Writing Center

Meet Our Staff

Our writing tutors are trained to provide general writing feedback and advice to students, regardless of the course content, format, or subject area that students are working with. A number of these tutors also offer specialized services based on their demonstrated proficiency in the subjects they tutor.

Currently, we employ writing tutors with specializations in AP, APA, and Chicago-Turabian styles and formats.

 

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Robin Lawless

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Robin Lawless is from a small town in Northern California called Grass Valley, which is near Lake Tahoe. She is majoring in Psychology and has plans on getting her masters in marriage and family therapy after she graduates. Her favorite things to write about are mental health disorders, as well as body image portrayed in the media.

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Rylee Hjorth

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Rylee Hjorth is a Professional and Technical Writing major from Henderson, Nevada. She’s minoring in Criminology with hopes to be a paralegal someday. She loves writing any sort of fiction with lots of action and adventure.

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Maxine Campbell

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Maxine Campbell is from Hurricane, and she transferred from Utah State University. She is currently a sophomore, majoring in ASL Interpreting with a minor in Creative Writing. She loves playing her guitar, rock climbing, painting, snowboarding, and writing (of course). Her favorite thing to write is poetry about her experiences and observations.

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Nate Thomas

Chicago-Turabian Writing Tutor

About Me

Nate is from Tooele, Utah, and has loved living in St. George and going to school here Utah Tech. He is a history major with an emphasis on the conflicts of the Twentieth Century. After Nate graduates, he wants to try and get a job as a history professor at a decent-sized university and put together a class called the History of Warfare. As such, he really enjoys writing about past events and his interpretations of them. Nate also enjoys writing narratives in the historical fiction genre. Writing helps him to organize his thoughts, and he’s always happy to help someone do the same on their essays and assignments.

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Kendra Lubeck

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Kendra Lubeck is from Woods Cross Utah, and she is majoring in Criminal justice with an emphasis in Criminology and minoring in Psychology. After graduation Kendra plans to take a yearlong break, then go to the police academy and apply for a job at ICAC. Although Kendra Lubeck is a Criminal Justice major, her favorite thing to write is poetry.

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Alyssa Bayles

AP Writing Tutor

About Me

Alyssa is from Delta, Colorado, and is majoring in English with an emphasis in professional and technical writing. After graduation, she plans to pursue a master’s degree and ultimately get a job as an editor. Alyssa’s dream is to eventually become an author. In terms of writing topics, she enjoys writing fiction or editorial pieces because she gets to tell a story.

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Braxton Rasmussen

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Braxton is from central California. He is currently pursuing an Integrated Studies degree in Psychology and ASL with the goal of providing mental health services to both the hearing and the Deaf. Upon completing his bachelor’s degree, Braxton plans on attending graduate school before practicing therapy. His favorite thing to write about is his experiences with people.

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Milo Carter

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Milo is an Art Education major with an English minor. They’re mostly from St. George, though they moved around a lot growing up. After they graduate, they plan on teaching high school art before getting an MFA. Their favorite thing to write is fantasy, though they do actually enjoy writing very long research papers (they’re weird like that).

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Ives Hong

APA/Psychology Writing Tutor

About Me

Ives is an international student from Sai Gon, Viet Nam. He is majoring in Psychology and plans to pursue a doctorate in Clinical Psychology after graduation. Ives likes to write about psychological research and participate in research projects in his free time.

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Kayla Gonzalez

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Kayla is from Ogden, Utah, and she is majoring in marketing with a minor in web design and development. She plans on going into the digital marketing sphere post-graduation but is happy to work in any and every aspect of the business world. Despite going into a major that isn’t known for being writing heavy, she’s learned that writing is central to effective marketing, and how vital writing is no matter what field students plan to go into. Because of this, she’s grown to enjoy writing anything from research papers to fictional stories to marketing plans and is happy to help others do the same.

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Madi Bishop

General Writing Tutor

About Me

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Johana Florian

General Writing Tutor

About Me

Johana Florian, from St. George, Utah, is a Dance major with a minor in Management. She aspires to own her own dance studio and teach. Passionate about writing, she finds poetry to be her favorite form of expression, often drawing from personal experiences. Through both dance and poetry, Johana seeks to inspire and connect with others.

 

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Chasta Martin

Writing Center Co-Coordinator

About Me

Chasta is from sunny St. George, majoring in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school and expand on her love for learning. When she’s not spending time with her husband, she can be found writing, playing musical instruments, or coming up with new hobbies. Although her emphasis is Creative Writing, she enjoys all aspects of writing.

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Madison Foster

Writing Center Co-Coordinator

About Me

Madison is from Chino Valley, Arizona. She is studying dental hygiene, as well as finishing a minor in health care administration. After getting her bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene, she plans to work in a dental office as a dental hygienist. Madison enjoys writing about anything involving human development.

Contact

Robert Gray

Director of Learning Services

Email: rob.gray@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-652-7868

Madison Foster

Writing Center Co-Coordinator

Email: madison.foster@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-879-4733

Chasta Chamberlain

Writing Center Co-Coordinator

Email: chasta.chamberlain@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-879-4733