The Writing Center is staffed by faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
Senior Staffers also serve as faculty in the Writing Department teaching a variety of writing courses. The Senior Staff offers a variety of workshops on writing and the teaching of writing to the Loyola community. Graduate students receive training in the theory and practice of peer tutoring at the graduate level. Undergraduate consultants must complete an upper level, three credit course (WR 323) and spend a semester interning in the Writing Center before they begin tutoring.
Helen Hofling
She/Her/Hers Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing, Faculty TutorLanguages: English, Spanish
Degree: MFA, Creative Writing
Dominic Micer
He/Him/His Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing, Faculty TutorLanguages: English
Degree: PhD, Composition and Rhetoric
Favorite Author/Book: Primo Levi, The Periodic Table
Laurence Ross
He/Him/His Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing, Faculty Tutor Languages: English
Degree: MFA, Creative Writing
Favorite Author/Book: Melville, Moby-Dick
Olivia Brown
She/Her/Hers Graduate TutorFrom: Cherry Hill, NJ
Degree Area: Speech-Language Pathology (2024)
Languages: English
Favorite Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Go-to Study Spot: The Writing Center!
Hannah King
She/Her/Hers Graduate TutorFrom: Bermuda
Degree Area: Psychology (PsyD, 2024)
Languages: English
Favorite Authors: Ayn Rand / Viktor Frankel
Go-to Study Spot: Patterson Park
Julia Ayroso
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: New York City
Degree Area: Bio-Chem / Writing (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: Looking for Alaska
Favorite App: GoodReads
Nicole Crawford
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Fairfax, VA
Degree Area: Global Studies/Writing (2024)
Languages: English/Italian
Best Book Ever: Where the Crawdads Sing
Favorite App: Spotify
Aidan Greene
He/Him/His Undergraduate TutorFrom: Boston, MA
Degree Area: Comm/Advertizing/PR (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: The Prophet
Favorite App: Letterboxd
Sophie Hertz
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Ambler, PA
Degree Area: Writing/Comm (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: The Jungle
Favorite App: TikTok
Jacolby Lacy
He/Him/His Undergraduate TutorFrom: Virginia
Degree Area: International Business (2025)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: The Awakening
Favorite App: Instagram
Claire Marino
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Cherry Hill, NJ
Degree Area: Writing/Comm/English (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: Lovely War
Favorite App: GoodReads
Taylor Moyer
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Laurel, MD
Degree Area: Writing/Economics (2025)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: Me Before You
Favorite App: Pintrest
Brandon Nefferdorf
He/Him/His Undergraduate TutorFrom: Baltimore, MD
Degree Area: Psychology/Natural Sciences (2025)
Languages: English, Spanish
Best Book Ever: The Invisible Man
Favorite App: Twitter
Lauren Nowicki
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Baltimore, MD
Degree Area: Speech-Language-Hearing (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: The Outsiders
Favorite App: Snapchat
Smarlyn Ovalles
They/Them Undergraduate TutorFrom: Bronx, NY
Degree Area: Psychology (2024)
Languages: English, Spanish
Best Book Ever: A World of Wonders
Favorite App: Netflix
Olivia Paré
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Farmington, CT
Degree Area: Psychology/Writing (2025)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: The Nightengale
Favorite App: Instagram
Jillian Pursiano
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Mahwah, NJ
Degree Area: Psychology/Philosophy (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: The Nightengale
Favorite App: Instagram
CJ Sommers
He/Him/His Undergraduate TutorFrom: Northhampton, PA
Degree Area: Biology/Psychology/Photography (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: More Happy Than Not
Favorite App: I can't decide!
Aisha Veras
She/Her/Hers Undergraduate TutorFrom: Boston, MA
Degree Area: Sociology (2024)
Languages: English, Spanish
Best Book Ever: If You Come Softly
Favorite App: Pokemon Go
Israel "Izzy" White
He/Him/His Undergraduate TutorFrom: Maryland
Degree Area: Writing/Psychology (2024)
Languages: English
Best Book Ever: Crime and Punishment
Favorite App: Lane Splitter