Writing assistants are undergraduate and graduate students at UNH who come from a variety of majors and academic backgrounds. They are passionate about and love talking about writing with fellow students.
They continually work on their practice as writing assistants, attending staff training and development meetings throughout the semester. Undergraduate writing assistants complete a semester-long course, , in order to learn about writing center conferencing. Graduate writing assistants complete a semester-long training by enrolling in (formerly "Teaching with Writing").
The center also employs a wonderful group of undergraduate student office assistants who will welcome you during your visit. They keep the CWC running smoothly!
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Undergraduate Writing Assistants
Elizabeth (she/hers)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: English and International Affairs
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: Listening to music, drinking coffee, or walking in College Woods (possibly all at once)
My favorite writing to work with is: Analytical papers
My favorite dinosaur is: Triceratops
My favorite spot on campus is: The Dunkin at the MUB (it brings me joy)
Dominic (he/him)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Philosophy and Justice Studies
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: Somewhere playing with my dog!
My favorite writing to work with is: Argumentative Writing
My favorite dinosaur is: Brachiosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: Ham Smith because I get to be around some great philosophy professors!
Gabriela (she/her)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Education
My favorite dinosaur is: Compsognathus
My favorite book: The Harry Potter series!
My favorite spot on campus is: Wildcat Stadium (Marching band practice!)
Something you would not know by looking at me: I am half Puerto Rican and native Spanish speaker!
Amber (she/her)
Class Standing: Senior
My favorite dinosaur is: Spinosaurus
My favorite book is: Normal People by Sally Rooney
My favorite spot on campus is: Sercs lawn because it's the best place to hammock and read with my friends!
Something you would not know by looking at me: I LOVE Spider-Man and the MCU!
Hazel B (she/they)
Class Standing: Senior
Major: English Teaching & Classics (Linguistics minor)
My favorite dinosaur is: Mosasaurus
My favorite book: Babel, the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History by RF Kuang
My favorite spot on campus is: The Library's left quiet room balcony!
Something you would not know by looking at me: That I'm really into dish sets and table settings!
Hazel S (she/her)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: English & History
My favorite dinosaur is: Brachiosaurus
My favorite book: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
My favorite spot on campus is: Under any tree on a sunny day!
Something you would not know by looking at me: I've never broken a bone... knock on wood.
Inara (she/her)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: International Affairs & Justice Studies (minor in Political Science)
My favorite dinosaur is: Pterodactyl
My favorite book: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
My favorite spot on campus is: The windowsill benches in HamSmith—they're the perfect spot to sit.
Something you would not know by looking at me: I am the middle child in a family of 5 kids!
Kara (she/her)
Class Standing: Senior
Major: Psychology (Philosophy minor)
My favorite dinosaur is: Stegosaurus
My favorite book: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
My favorite spot on campus is: The Huddleston ballroom! (I love studying there)
Something you would not know by looking at me: I collect fountain pens!
Lucia "Lu" (she/her)
Class Standing: Senior
Major: English Teaching
My favorite dinosaur is: Microraptor
My favorite book: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
My favorite spot on campus is: The UNH Dairy Bar because I love eating chocolate ice cream and watching the trains go by!
Something you would not know by looking at me: I ski, write poetry, and play Dungeons and Dragons!
Graduate Writing Assistants
Mali (she/her)
Educational Background: BA in English, minor in government (Hamilton College), MA in English (Boston College); PhD student in English Composition at UNH
My favorite dinosaur is: Triceratops
My favorite spot on campus is: The Charlie Simic room in Ham Smith - the giant table is great for spreading out to study and the windows make for great people watching!
Favorite book: A Man Called Ove by Frederik Bachman (or really anything by Bachman!)
Something you would not know by looking at me: I love DIY home renovation projects!
Katie (she/her)
Educational Background: PhD History
My favorite dinosaur is: Brachiosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: Anywhere I can sit outside or the History Department offices
Favorite book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Something you would not know by looking at me: I love taking dance classes!
If I were not at the Writing Center, you would find me: Reading out on my front porch or walking around a museum.
Alex (he/him)
Educational Background: MFA Poetry
My favorite dinosaur is: Tyrannosaurus Rex
My favorite spot on campus is: Wherever there is a dog
Favorite book: Actual Air by David Berman
Something you would not know by looking at me: I have a parasocial relationship with the quarterback of the New England Patriots. Just kidding. Sort of.
