Writing Center Staff

Matthew Allcorn (he/him)

Matthew is a senior from Cleveland, Alabama. He is working on a history degree so he can become a teacher. In his free time, Matthew enjoys playing basketball, watching movies, and spending time with family.

Specialties: History, MLA Style, Nonfiction Writing.

Jasmina Alvardo (she/her)

Jasmina is an Elementary Education major. Jasmina is also an international student from Nicaragua. She enjoys traveling and spending time with family.

John Butoric (he/him)

Johnny is a graduate student majoring in English Literature. He is a transplant from The Ohio State University, completing his undergraduate degree at JSU focusing on Creative Writing. He has had several poems and short stories published in Something Else, North Meridian Review, and Cardinal Arts Journal among others. When he isn't reading the latest
horror literature or writing his own works, he spends time playing trivia and tabletop games with his friends and colleagues. He is married to Dr. Turgeon in the Sociology department.

Specialties: MLA Style, Literary Analysis, Philosophy, Poetry Writing, Fiction Writing, and Nonfiction
Writing.

Amanda Chimbina (she/her)

Amanda is a graduate student majoring in Criminal Justice. She is from a town called Surrey, located in the United Kingdom. Her favourite things to do include cooking, spending time with friends and travelling the world.

Specialties: APA Style, Personal Statements, Fiction Writing, Nonfiction Writing

Zoe Chuang (she/her)

Zoe Chuang is a graduate student at JSU pursuing her Master of Arts in English. She enjoys trivia, video essays, and all things creative writing.

Specialties: APA Style, MLA Style, Poetry Writing, Multimodal, Literary Analysis, Gender/Race Studies, Fiction Writing, and Nonfiction Writing.

Will Cooper (he/him)

Will is a quick learner and dedicated worker. He will do his best to help others with their work.

Specialties: MI.A Style, Literary Analysis, History, and Linguistics.

Dacey Dunaway (she/her)

Dacey Dunaway is an English graduate student with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She has two years of tutoring experience and a year of experience with writing consultations. She enjoys reading, thrifting, writing poetry, and hanging out with her friends.

Specialties: APA Style, Literary Analysis, Poetry Writing, Grant Writing, History, Fiction Writing, MLA Style, Multimodal Writing, Nonfiction Writing

Elizabeth Hall (she/her)

Elizabeth is a senior in the English program at Jacksonville State University with a concentration in literature. After her time at Jax State, she plans to pursue her goal of gaining a Juris Doctorate. She enjoys reading, listening to music and spending time with her family and friends.

Specialties: MLA Style, Literary Analysis, and History.

Charles Harrell (he/him}

Charles is a junior pursuing a double major in English and French. He especially loves Romantic Poetry and American transcendentalist writers. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring new cities and trying new pastry recipes.

Specialties: APA Style, Literature Analysis, Gender/Race, Poetry, History, MLA Style, Art History, Cultural Studies

Bethany Hays (she/her)

Bethany is a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in English. She is an adjunct instructor of English at Pensacola State College where she teaches online developmental writing courses. She hopes to offer a helping hand to anyone who struggles with writing and help them achieve success.

Specialties: APA Style, Literary Analysis, Personal Statements, MLA Style, Multimodal Writing, Nonfiction Writing

Adrianna Johnson (she/they)

Adrianna is a funny, determined, hardworking junior. She spends most of her time writing poetry and journaling.

Specialties: APA Style, MLA Style, Literary Analysis, Poetry Writing, Fiction Writing, Nonfiction, Journalism/AP Style.

Madison Konopka (she/her)

Madison is an incomingjunior with three years of tutor experience. She is a student athlete and plays on Jax State's Women's Volleyball team. Although sports is a big part of her life, she is excited to be involved academically as a tutor.

Specialties: APA Style, MLA Style, Philosophy, Literary Analysis, ESL Tutoring, History, Political Science, Fiction Writing, and Poetry Writing.

Isaac Krueger (he/him)

Isaac is a graduate student majoring in English. He has a bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in creative writing and loves poetry and fiction. Isaac believes that it's possible to make all writing fun and hopes to give all writers a sense of confidence in their writing. In his
free time, he likes to play video games, research random topics that spark his interest, and brainstorm new writing ideas.

Specialties: AP A Style, MLA Style, Literary Analysis, Poetry Writing, and Fiction Writing.

Waddie McGrew Ill (he/him)

Waddie McGrew, III is a graduate student at Jacksonville State University. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in English and is enjoying the journey to graduation.

Specialties: APA Style, Literary Analysis, Gender/Race Studies, History, Fiction Writing, Journalism/AP Style, MLA Style, Art/Art History, Multimodal Writing, Nonfiction Writing

Madelyn Morales (she/her)

Madelyn Morales is gaining her BMA in English. Madelyn is an avid movie buff, and Before Sunrise by Richard Linklater is her favorite film. Madelyn is excited to work with each student and help in improving your writing skills.

Specialties: APA Style, History, Fiction Writing, MLA Style, Art/Art History, Linguistics

Kylee Parker (she/her)

Kylee Parker is a sophomore from Pell City, Alabama She is studying to become an Elementary School teacher. Kylee enjoys sewing, quality time with family and watching movies.

Madalyn Stott (she/her)

Madalyn is an undergraduate social work student. She is passionate about the social sciences and loves all things APA!

Specialties: APA style, literary analysis, political science, professional/technical writing, social work, sociology, systematic literature reviews.

Abbie Tarvin (she/her)

Abbie is a fourth year undergraduate English student. After graduating, she hopes to continue her education by going to a graduate school for a MLIS degree. In her free time, she loves spending time with her friends, going thrifting, and reading romance novels.

Specialties: MLA style, multimodal writing, personal statements, professional/technical writing.

Claudia Williams (she/her)

Claudia is a biology major from Fayetteville, Georgia. She is passionate about combining her interests and is excited to work with students on a variety of writing projects.

Specialties: APA Style, Chicago Style, Philosophy, History, Political Science, Science Writing, MLA Style, Art/Art History, Science Writing