Meet the Staff
The Center for Writing Excellence is staffed by student writing consultants who are highly trained and come from majors across the campus, including education, English, history, and more. All writing consultants are required to attend a semester-length training course that teaches writing and research processes, writing across the disciplines, interpersonal communication skills, and office policies and protocols.
If you are interested in applying for a job at the Center, and if you have completed the General Education writing sequence (EN 111-112 or EN 121-122) with at least a 3.0 average or above, log in to LionJobs and look for an opening.
Current Center for Writing Excellence Staff:
- Nichole Morris
- Rachel Morgan
- Mae-Lee Colwell-Shockley
- Brittany Walker
- Laiken Mann
- Jordan Tolbert
- Kacey Womack
- Monday Sanderson
- Adriane Waldrep
- Katherine Earnst
- Baylee Smith
- Dr. Kathleen Richards
Nichole Morris
| Major(s): Political Science / English, Professional Writing | |
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Role: Writing Consultant (Advanced Certified Tutor) |
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| Writing Strengths: Content Development, Organization, Brainstorming, APA Format | |
| Biography: Nichole is a senior. After graduation she plans to attend law school. She is obsessed with Harry Potter, coffee, and good music. | |
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Baylee Smith
| Major(s): English literature |
| Minor: Professional Writing |
| Role: Writing Consultant |
| Writing Strengths: Literary analysis and discussion |
| Biography: Baylee grew up in the Shoals area. Her favorite pastimes include reading, writing, watching movies, binging Netflix, and enoing. Baylee loves to be outside, hanging in trees or walking her dog. Her favorite movie is Nocturnal Animals. She wants to be an editor for a book publishing company, and she wants to write stories to share with the world. |
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Rachel Morgan
| Major(s): Professional Writing Minor(s): Spanish and Digital Media Production |
| Role: Writing Consultant (Advanced Certified Tutor) |
| Writing Strengths: Organization, Brainstorming, Grammar |
| Biography: Rachel is a member of the Honors Program at UNA. In her spare time, she likes to read and spend time with friends. She loves to listen to music by Fall Out Boy and All Time Low. After she graduates, she wants to go to graduate school and eventually teach at the college level. |
Mae-Lee Colwell-Shockley
| Major(s): English/Language Arts Minor: Art History |
| Role: Writing Consultant (Advanced Certified Tutor) |
| Writing Strengths: Outlining, Researching, Formatting, Revision, Brainstorming |
| Biography: Mae-Lee is a senior at UNA. She hopes to one day teach English at a community college. In her spare time she enjoys reading horror and crime novels, writing book reviews, and working on her novel that she will never finish. She is a member of the UNA Art Club and often spends time at the Wesley Foundation. |
Brittany Walker
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Major(s): MA English - Professional Writing
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| Role: Writing Consultant |
| Writing Strengths: Brainstorming, syntax, vocabulary, creative writing, transition, developing research questions and content |
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Biography: Brittany is a recent UNA graduate who adores culture and people. She has travelled to Spain, Morocco, Cuba, Panama, and Canada. She enjoys critical thinking, fishing, swimming, reading, and church. Her desire is to be a voice that helps change the world. Therefore, she wants to become a professional writer/composition professor. |
Katherine Earnst
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Major(s): Nursing |
| Role: Writing Consultant |
| Writing Strengths: Organizing, Brainstorming, Revising |
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Biography: Katherine calls Madison, Alabama her home. She is a junior at UNA. She wants to become a nurse after graduation. One of her favorite pastimes is writing. Also, her biggest vice is coffee. She cannot make it through the day without coffee. |
Major: Elementary Education |
| Minor: Collaborative Special Education |
| Role: Writing Consultant (Certified Tutor) |
| Writing Strengths: Revising, Organizing, Outlining |
| Biography: Laiken is a junior at UNA and is involved in Alpha Gamma Delta on campus. In her free time, she likes to watch The Office, spend time with friends, and paint. She depends on coffee to get her through the day and is always happy to help others. |
Jordan Tolbert
| Major(s): Mass Communications / Public Relations |
| Role: Writing Consultant (Certified Tutor) |
| Writing Strengths: Research, Brainstorming, Organization, Revision |
| Biography: Jordan is a senior at UNA and majoring in Public Relations with hopes to pursue her education at the graduate level. Jordan is in the Honors Program and is a chairperson for the Honors Student Organization. If she is not busy socializing, then odds are she is obsessing over a new series on Netflix and aimlessly snacking on chocolate. |
Kacey Womack
| Major: Secondary Education |
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Minor: English |
| Role: Writing Consultant |
| Writing Strengths: Argumentative Papers and MLA Format |
| Biography: Kacey enjoys taking part in UNA's Housing and Residence Life and Student Government Association. She is an avid animal lover, particularly cats and dogs. She loves reading literature and welcomes the opportunity to share literature with others. |
Monday Sanderson
| Major(s): English Language Arts/ Secondary Education |
| Minor: Journalism |
| Role: Writing Consultant (Certified Tutor) |
| Writing Strengths: MLA Format, Editing, Brainstorming, Organization, Grammar |
| Biography: Monday is a senior at UNA. She calls Madison, Alabama her home. She is the current president for the Student Alliance and Equality organization and the Life Editor for The Flor-Ala. She loves to read, specifically any book written by Agatha Christie, Jodi Picoult, or Stephen King. |
Adriane Waldrep
| Major: Professional Writing |
| Minor: Literature |
| Role: Writing Consultant (Certified Tutor) |
| Strengths: Creative Writing, Organization, Brainstorming, Revising, Editing |
| Biography: Adriane is a native of Cherokee, Alabama. Her major is professional writing and her minor is literature. She hopes to work in the writing and publishing industry in the future. She enjoys reading, writing, spending time with horses, going to church, and hanging out with family and friends. |
Dr. Kathleen Richards
| Role: Assistant Director |
| Biography: Dr. Richards has a master's degree in English Literature from UNA and a doctorate degree in English Composition and TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Richards has been teaching at UNA for approximately eleven years. For the first couple of years as an adjunct English composition instructor, she often volunteered to work in writing centers as a tutor. While tutoring and teaching students in English composition, she became fascinated with writing centers and the support they provide for students. Dr. Richards has been directing the UNA Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) for over four years. In order for the writing consultants at UNA to be the very best, she initiated the International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC), sponsored by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). Students at UNA can be assured that the writing consultants in the CWE have gone through extensive tutor training and are fully capable of tutoring students in writing across the disciplines. |
Writing Center Hours
Spring & Fall
In-House Consultations:
Mon - Thurs: 9:00am-9:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-3:00pm
Online Consultations:
Mon - Thurs: 2:00pm-4:00pm & 6:00pm-8:00pm
Fri: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Summer I & II
(June and July Sessions)
Mon-Thurs: 12:00pm-5:00pm
(Check the CWE scheduling page at tutortrac.una.edu for availability.)
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