Consultants & Staff
Each University Writing Center consultant has achieved academic success and received training that meets the College Reading and Learning Association standards. To learn more about an individual consultant's background and specializations, please see the list below.
Graduate Student Consultant
Veteran & Military Connected Consultant
First Gen Proud Consultant
Allies-Trained Consultant
CONSULTANTS
Blaire
Consultant
Specialties: ENG 1310 & 1320, Literary Analysis, Brainstorming, Organization, MLA, AP, and APA style
Major: English
Minors: Business Administration
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bonnie
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming, MLA, Creative Writing
Major::English
Minors: Mass Communications
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bilingual: English/Spanish (intermediate fluency)
Dillon
Consultant
Specialties: Application Materials, Social Sciences, Brainstorming, Literary Analysis, Personal Statements
Major: Digital Media and Innovation
Minor: Business
Pronouns: He/Him
Jacquelyn
Consultant
Specialties: Research Papers, Chicago Style, Outlining, Brainstorming
Major: Journalism and History
Minor: Chinese
Pronouns: She/Her
Bilingual: English/Chinese (intermediate fluency)
Ja'Riah
Consultant
Specialties: Technical Writing, Organization & Structure
Major: Communication Disorders
Pronouns: She/Her
Jeremiah
Consultant
Specialties: Diction, Poetry, Brainstorming
Major: Nutrition
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Johnny
Lead Consultant
Specialties: Scientific Writing, Speeches, MLA, Outlining, Organization, ENG 1310 &1320, Building Bridges Program
Major: English & Biology (Pre-Med)
Minor: Medical Humanities
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bilingual: Vietnamese/English
Julianne
Consultant
Specialties: Literary Analysis, Creative Writing, Social Sciences
Major: Applied Sociology
Minor: Music
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Kaitlyn
Consultant
Specialties: Brainstorming, ENG 1310 & 1320, Literary Analysis
Major: English with a concentration in film
Minors: Business Administration & History
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Maria
Consultant
Specialties: Lab Reports, Research Essays, Book Reports, Technical Writing, Scientific Writing, Brainstorming
Major: Biological Anthropology
Minor: Biology
Pronouns: She/Her
Bilingual: English/Spanish (Proficient)
Melanie
Consultant
Specialties: Media Writing, Rhetorical Analysis, Grammar
Major: Journalism
Minor: Creative Writing
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Sydney
Consultant
Specialties: Research Papers, MLA, Resumes/CV’s, Brainstorming, Military Writing
Major: Criminal Justice
Minor: Aerospace Studies and Business Administration
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Bilingual: English/Arabic (Intermediate)
Theo
Consultant
Specialties: ENG 1310 & 1320, Brainstorming, Psychology, Creative Writing, MLA style
Major: Theatre with a concentration in Film
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bilingual: English/ASL (beginner)
Thiago
Consultant
Specialties: ENG 1320, MLA, Humanities/Political Science, Brainstorming, Creative Writing
Major: Political Science
Minor: Computer Science
Pronouns: He/Him
Trilingual: English/Portuguese (Proficient)/Spanish (Intermediate)
Tyler
Graduate Consultant
Specialties: Literature Reviews, Thesis Statements, Rhetorical Analysis, Personal Statements
Masters: Rhetoric and Composition
Undergraduate Major: English
Pronouns: He/Him
Bilingual: English/French (Proficient)
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FRONT DESK TEAM
Miranda
Front Desk Specialist
Major:: Criminal Justice
Minors: Forensic Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her
Rodrigo
Front Desk Specialist
Major: Computer Science
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Bilingual: Spanish/English
Megan
Front Desk Specialist
Major:: Management
Minors: Entrepreneurial Studies
Pronouns: She/Her
FACULTY TEAM
Camrie Pipper
Education Specialist
Pronouns: She/Her
EdD: Developmental Education
Master's: Literature
Undergraduate Major: English
Undergraduate Minor: Teaching Certification
Dr. Joanna Collins
Assistant Director, San Marcos
Senior Lecturer, English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
PhD: English with Rhetoric & Composition Certificate
Undergraduate Major: Humanities
Dr. Lauren Brentnell
Assistant Director, Round Rock
Senior Lecturer, English
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
PhD: Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures with Cultural Rhetorics Emphasis
Master's: Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy
Undergraduate Major: English, Psychology, and Political Science
Undergraduate Minor: French
Dr. Deb Balzhiser
Director
Associate Professor, English
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
PhD: English Studies with Technical Communication Emphasis
Master's: (MS) Writing
Undergraduate Major: English & Journalism
Undergraduate Minor: Composition & Linguistics
