Our Tutor Team
We have an amazing team of tutors from across the disciplines — Education, Psychology, Business, Linguistics, Sociology — who are excited to help you with your writing. Get to know our tutor team to find someone who can help you with your writing goals!
Katherine Schmidt Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Writing Center Director and Professor of English
Email: schmidtk@mail.wou.edu
Phone: 503.838.8234
Rosario Peralta Cortez, B.A. (she/her/ella)
English Writing Specialist for Spanish Speakers
Email: cortezm@mail.wou.edu
Phone: 503.838.8640
Cody (they/them)
Lead Tutor & Writing Consultant
Fluent in ASL
Major: Theater Arts
Minor: ASL
Citation Specialty: MLA & APA
Students say: “I came in with an epic brain dump, and Cody helped me untangle the mess. They were professional, friendly, and knowledgeable.”
Ailyn (they/she)
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Program: Education
Undergrad Studies: Interdisciplinary Studies with focuses in Social Science and Humanities
Citation Specialty: APA
Resources for Graduate Students
Students say: “She understood every partial thought that I had and helped finish my overall plan for my introduction.”
Kyla
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Program: Criminal Justice
Undergrad Studies: Criminal Justice & ASL minor
Citation Specialty: APA & MLA
Resources for Graduate Students
Students say: “Kyla was helpful in assuaging anxiety with writing and providing general guidance. She provided positive feedback and was was pleasant to work with.”
Elianeth (she/her)
Office Coordinator
Abbi (she/her)
Writing Intern
Major: English & Dance
Citation Specialty: MLA
Cami (she/her)
Writing Consultant
Major: Criminal Justice
Minor: Information Systems
Citation Specialty: APA
Students say: “I needed help with brainstorming ideas for an essay, and rearranging the layout. Cami was great to bounce ideas of off.
Cami rocks!”
Catrina (she/her)
Writing Intern
Major: English, creative writing focus
Citation Specialty: MLA
Claire (she/her)
Writing Consultant
Major: Psychology
Minor: ASL
Citation Specialty: MLA & APA
Students say: “With Claire, I learned where to improve and was able to see what parts could get expanded alongside more information added. Everything was very helpful and it gave me an idea of what I should do to move forward in the project.”
Daryn (she/her)
Writing Consultant
Major: Middle/High School Language Arts Education
Minor: English Studies
Citation Specialty: APA & MLA
Students say: “I figured out an easy to follow outline for my paper! I understand where to start now. She helped me with getting my ideas formulated and was just very kind.”
Forest (they/them)
Writing Intern
Major: Psychology
Minor: Writing, focus in Creative Writing
Citation Specialty: APA
Jasper (he/him)
Writing Consultant
Major: English Writing
Citation Specialty: APA & MLA
Students say: “Jasper was so courteous and helpful! He made sure to recognize what my goals were for the meeting and gave me specific feedback on those particular goals in a respectful and kind way. He gave me so much clarity for my assignment I feel energized to continue writing.”
“Was SUPER helpful, encouraging and nice.”
Katie (they/them)
Writing Consultant
Major: Exercise Science
Citation Specialty: APA & MLA
Kennedy
Writing Consultant
Major: Psychology
Minor: Communications
Citation Specialty: APA & MLA
Students say: “Kennedy was helpful. She asked open-ended questions that allowed me to create my own ideas and helped me expand on my opinions. She is supportive and knowledgeable in both psychology and writing.”
Mak (they/she)
Writing Intern
Major: English Studies, focus in writing
Citation Specialty: MLA
Morgan, M.S. (she/her)
Professional Writing Consultant
Graduate Program: Criminal Justice
Undergrad Studies: Psychology
Citation Specialty: APA
Resources for Graduate Students
Students say: “Her sense of humor and thoughtful insight are a great combination for making each week’s appointment fun and meaningful. She is so non-judgmental and quickly invested herself in my story. I know she genuinely cares about me as a writer and a person.
Bottom line: Morgan is amazing!”
Lilly (she/her)
Writing Intern
Major: Interpreting studies, ASL concentration
Minor: English studies, focus in in writing
Citation Specialty: APA
Noel (she/her)
Writing Intern
Major: Art and Design
Minor: Writing
Citation Specialty: MLA
Tessa (she/her)
Writing Intern
Major: Psychology
Minor: Business
Citation Specialty: APA
With love, we remember Kevin Bontrager and Sean Vile.
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