Writing Resource Center (WRC) Consultant Bios
All WRC Consultants are fully trained to work with CWRU undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines. Read below to find out about consultants’ specific areas of writing expertise. To make an appointment with any of the consultants, please click here.
Mary Assad, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A., History, Baldwin Wallace College
Areas of Writing Expertise: History (especially American and European), ESL
*Mary has experience working with SAGES, Music, Nursing and Accounting students
Mark Bassett, Ph.D, English
Areas of Writing Expertise: ESL, Brainstorming, Organization, Revision, Research Methods, Scientific and Technical Writing.
*Mark has experience working with SAGES students and those in graduate/professional schools such as Art History, Cognitive Science, Biology, Environmental Studies, Linguistics, Music, and Political Science.
Cara Byrne, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A., English Literature; B.S. Education (Secondary - Integrated Language Arts),
Bowling Green State University.
Areas of Writing Expertise: First-year writing/composition, Personal statements
Katherine Clark, Ph.D., English
Areas of Writing Expertise: ESL, Basic Writing, Advanced Writing, Pre-Writing, Overcoming Writing Anxiety
*Katherine has experience working with students in Social Work, Music, and (Graduate) Sciences
Susan Dominguez, Ph.D, American Studies
Areas of Writing Expertise: Writing Across the Disciplines, Writing About Literature, ESL
*Susan has experience working with students from Music, Anthropology, Engineering, Physics, SAGES, and Social Work
Hazel Emery, M. Ed English
Education: B.A., San Diego State University; M.Ed., Millersville University of Pennsylvania;
Ph.D (in progress) Kent State University.
Areas of Writing Expertise: Rhetoric, Grammar, ESL, Developmental Writing, Creative Writing
*Hazel has experience working with Music, MSASS, Accounting, Management, Nursing, and SAGES students
Cassie Freudenrich, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A, English, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Areas of Writing Expertise: Literary topics, Paper organization, Grammar, Creative writing
*Cassie has experience working students in Social Work, Music, and SAGES (particularly SAGES portfolios)
Paulette Goll, Ph.D., English
Education: Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; M.Ed., Cleveland State University
Areas of Writing Expertise: ESL, Grant Writing, Teacher Licensure, Medical School Applications
*Paulette has experience working with English and Education students
Dale Hinote, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A., English, University of Maine at Fort Kent; M.A., History, University of Pittsburgh
Areas of Writing Expertise: Humanities and Social Sciences, Business writing, Grammar.
Kristine Kelley, Ph.D.
Education: B.A., John Carroll University; M.A., University of Cape Town; Ph.D., CWRU
Kristin Kondrlik, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A., English, Political Science, Pre-Law, Canisius College
Areas of Writing Expertise: ESL, grammar, American and British Literature
Ashley Seitz Kramer, M.A., English/Creative Writing, M.F.A., Writing
Education: B.A., English/Creative Writing, Linguistics, Miami University; M.A., Ohio University, M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts
Areas of Writing Expertise: Creative Writing, Composition, Technical Writing
*Ashley has experience working with students in Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, SAGES, Sustainability, and Art History
Marcus Mitchell, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A., English Literature, Illinois Wesleyan University
Areas of Writing Expertise: Literary analysis, general psychology, social psychology, syntax, and coherence.
Terri Mester, Ph.D
Glenn Odenbrett, M.A.
Education: B.A., Boston University; M.A., CWRU
Areas of Writing Expertise: ESL Writing in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines
Michael Parker, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A., Russian Language and Literature, University of Pittsburgh
Ares of Writing Expertise: syntax, organization, ESL, lab reports
Annie Pecastings, Ph.D.
Areas of Writing Expertise: Eighteenth Century Literature
*Annie has experience working with Engineering, SAGES, and Arts and Humanities students
Mark Pedretti, Ph.D
Education: Ph.D, Department of Rhetoric, University of California at Berkeley. Concentration in twentieth-century literature.
Areas of Writing Expertise: Literature, Philosophy, Political Science/Theory, Visual Culture (Art & Film), Cultural Studies.
Sarah Peirson, M.A., English
Education: B.A., English with minor in Anthropology, M.A., John Carroll University
Areas of Writing Expertise: General Essays, Personal Statements, Proposal Writing
Hannah Rankin, M.A. Candidate, English
Education: B.A., English, Fort Lewis College
Areas of Writing Expertise: ESL
*Hannah has experience working with Music and SAGES students
Sarah Rubin
Samantha Schartman, MA Candidate, Cognitive Linguistics
Areas of Writing Expertise: Grammar, Brainstorming, Argument (thesis statements)
Judit Simo, Ph.D., English with a specialization in Applied Linguistics and TESL
Areas of Writing Expertise: Applied Linguistics, TESL
*Judit has experience working Music, Nursing, and Social Work students
Christopher Strathman, Ph.D.
Education: B.A., Loras College; M.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Areas of Writing Expertise: SAGES, ESL, ENGL 180
*Christopher has experience working with students in SAGES, Art, and Social Work
Derek Theiss, Ph.D
Education: Comparative Literature, twentieth-century. English, Spanish, and German.
Literature and Science.
Areas of Writing Expertise: Science and Humanities papers; CSE, APA, and MLA styles.
Penny Tucker, Ph.D.
Education: M.A., English; Ph.D., History of American Civilization
Areas of Writing Expertise: Humanities (with a special interest in topics related to ethics and political philosophy); English-language literatures; cultural and ethnic studies, especially U.S.; and interdisciplinary scholarship
