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WRC Tutor Biographies


Photo of Paul Doan
Major: English
Lead Peer Tutor


Professional Interests: 16th-17th Century British Literature, Freshman Composition. Paula's personal interests include spending time with her family, attending rock concerts, watching pro wrestling, and finding bargains in upscale resale shops. She collects early 20th century advertisements as art and wants to learn more about American antique furniture.

 



Photograph of Jeffery Downs
Humanties Major/English Minor

Jeffery Downs is in his last semester at UHD. He also has a background in Theatre and public speaking, having been onstage and speaking before audiences since he was five years old. He is a feature writer for a small Houston arts and entertainment newspaper, a former contributor for Outsmart magazine, a fanatic journaler, an avid reader and an activist in community affairs. He is the Writing Associate for Professor Gilbert's English 2314, British Literature.

 



Photograph of Toya Mares
Major: English
Writing Associate for Dr. John Hudson


Interests: Cultural Studies, American Lit-Harlem Renaissance Recipient: Red Rose Scholarship for 2011-2012. Member of Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Sigma Tau.

 



Major: English
Writing Associate for Dr. JoAnn Pavletich


"My career aspirations include publishing a collection of poetry, publishing fictional novels (one of which I am working on right now), and teaching at the university level in Ancient World Literature and Creative Writing. I enjoy going to the Fine Arts Museum and embracing my book-worm side by hanging out in the Books - A - Million book store and checking out the new book releases as well as researching in fields such as Psychology, History, and the Sciences. I enjoy meeting people from diverse backgrounds and learning about new cultures. I used to be an ESL student, so I particularly relate to those who speak English as a second language. I love teaching and helping people to better understand subjects; I love learning and want to inspire others to love it too! (I know, if you look up geek, you'll see my picture)".




Major: History
Minor: International Politics
Writing Associate for Dr. Paul Fortunato


Organizations: Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Mu; Honors/Awards: UHD Outstanding History Student 2011-2012




Major: EC-6 Bilingual Education
Writing Associate for Dr. Sucheta Choudhuri


Professional Interests: Spanish, Korean, Freshman Composition, ESL, Elementary Education Jeannette's personal interests include reading, watching old movies, going to the opera, and spending time with friends and family. She has traveled extensively and loves to learn new languages. The languages that she would like to conquer next are Italian and Portuguese.




Major: Criminal Justice
Writing Associate for: Dr. Rich Ogle


Professional Interests: Psychology, Writing Associate for Dr. Richard Ogle.
Personal Interests: Autumn's main activities include eating, spending time with family, shopping, running, drawing, eating, cooking, traveling and watching cartoons and horror movies. She also enjoys sleeping and fishing.


Photograph of tutor  Jacob Reyna as a child sitting in a recliner
Major: Philosophy

 Jacob, who practically lives at UHD, enjoys a good joke and has yet to run out of reasons to laugh. You've probably seen him briskly walking through the main hallway or playing pool in Student Activities. When not bustling through the daily crowd of UHDers, he can usually be found eating tasty food, reading books, or tilting at windmills.

 


Crystal Rodriguez
Major: English
Writing Associate for Dr. Cara Murray and Dr. Robin Davidson


Writing is my passion and pleasure. I love learning and I particularly love to learn new words. I am a Writing Tutor and a Writing Associate. I love to help people write and I enjoy reading. My favorite book of ALL time is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. I am also interested in Literary Theory, Feminist Theory, British Literature, Horror Fiction, and of course Science Fiction.



Black and white photograph of Elizabeth Tuma
Major: English

Elizabeth is a lifetime college student, avid musician, and super-awesome-coffee-fixer-upper-person. Her hobbies include heritage cooking, German and Korean language studies, classic film, and chasing her toddler.


 



Major: Psychology
Writing Associate for: Dagmar Scharold

Interests: I treasure family and enjoy spending quality family time. I also enjoy horseback riding, painting, and playing the bass as relaxation.



 

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