Meet Our Peer Tutors
Welcome to our peer tutor bio page for Writing Services. Please read on to find out more about our great team of peer tutors. Our peer tutors work with U of A undergraduate students across disciplines. To book an appointment, please see our booking page.
Rachel (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in anthropology. She is researching lead exposure in ancient Greeks through analysis of bones and teeth from the Roman period. Rachel loves writing and would be happy to help you with your class writing assignments, research pieces, application statements, and more during any stage of the writing process, whether that be brainstorming, outlining, writing, or polishing.
Yaghma is a PhD student in the Department of English and Film Studies. She has experience working with English language learners and has also worked as a Teaching Assistant at EFS here at the UofA. She would be happy to help you with your writing, whether you’re brainstorming for an upcoming assignment or hoping to get feedback on a completed draft.
Sam (they) graduated with a Bachelor of Education, majoring in Biology and minoring in English Language Arts. After working as a public school educator, Sam is now continuing their own education as an after-degree student; currently, their major is Psychology and their minor is Women and Gender Studies (WGS). Sam is passionate about exploring new ideas together and finding effective strategies to highlight writers' strengths. Sam enjoys making art, teaching science with Legos, and spending time with their two cats. They are looking forward to working with you!
Julia is a graduate student in Canadian history with a BA in English, drama and French. She is interested in women’s history, writing studies, and gender studies and enjoys working with students from all disciplines on clarity, concision, and organization in their writing. She understands that developing your writing skills is a lifelong process, and looks forward to supporting other writers at every point in their development. Outside of the writing centre, Julia can be found reading, performing, or petting cats.
Charis is a graduate student in English and Film Studies focused on Children's Literature.
Anindita has completed her M.A in English from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has presented her research on various platforms including Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of Southern California, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Her research interests span across Post-war Literature and Philosophy, the Holocaust, Twentieth-Century European and East European Literature, and Classical Reception Studies. In her doctoral dissertation, she is working Lamentations in Holocaust Literature. She is also a poet, and her first book of poems 'Nothing and Variations' (Hawakal Publishers) appeared in 2022 and have been featured as the top ten young Indian voices.
Andy is a graduate student studying digital humanities and library information sciences. His favourite drink is bottomless diner coffee and he believes in em dash superiority.
My name is Aon and my pronouns are they/them. I am a graduate student in the English Department at the University of Alberta, and I love reading all sorts of writings - creative, academic, scientific, etc. I am excited to work with students on their writing and assignments.