Vision Statement
The GWC is committed to providing equitable access to writing resources and seeks to address the needs of our community regardless of ability, native language, country of origin, as well as the myriad commitments of students pursuing graduate study in a city like New York. As a Center, we are committed to growth and foresee our community expanding to one that incorporates a range of academic resources beyond writing, and more online resources that further our goal of equitable access and self-directed learning.
About Our Staff
The GWC staff is comprised of an Assistant Director, numerous Writing Fellows, the majority of whom are completing their doctoral work, and Communication Assistants. To learn more about our staff, consult their short biographies posted below:
Meredith (she/her)
Assistant Director, Graduate Student Life & Development
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Meredith Schuman (she/her) has an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College, where she studied Poetry with Allen Ginsberg and Lou Asekoff. Her work has been published in several small literary journals including Mudfish and B City. She has a BA in Theater from Binghamton University and spent a semester at The Imperial College of London. She was an English Instructor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering for many years and served as Graduate ESL Program Director. Her experience includes teaching literature, expository and creative writing, and public speaking in various schools and centers, with a focus on adult ESL populations. She is an avid photographer, enthusiastic theater-goer, BBC binger, and obsessive knitter.
Emma (she/her)
GWC Assistant
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Emma (she/her) is a masters student in the School Psychology program. She received her undergraduate degree from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, where she studied Psychology, with minors in Criminal Justice and Spanish. She worked as a Writing Tutor and a Peer Mentor at Roger Williams University. Emma coached a community volleyball team and played intramural volleyball as an undergraduate. She is a big concert-goer, enjoys reading Fantasy and some Romance, spending time with family and friends and traveling. Her favorite trip was to Iceland last summer!
Edith (she/her)
Writing Fellow
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TC is where Edith fell head over heels in love with teaching ten years ago, and she is beyond stoked to be back on the TC campus pursuing her lifelong dream of a Ph.D. in English Education! Her research is focused on teacher education and mentorship. For Edith, the pursuit of education is not only a lifelong passion, but the beacon that guides every aspect of her life. It is the value that pulled her from a crumbling communist Transylvanian orphanage in 1991 and opened an incredible myriad of global opportunities.
Edith received her BA in Psychology and English from the University of Connecticut, MAT in Secondary English from Sacred Heart University, and MA from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has been honored with National Writing Project, Pulitzer Center, and Hawai’i State teacher fellowships, as well as a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms honorarium that merged local pedagogy, policy, and practice with global travel to explore indigenous approaches to education. She is National Board Certified and has loved her fifteen years of public high school and community college English teaching. When her nose is not in a book, Edith loves to be active; she is especially fond of pilates, kitesurfing, skiing, road biking, spending time with her beloved two daughters, and surfing with her service dog Hemingway (yes, he surfs).
Kelly (she/her)
Writing Fellow
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Joel (he/him)
Writing Fellow
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Joel (he/him) is studying an EdM in Language Use through the Applied Linguistics program at Teachers College. Before coming to TC he was a full-time proofreader for six years, specializing in technical language as part of a contract with the U.S. Patent Office. He has earned a BA from New York University in Linguistics, with minors in Music and Creative Writing, and an MA in Linguistics from the University of Hong Kong, writing a dissertation to document an endangered dialect of Cantonese. Overall he has lived overseas for 2 ½ years.
Joel is still defining his research interests and is usually happy to talk about working papers or presentations. He enjoys attending events through his department on conversation analysis and participating in the language and technology working group. He always recommends to work with the communities where you belong. On that note, he is also involved with planning events through QueerTC, the LGBTQ+ affinity group on campus. For fun, Joel plays video games, explores coffee shops around the city, and sings in local piano bars. His areas of specialization include technical aspects of writing like grammar and structure, voice, and style — plus he owns a copy of the APA manual!
Neha (she/her)
Writing Fellow
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Neha (she/her) is a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a Zankel Fellow and works with TCCS, providing math intervention across various grades, especially grades 7 and 8. She worked as a research assistant to the vice dean of teacher education, assisting in conducting a literature review on professional development schools. In the past year, she was a research assistant on a project focused on Civil Rights History in New York. Her primary role was to conduct a literature review on disability history in New York. Her expertise includes: writing an IRB, writing literature reviews, conducting interviews, coding qualitative data, and data analysis. She has taught over ten master's and undergraduate-level courses on inclusive education and disability at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, she has taught in-person, remote, and hybrid courses at the higher education level. Neha is a special educator from India who works with students with disabilities and advocates for the whole-class approach to teaching and learning. She incorporates her experiences and perspective from the Indian context in her work as a researcher and educator in the US. As a bilingual learner, she is passionate about working with teachers to create an inclusive space for bilingual learning with and without disabilities. In her free time, Neha likes to paint, try new recipes, and watch movies in different languages (with subtitles, of course!). You will also find Neha sleeping in till 10 am on the weekend and enjoying a hot cup of filter coffee while some old 80's music plays in the background!
Pavita (She/Her)
Writing Fellow
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