Writing Center Staff

Assistant Dean of Academic Services: Dr. Dominique Clayton

LIBR B04A • 502.272.8453 • dclayton@bellarmine.edu

Dr. Dominique Clayton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Beloit College and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies, specializing in social and cultural foundations of education and writing studies, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Clayton’s interests include studying the ways in which African American English speakers navigate school spaces, the racialization of language practices and language ideologies, the identity development of college students as writers, underrepresented student schooling experiences and critical race theory.

Student Program Coordinators (SPCs)

Ariana Alvarado

• Majors: English
• Minors: Creative Writing, Theology 
• Favorite Book: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 
• Strengths in Writing:  I love research, persuasive/argumentative writing, and creative writing. In working with students, I aim to help them identify their points and convey them in a way that is clear, concise, and enjoyable to read.

Nicola Peck

• Majors: Theology and Religious Studies
• Minor: Interfaith and Ecumenical Studies 
• Favorite Book:The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• Strengths in Writing: I really enjoy using writing as a form of reflection. Whether I am contemplating on my own life or observing phenomena in the world, writing, in its many forms, provides me the opportunity to process and make sense of my reality in a life-changing way. Whether I am writing a research paper that synthesizes the ideas of others or composing a free-form poem, writing has given me a power unlike any other to unlock the deepest parts of myself.

Writing Coaches

Alyssa Kilroy

• Majors: English and Secondary Education
• Favorite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• Strengths in Writing:  I love helping with all forms of writing and am a great resource for getting started – figuring out how to write to a prompt, grammar, standard formatting, sentence & paragraph organization, when and how to use different tones (formal/professional, informal, etc.), and more. I particularly specialize in outlining, brainstorming/planning, thesis creation, critical literary and contextual analysis, and developing or understanding arguments. If you need help with any essays, term papers, personal reflections or responses, particularly if analysis or synthesis of ideas is involved – I’ve got you!

Anna Heilers 

• Majors: English and Secondary Education
• Favorite Book: Emma by Jane Austen
• Strengths in Writing: I'm a good person to talk to if you're having organizational issues, are still in the process of formulating a paper, or have gotten halfway through and feel like it's just not clicking for you! I most like to work on creative pieces (especially short stories, plays, and personal essays) and literary analyses.

Claire Parker

• Majors: Sociology & Philosophy 
• Minor:  Women's and Gender Studies & Psychology

Kel Proctor 

• Major: English 
• Minor: Creative Writing 
• Favorite Book: The Novice by Taran Matharu
• Strengths in Writing: Creative writing, research papers, organization

Lauren Berck

• Major: Psychology & Sociology
• Minor: Communication

Logan Funderburg 

• Majors: English
• Minor: Creative Writing 
• Outside of scribbling on pages, he loves to run, ride his bike, or get coffee from a shop near by. You can find him all around campus going for one of his walks or standing hunched over a desk writing his next poem

   

Nichole Sheridan 

• Major: Undeclared      
• Favorite Book: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
• Strengths in Writing: While I love getting into the flow of writing, I believe that it is important to also focus on the preliminary stages of writing such as brainstorming, researching, and outlining. Having a plan for any given paper or writing project makes completing it that much easier. I also believe that diction is just as vital as the heart of any work. Besides scholarly essays, I enjoy working on creative writing such as poems and short stories!

Riley Goff

• Major: Criminal Justice Studies and Political Science  
• Favorite Book: Chaos Walking - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
• Strengths in Writing:  I enjoy writing research papers and creating outlines for any type of writing. I also enjoy creating a thesis statement and formulating the paper organization around it.