Katherine H.

Tutor, Ott Memorial Writing Center

Tutoring Expertise and Passion 

My name is Katherine. The pronouns I prefer to use are she/her/hers. I am studying Writing Intensive English.

This is my second year at Marquette. The writers I like best are Laini Taylor, Megan Whalen Turner, and L. M. Montgomery, and my favorite genres to write are literary analyses and creative writing. As a tutor I like to work on literary and rhetorical analyses.

Citation Expertise 

APA and MLA

Statement of Philosophy

The writing center is here to help students succeed and become better writers, and in my tutoring I will do my best to put that into process. Meeting with a tutor is not a guarantee of a better grade, but I will try to prioritize each writer’s concerns and help them succeed. The Ott should be a place where all students are welcome, where we can respond to each writer’s individual needs and respect each person’s identity. In my conferences, I try to implement this by being flexible and accommodating writers however I can. Individuality and diversity brings strength to our writing center and to writing in general.I also value the process of writing. Every writer has room to improve, but there are no “bad writers.” It’s okay to struggle with the process of writing—it’s a difficult skill that only gets easier with practice. In my conferences, I hope to help writers value wherever they are at in the writing process like I try to do in my own writing. Every “bad” draft is another step closer to a final product that you are satisfied with. My hope is that every writer who leaves the Ott does so with increased confidence, with concrete ideas of how to revise their writing, and with pride in the work they are doing.

Goals

  •  Improve my ability to work effectively with graduate students and writers in unfamiliar disciplines.
  • Make writers feel welcome and valued in the Ott by treating each person with kindness, flexibility, and respect. 
  • Help create a more inclusive campus through my work with WRITE Fellows.