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Melanie Cashin Bio
Director for Academic Support Center
Phone: 507 222 5998
Email: mcashin@carleton.edu
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Kristen Vogel Bio
Assistant Director of the Writing Center and Coordinator of Multilingual Writing Support
Office: Gould Library 420C
Phone: 507 222 4015
Email: kvogel@carleton.edu
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Erik Warren Bio
Program Assistant, Academic Support Center
Office: Gould Library 420A
Phone: 507 222 4027
Email: ewarren@carleton.edu

Writing Consultants

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Zaara Anwar ’27
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Peter Berganross ’26
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Micah Brown ’27
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Hometown: San Francisco, California

Major: Undeclared

Specialties: I love all parts of the writing process, but structural editing and brainstorming are my favorites.

Fun Fact: I hate coffee but will kill for a good London Fog.

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Ilan Carter ’25
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Cara Doud ’27
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Hometown: Hong Kong

Major: Political Science and International Relations & Economics

Specialties: I love to talk through ideas with writers in the planning and outlining stage, in any discipline. I’m also available as a Speech Coach.

Fun Fact: My favorite book is To Live by Yu Hua.

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Sofia Durdag ’25
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Lillie Geil ’26
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Hometown: Edmonds, Washington

Major: English

Minor: Creative Writing

Specialties: I really enjoy helping writers with analysis papers, particularly literature papers. Some of my favorite things to work on are quote integration and concision. I’m also available as a Speech Coach.

Fun Fact: I’ve never read the Great Gatsby and I don’t really know what it’s about.

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Alice Handelman ’27
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Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Major: English

Minor: Religion

Specialties: I love to help writers with english and religion papers as well as biology lab reports! I am knowledgeable in Chicago Style, MLA, and APA citations.

Fun Fact: One of my favorite authors ever is Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Olivia Ho ’25
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Hometown: San Diego, California

Major: English and American Studies

Specialties: Though I’m interested in every paper that comes in to the Writing Center, I particularly like to help writers working on assignments for interdisciplinary classes. I am very experienced with all of the Gould Library resources and I always enjoy working on research projects with writers.

Fun Fact: As a California girl at heart, my favorite authors are Eve Babitz and Joan Didion — they might have loathed with each other, but I love ’em both!

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William Johnston ’25
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Arthur Koenig ’25
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Manoka Kozaki ’26
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Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Major: Political Science and International Relations

Minor: Public Policy

Specialties: I love to help writers with social science, particularly political science papers, but all are welcome! I am also available as a Speech Coach.

Fun Fact: I have been doing classical ballet for 18 years.

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Grace Malooly ’25
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Gitanjali Matthes ’25
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Zoe McDaniel ’27
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Alek Pochan ’26
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Hometown: Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Major: Religion

Minor: Piano Performance

Specialties: I especially enjoy helping with thesis-driven papers in the humanities. I love when I can help a writer pinpoint what exactly their argument is and how it differs from what exists in their sources or in other papers.

Fun Fact: My favorite children’s book is “Yummy Yucky.” Its use of color is especially effective.

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Leander Quiroz ’27
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Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

Major: Biology

Minor: Biochemistry

Specialties: I love to help writers work on science, film, and philosophy based papers! I am well versed in Chicago and APA Style Citations.

Fun Fact: My favorite snack is sunflower seeds.

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Elinor Rees-Hill ’25
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Hometown: Berkeley, California

Major: English

Minor: Biochemistry

Specialties: I love helping writers explain their fascinating ideas more clearly! It can be hard to get everything we’re thinking on the page, but I find that talking through it with someone else helps me figure out what I haven’t yet made clear.

Fun Fact: I think body horror is the most underrated genre of literature.

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Joella Shearer ’26
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Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Major: History & Cinema and Media Studies

Minor: Digital Arts and Humanities

Specialties: I love working with humanities papers, and especially diving into theses and evidence! I’ve also spent a lot of time working in Chicago-style citations and am happy to help with any and all bibliographic concerns.

Fun Fact: I have a 4+ year streak on Duolingo, which I think I’ll have to keep going for the rest of my life, for fear of the Duolingo owl.

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Austin Skoda ’25
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Hometown: Farmington, Minnesota

Major: Religion

Minor: History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and German

Specialties: I am most experienced with Chicago Style citation, but have used MLA a bit as well. I enjoy working with humanities papers the most, especially History, English, and Religion.

Fun Fact: My favorite TV show theme song happens to be for my favorite show: Succession.

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Iris Steiner-Manning ’26
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Sophia Thompson ’27
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Hometown: Highland, Utah

Major: Sociology and Anthropology

Minor: Music Performance

Specialties: I love to talk through ideas and make outlines!

Fun Fact: I’m currently rewatching Grey’s Anatomy for the third time…

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Katharine Tilson ’25
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Hometown: New York City, New York

Major: Political Science

Minor:Educational Studies and Public Policy

Specialties: I love to help writers with papers from the social science or humanities disciplines! I am also experienced in helping with personal statements or application materials.

Fun Fact: My favorite type of book is one where the narrator switches around but all of the characters are connected in some way.

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Kate Ulrich ’25
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Hometown: Waconia, Minnesota

Major: Chemistry

Minor: Spanish

Specialties: I love working with students at any stage of the writing process. I especially enjoy discussing brainstorming strategies! I’m also available as a Speech Coach.

Fun Fact: My favorite book is Anxious People — go read it!

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Lexi Wallace ’26
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Hometown: Orange, California

Major: Russian & Sociology and Anthropology

Specialties: I love to work with writers on any material that examines any cultural or societal product. Don’t ever worry about having “enough” material to bring to the WC: we will make it work, even if you’ve only got a single thought in your brain!

Fun Fact: My favorite non-dairy “milk” is oat, but I prefer to call it “oat juice” because it is technically not milk!

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Cordelia Whitman ’27
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Colin Will ’27
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Gould Library 420
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Northfield, MN 55057
Director: Melanie Cashin
Program Assistant: Erik Warren
Assistant Director: Kristen Vogel
Email: mcashin@carleton.edu
Phone: 5072225998
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This page was last updated on 19 March 2025
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