Our team

Katie Garahan (she/her)
Writing Resources Center Director
Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies

Dr. Garahan began directing Charlotte’s WRC in 2022. She holds a PhD from Virginia Tech in Rhetoric & Writing and has worked as a writing center administrator for 7 years. Visit the Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies Directory for more information about Dr. Garahan.

Jan Rieman
Writing Resources Center Associate Director
Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies

Dr. Rieman has been the Associate Director of the WRC since 2023. Visit the Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies Directory for more information about Dr. Jan Rieman.


Chris Harrington
Senior Tutor

Chris is the WRC’s senior tutor and specializes in tutoring graduate students. She speaks English. Chris can collaborate with clients in any form of writing and enjoys helping with: Chris supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in Biology, Business, Chemistry, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Education, Engineering, English, Exercise Physiology, Physical Education, […]


Candice
Doctoral Writing Fellow
Denny 213

In her role as DWF, she will be providing one-on-one writing feedback to doctoral and postdoctoral students and will conduct writing presentations and workshops. She is especially interested in supporting first-generation graduate students,non-native English speakers and students fromunderrepresented minority groups with academic writing and find their voice in academia. Her areas of interest as a […]

Caitlin
Doctoral Writing Fellow
Denny 213

Caitlin BrabbleRose (she/her) is a Doctoral Writing Fellow (DWF) for the Graduate and Postdoctoral Writing Center. She was a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Biological Sciences for five semesters and received the university’s Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in 2023. In her role as DWF, she will be providing one-on-one feedback to doctoral and […]


Steven (He/Him)
Writing Tutor

is an English major with a minor in WRDS. He speaks English. Steven can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and he enjoys helping with:

  • Books Reviews
  • Research Essays
  • Flash and Short Fiction
  • Inquiry Projects
  • Literature Reviews
  • Longer Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Presentations
  • Resumes
  • Screenwriting

Steven supports clients from any discipline, and he has an interest in Education, English, Psychology, Sociology, Languages, and Writing Rhetorical & Digital Studies.

Katelyn (She/Her)
Writing Tutor

is an English and History double major. She speaks English. Katelyn can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and she enjoys helping with:

  • Essays
  • Flash or short fiction
  • General Research Papers
  • Longer fiction (i.e. novels/manuscripts)
  • Proposals
  • Screenwriting
  • Historiography

Katelyn supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in English, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.

Meg (She/Her)
Writing Tutor

is in South Korea this semester, but will be back on Spring 2024! She is an English major with a minor in secondary education. She speaks English, conversational Spanish, and basic Korean. Meg can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and she enjoys helping with:

  • Annotated Bibliographies
  • Application Essays
  • Personal Statements
  • Book Reviews
  • Poetry
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Resumes
  • Multilingual Writers
  • Flash or short fiction
  • General Research Papers
  • Inquiry Projects
  • Literature Reviews
  • Longer fiction (i.e. novels/manuscripts)

Meg supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in Criminal Justice, Education, English, Political Science, Public Health, Healthcare, History, Psychology, Sociology, Languages, WRDS, Religion, Journalism, and Women’s & Gender Studies.

Maya (She/They)
Writing Tutor

is a Creative Writing and Philosophy double major with a minor in Japanese. She speaks English. Maya can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and she enjoys helping with:

  • Academic Cover Letters
  • Annotated Bibliographies
  • Application Essays
  • Personal Statements
  • Book Reviews
  • Research Essays
  • Flash or Short Fiction
  • Graduate-level writing
  • Inquiry Projects
  • Literature Reviews
  • Longer fiction (i.e. novels/manuscripts)
  • Poetry
  • Portfolios
  • Scientific Research Report
  • Screenwriting

Maya supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Engineering, English, Exercise Physiology, Physical Education, History, Philosophy, Public Health, Healthcare, and Journalism.

Bree (Any Pronouns)
Writing Tutor

is an English major with minors in Japanese and Film Studies. She speaks English. Bree can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and she enjoys helping with:

  • Academic Cover Letters
  • Annotated Bibliographies
  • Application Essays
  • Personal Statements
  • Book Reviews
  • Research Essays 
  • Flash or short fiction
  • Graduate-level writing
  • Inquiry Projects
  • Lab Reports
  • Literature Reviews
  • Longer fiction (i.e. novels/manuscripts)
  • Memos
  • Poetry
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Proposals
  • Resumes
  • Scientific Research Reports
  • Screenwriting
  • Multilingual Writers

Bree supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in Biology, Business, Computer Science, Education, English, History, Psychology, Sociology, Languages, and WRDS.

Alaunna (She/her)
Writing Tutor

is a Civil Engineering Major. She speaks English. Alaunna can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and she enjoys helping with:

  • Annotated Bibliographies
  • Application Essays
  • Personal Statements
  • Book Reviews
  • Research Essays
  • Flash or Short Fiction
  • Scientific Reports
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Inquiry Projects
  • Lab Reports
  • Literature Reviews
  • Longer fiction (i.e. novels/manuscripts)
  • Memos

Alaunna supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Psychology, Sociology, WRDS, Music/Music Theory, and Physics.

