Praxis: A Writing Center Journal • Vol. 22, No. 1 (2024)
About the Authors
Hannah Johnson is the Assistant Director at the University of Texas at Tyler's writing center. She earned her BA in English from the University of Texas at Austin in 2022 and is currently an English MA student with research interests in ecofeminism, 20th century American literature, and writing pedagogy.
Meredith Perkins is an undergraduate student studying diplomacy and global politics and creative writing at Miami University. She has been a consultant at Miami University's Howe Writing Center for two years.
Ally Britton-Heitz is a graduate student studying business analytics at Miami University. She has been a consultant with Miami University's Howe Writing Center and the Howe Center for Business Writing for two years.
Kylie Mullis is an undergraduate student studying English literature, professional writing, and creative writing at Miami University. She has been a consultant at Miami University's Howe Writing Center for two years.
Sarah Kugler is a doctoral candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Kansas. She studies sociolingusitics and writing center theory and pedagogy, with a focus on the ways in which graduate students talk about and understand audience, power, identity, and language ideologies in writing center spaces.
Faith Thompson is a doctoral student in literacy studies at Salisbury University. She is a former graduate writing center tutor and current administrative intern at her University Writing Center. Her research centers antiracist practices at writing centers and in writing instruction, particularly linguistic justice pedagogy. Her research and commentaries have been published in Praxis, English Journal, The Peer Review, and Journal of Response to Writing.
Kate Hargreaves (she/her) is a Ph.D. student and the Employee Mental Health Coordinator at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She holds both a Master of Education and a Master of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing and formerly worked as a writing centre tutor. Her research centres trauma-informed practices in higher education, particularly creative and academic writing pedagogy, through a critical disability lens. She is the author of four books of poetry and fiction, and her creative writing has been published in journals across Canada, the US, and the UK. Her creative work is available at CorusKate.com.
Lindsey Jaber (she/her) Ph.D., C.Psych., is the Associate Dean of Teacher Education and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. She is a registered School, Clinical, and Counselling Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. With a research background in mental health and extensive practical experience in providing clinical, counselling, and school psychology services to children, adolescents, and adults, she operates through an innovative scientist-practitioner-educator framework which informs her research, work with clients, clinical and research supervision, and teaching in an iterative and integrated cycle. She passionately advocates for the mental health and wellness of everyone—students, educators, staff, leadership—across K-12 and post-secondary settings.
Carey Smitherman Clark is an Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Information Design at the University of Central Arkansas. She also serves as Director of the UCA Center for Writing & Communication.
Erin George is a senior Psychology (pre-med concentration) major at the University of Central Arkansas, where they also work as an undergraduate tutor in the UCA Center for Writing & Communication.
Haydyn Hudnall is an Education Abroad and National Student Exchange Advisor at the University of Central Arkansas. She is a former undergraduate tutor in the UCA Center for Writing & Communication.
Madison Symonette is a graduate student in Speech-Language Pathology at Vanderbilt University, where she also works as a Writing Studio consultant. Previously, she was employed as an undergraduate tutor in the UCA Center for Writing & Communication.
Eliza Ball is a student at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: College of Dentistry. She is a former undergraduate tutor in the UCA Center for Writing & Communication.
Sarah Brackett is a graduate assistant in the UCA Center for Writing & Communication. She is currently finishing her MA in English.
Will McDonald is a Writing, Rhetoric, and Information Design major at the University of Central Arkansas, where he also works as an undergraduate tutor in the UCA Center for Writing & Communication.
Christopher Basgier directs University Writing at Auburn University. He holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University. He has extensive experience working with faculty on teaching with writing, and he has consulted with departments about integrating writing throughout undergraduate and graduate curricula, particularly in support of high-impact practices like ePortfolios.
Layli Miron works for Indiana University’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. After earning her Ph.D. at Penn State, she enjoyed four years working at Auburn University with Chris, Jake, and other University Writing and Miller Writing Center teammates. You can peruse her ePortfolio at layli.net.
Richard Jake Gebhardt has worked for University Writing at Auburn University since 2021. He received his M.A. in English from Sam Houston State University, and his research interest focuses on digital literacies. Jake has worked in writing centers and connected student support services for over ten years.
Jeff Fields McCormack is a Ph.D. student and Graduate Assistant Teacher of Record (GAToR) at East Texas A&M University. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from East Texas Baptist University in 2020 and a Master of Arts in English from Texas A&M University – Commerce (now East Texas A&M University) in 2021. His research interests include Gothic literature, horror studies, popular culture, composition studies, and Writing Center studies.