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

Katherine Schmidt’s Faculty Page

Rosario Peralta Cortez, B.A. (she/her/ella)

English Writing Specialist for Spanish Speakers
Email: cortezm@mail.wou.edu
Phone: 503.838.8640

Resources for Spanish-speaking student-writers

Ailyn

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.”

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!” 

 

Casey, B.S. (he/him)

Writing Consultant
Graduate Program: Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling
Undergrad Studies: Journalism
Citation Specialty: MLA, APA, & AP

Resources for Graduate Students

Students say: “Casey is in my same program and eased my nerves when it came to my assignment. It helped me feel more confident in my writing style and make sure my paper is perfectly clear to readers outside of my class.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

Elianeth (she/her)

Office Coordinator

Emily C. (she/her)

Writing Consultant
Major: Biology & Healthcare Sciences
Citation Specialty: MLA

Emily S. (she/her)

Writing Consultant
Major: Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle Education
Minor: ESOL Education
Citation Specialty: APA

Students say: “The tutor was great at providing feedback, inspiring ideas, and was respectful towards the work I showed.
She makes it personal by being a writing advisor and a cheerleader for the hard work I’ve done!”

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.”

Kylie (she/her)

Writing Consultant
Major: Exercise Science
Citation Specialty: MLA

Students say: “She helped me figure out how to understand instructions from a new assignment and how to better brainstorm and have good starting points for essays.”

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!”

Shelbie

Writing Consultant
Major: Criminal Justice & Psychology
Minor: Forensic Psychology & Forensic Science
Citation Specialty: APA

With love, we remember Kevin Bontrager and Sean Vile.

Kevin
Kevin

CONNECT WITH US!

Email us at writingcenter@wou.edu or give us a call at (503) 838-8286.
You can also stop by our office in APSC 301. We're excited to meet you!