Gia (She/Her)
Writing Tutor

is an English major with minors in Linguistics and Diverse Literature & Cultural Studies. She speaks English. Gia can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and she enjoys helping with:

  • Academic Cover Letters
  • Application Essays
  • Personal Statements
  • Book Reviews
  • Research Essays
  • Literature Reviews
  • Poetry
  • Presentations
  • Resumes

Gia supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in English, History, WRDS and Anthropology.

Valentin (Any Pronouns)
Writing Tutor

is a Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies major with a minor in English. He speaks English and Portuguese. Valentine can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and he enjoys helping with:

  • Book Reviews
  • Research Essays
  • Flash or short fiction
  • Longer fiction (i.e. novels/manuscripts)
  • Poetry
  • Screenwriting
  • Multimedia writing
  • Presentations

Valentine supports clients from any discipline, and he has an interest in Communication, Education, Engineering, English, Psychology, Sociology, Languages, and WRDS.

Keven (He/Him)
Writing Tutor

is an Art major with a minor in computer science. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Keven can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and he enjoys helping with:

  • Application Essays
  • Personal Statements
  • Book Reviews
  • Research Essays
  • Flash or short fiction
  • Literature Reviews
  • Longer fiction (i.e. novels/manuscripts)
  • Memos
  • Poetry
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Resumes
  • Screenwriting

Keven supports clients from any discipline, and he has an interest in Business, Communication, Computer Science, Engineering, English, Exercise Physiology, Physical Education, Journalism, Psychology, Sociology, Languages, and WRDS.

Sophia
Writing Tutor

is a Computer Engineering major with a minor in Mathematics. She speaks English. Sophia can collaborate with clients in any form of writing, and she enjoys helping with:

  • Academic Cover Letters
  • Annotated Bibliographies
  • Application Essays
  • Personal Statements
  • Book Reviews
  • General Research Papers
  • Inquiry Projects
  • Lab Reports
  • Memos
  • Poetry
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Proposals
  • Resumes
  • Scientific Research Report

Sophia supports clients from any discipline, and she has an interest in Computer Science, Engineering, History, and Mathematics.

Rebecca
Writing Tutor

is a senior majoring in Health Systems Management and minoring in Public Health. She speaks English, and can help you with any form of writing. She most enjoys working with:

  • Application essays, personal statements, and cover letters
  • Flash or short fiction/creative non-fiction
  • Longer fiction 
  • Poetry
  • Presentations

Rebecca supports students of all disciplines, and is most interested in English, Journalism, and Public Health.

Daniel
Writing Tutor

is a sophomore majoring in Marketing. He speaks English, and can help you with any form of writing. He most enjoys working with:

  • APA and MLA citations
  • Application essays, personal statements, and cover letters
  • Book reviews
  • Business memos
  • Lab reports
  • Presentations
  • Resume writing 
  • Research papers
  • Rhetorical analysis

Daniel supports students of all disciplines, and is most interested in Communications Engineering, English, History, Music, and Sports Journalism.

Liam (he/him)
Writing Tutor

is a sophomore majoring in Data Science and minoring in Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies. He speaks English, and can help you with any form of writing. He most enjoys working with presentations and research papers.

Liam supports students of all disciplines, and is most interested in Computer Science, Political Science, and Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies.

Luke (he/him)
Writing Tutor

is a sophomore in Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science. He speaks English and can help with any form of writing. He most enjoys working with: 

  • Application essays, personal statements, and cover letters
  • APA and MLA citations 
  • Flash or short fiction/creative non-fiction
  • Poetry 
  • Presentations 
  • Research papers 
  • Rhetorical analysis

Luke supports students of all disciplines, and is most interested in Biology, English, Journalism, Political Science, Psychology/Sociology, and WRDS. 

Emily (she/her)
Writing Tutor

is a sophomore majoring in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies. She speaks English, and can help you with any form of writing. She most enjoys working with:

  • Annotated bibliographies
  • Literature reviews
  • MLA citations
  • Annotated bibliographies
  • Literature reviews
  • MLA citations

Emily supports students of all disciplines, and is most interested in Communications, Education, English, Public Health, and Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies.

Mallory (she/her)
Writing Tutor

is a sophomore double majoring in Communications with a Public Relations concentration and Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies. She speaks English, and can help you with any form of writing. She most enjoys working with:

  • APA citations
  • Application essays, personal statements, and cover letters
  • Book reviews
  • Flash or short fiction/creative non-fiction
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Research papers 
  • Rhetorical analysis
  • Screenwriting

Mallory supports students of all disciplines, and is most interested in Communications, Criminal Justice, Education, English, History, Journalism, Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, Languages, and Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies.

Melanie (she/her)
Writing Tutor

 is a junior majoring in English. She speaks English and Spanish, and can help you with any form of writing. She most enjoys working with:

  • Annotated bibliographies
  • Application essays, personal statements, and cover letters
  • Book reviews
  • Business memos
  • CV writing
  • Flash or short fiction/creative non-fiction
  • Literature reviews
  • Longer Fiction
  • MLA citations
  • Poetry
  • Portfolios
  • Presentations
  • Resume writing 
  • Research papers
  • Rhetorical analysis
  • Screenwriting
  • Spanish-speaking students

Melanie supports students of all disciplines, and is most interested in Business, Communication, Criminal Justice, Education, English, History, Journalism, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Languages.