Meggie (she/her)
Educational Background: PhD English Literature
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: Running the roads and trails of Durham!
My favorite writing to work with is: Any kind -- I'm just excited to hear and read your unique ideas!
My favorite dinosaur is: Petrie the pterodactyl (who I guess is not actually a dinosaur but rather a pterosaur...)
My favorite spot on campus is: The College Woods, because I often spend quality time running or walking with friends there!
Rose (she/hers)
Educational Background: PhD Composition and Rhetoric
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: In my office getting some work done.
My favorite writing to work with is: Any project still in the brainstorming phase!
My favorite dinosaur is: allosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: Second floor balcony of Ham-Smith because it's a great place for people-watching.
Bianca (she/they)
Educational Background: PhD Composition and Rhetoric
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: Reading, camping and hiking, or knitting near my dog, Atticus!
My favorite writing to work with is: Personal and argumentative writing
My favorite dinosaur is: Longisquama
My favorite spot on campus is: College Woods because it's a beautiful place to clear my head!
Evan (he/they)
Educational Background: MFA in Fiction
My favorite dinosaur is:
My favorite book is: The Anthroprocene Reviewed by John Green
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: At the energy drink fridge in the gas station, or the firepit at your backyard party.
Something you would not know by looking at me: I am a huge fan of the Professional Women's Hockey League, especially Boston Fleet!!
Joe (he/him)
Educational Background: MFA in Creative Writing
My favorite book is: The Crying of Lot 49
My favorite dinosaur is: Brachiosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: The library, where I will be spending the majority of my time, book nerd that I am.
Something you would not know by looking at me: I once spent a month backpacking in the Yukon.
Office Assistants
Kaleigh (she/hers)
Class Standing: Sophmore
Major: Marketing
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: With my friends!
My favorite writing to work with is: Fiction
My favorite dinosaur is: Velociraptor
My favorite spot on campus is: Fishbowl because it's always active and fun to hang out with my friends there.
Lilly (she/they)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Psychology and Justice Studies with a minor in dance
If I'm not at the Writing Center, you can find me: Studying on the second floor, Huddleston, or in Union court!
My favorite writing to work with is: I love persuasive writing!
My favorite dinosaur is: Brontosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: I love college woods because its wonderfully serene and provides a great nature escape from the stress of school.
Phoebe (she/her)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Psychology
My favorite dinosaur is: Stegosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: The MUB!
Favorite book: Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Something you would not know by looking at me: I love to Junk Journal! Or any crafts really :)
Ashley (she/her)
Class Standing: Senior
Major: Sociology and Educational Studies
My favorite dinosaur is: Brachiosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: My favorite spot is the T-Hall lawn when the weather is nice and the trees have their leaves
Favorite book: The Host by Stephanie Meyer
Something you would not know by looking at me: I am a vegetarian!
Maria (she/her)
Class Standing: Senior
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
My favorite dinosaur is: Brachiosaurus
My favorite book: Daisy Jones & The Six
My favorite spot on campus is: T-Hall lawn because it's the prettiest part of campus in the fall.
Something you would not know by looking at me: I am a huge Philly sports fan - Go Birds!
Sophia (she/her)
Class Standing: Junior
Major: English (writing minor)
My favorite dinosaur is: Brachiosaurus
My favorite spot on campus is: I like the seating area outside of the Dimond Library, or any place with benches surrounded by trees.
Favorite book: Jane Eyre
Something you would not know by looking at me: I watch the same five sitcoms on an endless cycle.
Administrative Coordinator
Isabel Bates (she/they)
Educational background: BA in Literature, MA in Shakespeare & Theatre
Favorite dinosaur: Brachiosaurus
Favorite book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Something you wouldn't know by looking at me: I've won two Simon Says competitions
Director
Meaghan Elliott Dittrich (she/hers)
Educational Background: BA in Theater & Writing, MFA in Creative Writing (emphasis in Poetry), MA in English Lit, Ph.D. in Rhetoric and English Composition Studies
Favorite dinosaur: Triceratops
Favorite Book: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
Favorite spot on campus: The Pie Cart courtyard (especially in autumn)
Something you wouldn't know by looking at me: I have Canadian citizenship
If I were not at the writing center, you would find me: Reading about dragons with my daughter Elliott, snuggling with my son Arthur, or finding a really good seafood chowder with hubby Bradfield.
