Meet the Tutors

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Annie W.

Major: Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Year: Sophomore

Annie is a second-year undergraduate student studying Speech Language and Hearing Sciences. She is involved in NSSHLA and MC2 on campus. She enjoys running, eating Skyline, and going to sporting events.


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Autumn K.

Major: History and Liberal Arts
Year: Sophomore

Autumn is a second-year History and Liberal Arts student and is also pursuing minors/certificates in Sport Media and Promotion, Sport Administration, Management, Legal Studies, and Business Law. She is originally from a small town in southeastern Kentucky. In addition to working a tutor at the Academic Writing Center, Autumn is a member of the UC Women's Golf team, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Alpha Delta, and the University Honors Program. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, hanging out with friends, exploring the city, and cheering on the Bearcats!


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Joseph O.

Major: English
Year: Graduate

Joseph is a English PhD student whose research interests include Jewish-American literature, humor, modernism, and film studies. He has years of tutoring experience and has worked previously as the Assistant Coordinator of the Academic Resource and Writing Centers at Ohio Dominican University.


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Kristen C.

Major: Community and Organizational Research for Action
Year: Graduate

Kristen is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Community and Organizational Research for Action program in the Psychology Department. Her main areas of research include allyship, leadership, diversity, and the intersection of these concepts. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Psychology at Georgia Southern University in 2014 and 2016, respectively. In her free time, Kristen enjoys running, hiking, spending time with her 90lb lap dog, and cooking new recipes.


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Mika K.

Major: Fine Arts & Art History
Year: Senior

Mika (Mee-ka) is a fourth-year with a double major in Fine Arts and Art History. She is on the executive boards for three video game clubs on campus. When not helping students improve their writing assignments in the AWC, Mika enjoys gaming with friends, eating Graeter’s ice cream, and taming her Roborovski hamster Eris.


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Natasha M.

Major: Criminal Justice
Year: Graduate

Natasha is a sixth year Criminal Justice Doctoral Student. Her research interests are early intervention and juvenile justice system policy. She joined the Academic Writing Center to help students become a better writer, and to indulge her love of writing. 


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Rena L.

Major: Medical Sciences and English
Year: Junior

Rena is in her third year at UC majoring in both English: Literary and Cultural Studies & Medical Sciences. When she’s not studying or helping students at the AWC, she’s walking around campus, watching Jeopardy! and playing Catan. 


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Skyler L.

Major: Marketing and Anthropology
Year: Senior

Skyler is a fourth year at UC studying Marketing and Anthropology. She is also involved with many other on campus organizations, like Lindner Women in Business, CHAARG, and UCMC.


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Trevor D.

Major: English Literary and Cultural Studies
Year: Junior

Trevor is a third year English Literary and Cultural Studies major at UC, who, in addition to working as an Academic Writing Center Tutor, is pursuing a certificate in Copyediting and Publishing and working as a Learning Community peer leader. He is from Louisville, KY and currently lives in Clifton.