Meet the Staff

Our staff consists of tutors and professionals from a wide range of disciplines. We are passionate about writing and are committed to providing you with the guidance and help you need.

Student Coordinators

	Aviva Datlof, she/her Psychology, Professional Writing Aviva is a senior pursuing a major in Psychology and a minor in Professional Writing. She loves to assist with all stages of the writing process, especially brainstorming, outlining, and revision. Aviva enjoys working with all genres of writing, specifically, research-based assignments. She is most familiar with MLA and APA citation styles but would love to work with writers of all disciplines. In her free time, Aviva enjoys spending time with her dogs, cooking, and going on adventures with friends and family.
	Madeline Tredway, she/her Creative and Professional Writing Madeline is a senior pursuing a creative writing major and a professional writing minor. She is happy to work with any type of writing, but has the most experience with creative work. She is most comfortable with MLA citation and is familiar with APA and Chicago. Outside of the Writing Center, Madeline is the editor in chief of Goucher’s literary magazine, The Preface. Outside of that, she doesn’t exist.
	Cas Sturdivant, he/him Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, Chemistry Cas is a junior pursuing a double major in BCMB and Chemistry. His specialty is in scientific writing, especially lab reports and research papers, but he is also familiar with sociology and creative writing. Cas is enthusiastic about the entire writing process with an interest in outlining and revising to bring out details that make a piece unique. Plus, he can help in any part of the research process. While most experienced with APA and citation styles such as Taylor & Francis found in some journals, he has also used ASA, MLA, and Chicago before. For fun, he likes cooking, gardening, and writing.
	Daryn Carter, she/her International Relations and Spanish Daryn is a senior pursuing a double major in International Relations and Spanish. She is most familiar with MLA and APA citation styles as well as writing within the humanities or social sciences. She is happy to help with any part of the writing process, but her favorite stages are prewriting, drafting, and revising. Outside of academics, Daryn plays field hockey. She also enjoys hanging out with friends, reading, and baking.

