, and British literature.

Degrees: B.A. English, Valparaiso University; M.A. English, Indiana State University.



 

Christine Welman, Writing Fellow

Christine Welman, Peer Tutor

2007 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective:

Academic interests: Wide and varied.

 

Julie Wilson, Writing Fellow

Julie Wilson, Peer Tutor

2007 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: B.S. Secondary Education, English as a Second Language

Academic interests: Writing



 

Shirlee Yarema, Writing Fellow

Shirlee Yarema, Peer Tutor

2009 Writing Fellows Training Seminarian

Degree objective: Pre-Med in Biology

Academic interests: Music writing, music therapy.

 

UWC Community

The University Writing Center staff is a dedicated group of both faculty and student tutors who not only work with writers on all kinds of projects, but also produce diverse writing projects themselves, including articles and presentations on writing and tutoring, academic essays in other disciplines, and creative pieces. This page provides some examples of our staff's work.

Articles on Writing and Tutoring

Practicing Silence

Tutoring Creative Writing Students

Prioritizing Concerns and Student Agency

Writing in the Biomedical Sciences

Writing a Medical School Personal Statement

 

Creative Writing

At Stonehenge - poem- 27 KB .doc file

So We Meet Again Minerva - poem- 28 KB .doc file

 

Writings about Our Fictitious Patron Saint, Hermione

The Catholic Church does have a saint named Hermione. She was a physician and martyr who lived in Caesarea in the first century A.D.. The Catholic Church's St. Hermione is not, however, the University Writing Center's St. Hermione. Please note that all the writings listed below refer to a completely fictitious patron saint of writing tutors and writing utensils. Conjured from the creative minds of our student tutors, our St. Hermione provides us with an example of what a great tutor should be as well as our very own phony holiday to honor her.

The Life of St. Hermione - A Play

Why We Celebrate St. Hermione's Day

----------------------------------------------------------------------------St Hermione

This page last updated 7 November 2009
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