Peer Tutors

	Enzo Rocksmith, he/him Computer Science, Professional and Creative Writing Enzo is a junior writing and computer science major. He can work with any piece at any stage, including revision, polishing, outlining, organizing, and just working through difficult sections. He also has significant experience with creative work, especially novels, where he specializes in prose and planning. MLA and APA are his most comfortable styles. Outside the writing center, he likes worldbuilding and working on his second novel. Otherwise, he doesn’t exist.
	Rory Sweeting, he/him Professional and Creative Writing, History Rory is a junior majoring in Professional and Creative Writing on a Creative track, with a minor in History. He is very interested in seeing how the writer’s personality is reflected in their work, and enjoys hearing and learning from perspectives different from his own. He hopes to push his tutees to grow as writers, while also being there for them when they need help. He is mostly familiar with MLA, but is willing and able to work with any type of citation. When not tutoring, you will find Rory hanging out in the Ath, doing homework, working for the Quindecim, or just taking a quiet walk in the woods.
	Sydney Nwuli, she/her Political Science, Legal Studies, Media and Communications Sydney is a senior pursuing a major in Political Science and minors in Legal Studies and Media and Communications. While she has the most experience with research and argument-based essays, she is willing and eager to assist her peers with any form of writing. She is here to help at any stage in the writing process! Sydney is most familiar with MLA and Chicago format but will do her best to guide a tutee needing help with any format. She enjoys working out and listening to music in her free time.
	Hadley Dowell, she/her Biochemistry, Professional Writing Hadley is a pre-health junior majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Professional Writing. With experience in scientific writing, research papers, and various creative styles, she is well-versed in both MLA and APA citation formats. Hadley thoroughly enjoys assisting throughout the entire writing process, particularly during the research and outlining stages. When she’s not studying, she enjoys reading, writing, documentary-watching, and socializing with friends.
	Emily Quinn, she/her Literary Studies, Spanish Emily is a senior majoring in Literary Studies and minoring in Spanish. She is able and excited to assist during any point of the writing process but feels that she can be most helpful with brainstorming as well as revision. She strives to work with tutees in a way that puts empathy at the forefront of growth and success. She is most familiar with MLA citations. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer on the Goucher women’s team, listening to music, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
	Shelby Meek, she/her Communications, Professional Writing Shelby is a junior pursuing a major in Communications with a minor in Professional Writing. She can help assist with any stage of the writing process but is particularly fond of revision, outlining, and brainstorming. Shelby enjoys working with all genres of writing, especially research-based assignments and journalism assignments. Shelby is also most familiar with MLA, APA, and Harvard citations. Outside of working at the writing center, you will see her on the tennis courts with her teammates, listening to music, working with the Q, and spending time with family and friends.
	Bay Daily, he/they Creative and Professional Writing Bay is a senior majoring in Creative and Professional Writing, and is on the professional track, but gets particularly excited about creative work. They focus primarily on diction, rhythm, and language in writing, prioritizing the “flow” or “feel” of a piece. They are also familiar with MLA and APA citation, and comfortable working across a wide range of disciplines. When not at the Writing Center, they enjoy drawing, film, nerdy card games, and spending slightly too long playing Xbox.
	Abby Morris, they/he/she Creative and Professional Writing, Literary Studies Abby is a senior pursuing a creative writing major, including both creative and professional writing concentrations, as well as a literary studies minor. They are capable of providing help anywhere in the writing process, but specialize in brainstorming and revision. They are best with work relating to creative writing, professional communication, and rhetorical and/or literary analysis. He is most familiar with the MLA and APA citation styles, but is happy to help with any. Outside of the writing center, they also act as the Soper Room Curator for the Kratz Center. Off-the-clock, Abby spends a concerning amount of time sleeping, listening to music, and contemplating ordering takeout before ultimately choosing not to.
	Eniyah Rodriguez, she/her Chemistry, Professional Writing Eniyah is a sophomore pursuing a chemistry major and a professional writing minor. She is most familiar with MLA citation style. Her specialty is in scientific writing, especially lab reports/practicals and research papers, but she is willing and eager to assist with any form of writing. She is happy to help with any stage of the writing process, but her favorite stages are drafting and revising. Outside of writing, Eniyah enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, and watching her favorite shows.
	Nessa Rose Brooks, she/her History Nessa Rose is a sophomore majoring in History. She can help with any stage of the writing process, but especially loves to work on brainstorming, research, and editing and revising. She is most experienced with research papers, particularly historical research, and analysis papers, but can help with any piece. She is most comfortable with Chicago style citations, but is also familiar with MLA. When not tutoring at the Writing Center, she spends her time writing poetry, walking in the woods, listening to history podcasts, cuddling with her cat, hanging out with friends, or engaging in campus clubs and events.
	Celeste Bawara, she/her Psychology, Philosophy, Literary Studies, French Transnational Studies Celeste is a sophomore currently double majoring in Psychology and Philosophy, with minors in Literary Studies and French Transnational Studies. She loves every step of the writing process but is especially interested in brainstorming, outlining, revising — in particular, she can offer help both increasing and decreasing word count. She is most fanatic about research-based writing, literary analysis, and creative writing, but would love to help with any genre, style, or prompt. As a Psychology major, she’s familiar with APA citation as well as MLA, but could help with any. Beyond the Writing Center, she loves to read, shop, decorate, play The Sims 4, sing, and to let it Linger with the Cranberries.
	Jaida Rhea, she/her Environmental Studies, Professional Writing Jaida is a junior double majoring in Environmental Studies and Professional Writing. She can help with any stage of the writing process but especially enjoys outlining, helping with research and presentations, and science writing. In terms of citations, she is most familiar with APA and MLA but can help with other styles as well. Having taken several science courses, Jaida is also familiar with lab reports, research proposals, and other writing pieces that come with these disciplines! Outside of working at the Writing Center, Jaida works as a Resident Assistant, plays the violin in the Goucher Orchestra, and serves as an Arsht Presidential Diplomat. She will also be interning with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the future working to advance science communication in the South Carolina Lowcountry!
	Lilly Bassett, she/they Data Science, Professional Writing Lilly is a sophomore pursuing a major in Data Science and a minor in Professional Writing. She can help with any stage of the writing process but particularly enjoys brainstorming, outlining, and drafting. They can assist with any style and genre of writing, but they are most experienced with presenting data, analysis, and research-based assignments. She is most familiar with MLA and APA citation styles. Outside of the writing center, they enjoy spending time with friends, traveling, and window shopping.
	Lily Hickey, she/her Dance Lily is a sophomore pursuing a major in dance. But don’t let the dancing fool you! Lily enjoys writing in all sorts of genres, especially analytical and argumentative pieces. She loves helping others with any stage of their writing but she particularly enjoys brainstorming and outlining papers. She is most familiar with MLA citations but is happy to learn new styles with you if there ever is a need. When she finds herself with an ounce of free time, Lily loves to crochet, knit, and go on late night drives while blasting anything from heavy metal to classical music.
	Ben Lieblein, they/them Professional Writing, American Studies Ben is a sophomore double majoring in Professional Writing and American Studies. They can help in any step of the writing process but specializes in outlining, brainstorming, editing, and organization of papers. They make an outline for every paper they write and would love to share those skills! Ben is most familiar with MLA but can also help in Chicago style. They are most comfortable with writing in the humanities and specifically history, non fiction, and research papers but loves a good creative writing piece. Outside of writing, Ben enjoys being in the woods, dancing, watching movies, and cooking yummy food!
	Maddie Fisher, she/her Business Maddie is a sophomore planning on pursuing a business degree. Her strengths in writing are organizational revision, and argumentative pieces. When not at the Writing Center, she enjoys playing for the field hockey team, going to concerts and doing hair.
	Lucy Hendricks, she/her Political Science, International Relations Lucy is a sophomore double major in Political Science and International Relations and a minor in Legal Studies. She is most familiar with MLA style citations and is happy to assist in any stage of writing, however she loves brainstorming and outlining. Lucy welcomes all types of writing, although she specializes in argumentative and research style papers. Alongside working in the Writing Center, Lucy is a part of the Goucher Women’s Basketball Team, the Director of Student Organizations for SGA, and an Arsht Presidential Diplomat.

Support Staff

Director Lana Oweidat, she/her/hers Lana Oweidat is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Writing Center at Goucher College. Her doctorate degree is in rhetoric and composition, and she holds a graduate certificate in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. She teaches writing and rhetoric courses with an emphasis on writing pedagogies, border discourses, and transnational narratives. Her research tackles tutor training, feminist rhetorics, as well as multilingual composition and anti-Islamophobia pedagogies.