Meet Our Writing Program & Center Team
If you have any questions or requests for the Writing Program & Center, please email the team at Rubrics@unf.edu
- Writing Program Administrators
- Writing Program & Center Faculty
- Writing Program & Center Staff
- Writing Program & Center Graduate Assistants
- Writing Program & Center Consultants
Writing Program Administrators |
![]() Linda HowellDirector, Writing Program & Center
Linda is a native New Yorker who has adopted Florida as her home for many years now. When she is not directing the program and center, she teaches and researches writing pedagogy, first year writing, and fan and media studies. Her area of research is plagiarism and digital literacies. On her down time, she likes to watch food competition shows, movies, and produce fan fiction and fan videos. She is the momma to two beautiful orange tabbies, Sam and Dean. And yes, those names are inspired by Supernatural. ![]() David MacKinnonDirector, Writing Center
David is foremost a husband and father. Having earned his B.A. (2005) and M.A. (2008) in English at UNF, he recently completed his doctorate in educational leadership studying the roles of professional development in faculty job satisfaction and teaching self-efficacy. When he is not in the classroom or the writing center, he and his family are exploring the world. |
Writing Program & Center Faculty |
![]() Mikayla BeaudrieAssociate Instructor, Department of English
Mikayla is the Writing Program & Center's resident Michigander who primarily teaches courses in technical communication and STEM writing. She obtained her B.S. in English from Eastern Michigan University in 2013 and M.A. in English from the University of Florida in 2015. Her research interests include African-American Rhetoric, critical pedagogy, the Gothic, hip-hop culture, and how the aforementioned intertwine. She's currently hiking her way through Duval County, but will take a break to talk about your dog, cat, or other household pet. ![]() Ash FaulknerAssociate Instructor, Department of English
Professional Communication, Business Writing, Academic Integrity Ash is an Osprey, with a B.A. from UNF (1998) and an M.A. (2003). He enjoyed a side-trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains to get his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia (2012), but home is St. Augustine. Ash teaches professional communication. He enjoys seeing students find careers they love (and escape careers they don't). He is probably in his office. If not, he is on a boat.
![]() Kadesh LauridsenAssociate Instructor, Department of English
Kadesh loves being a part of UNF and the UNF Writing Program family. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of North Florida (2000), and her Master of Arts in English (2006) and PhD in English (2012) from the University of Florida. She teaches first year writing, directs the Writing Intensive Orientation Session (WIOS) program prior to each fall, and co-coordinates the First Forward LLC. Her interests include Jane Austen and women's writing of the long eighteenth century. When away from UNF, she enjoys life with her fabulous fiance and two equally fabulous children. ![]() Maureen McCluskeyInstructor
Maureen McCluskey, Ed.D., is an Instructor with the Department of English, the Director for UNF Shakespeare, and the Advisor for UNF’s Musical Theatre Club, Swoop Troupe. Maureen has worked on numerous Broadway and Florida theatrical productions, most recently with The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway, and the Tony-Award winning revival of The King and I at Lincoln Center. She has appeared as a named and segmented guest on The Today Show and The Better Show. Maureen has completed work for The CBS Morning Show, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, The Tony Awards, Law and Order, The Lifetime Channel, Johnson & Johnson, Canon, Vogue, All You, L’Oreal, Boardwalk Empire, Derek Jeter, Sharon Isbin, and several others. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors’ Equity Association, Local 764, SAG Foundation, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Maureen is committed to students’ success both inside traditional coursework and outside artistic and community-based endeavors and has made significant contributions to active learning and inclusion within the performing arts, visual arts, interdisciplinary endeavors, student government, and leadership. ![]() Dorsey OlbrichInstructor
![]() Paige PerezInstructor, Department of English
Professional and Public Writing, Editing, Spinnaker Outreach, Internships
![]() Sara SteffenInstructor
![]() Jennie ZieglerAssociate Instructor, Department of English
First Year Experience (Osprey Connections), Community-Based and Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Nonfiction Writing, Discipline-Based Writing Jennie Ziegler is an Associate Instructor in the Writing Program and English Department and the Co-Curricular Coordinator for Osprey Connections, a First Year Experience here at UNF. She teaches a broad spectrum of coursework that includes grant writing, creative writing, nonfiction, reading advocacy classes, first-year writing, and children’s and adolescent literature. She earned her B.A. in International Studies and English at The Ohio State University and earned her Nonfiction Writing M.F.A. from the University of Arizona. She is passionate about experiential learning as well as community-based outreach and has worked with a number of community partners in her courses, including Communities in Schools of Jacksonville, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, and the Florida Institute of Oceanography, among others. |
Writing Program & Center Staff |
![]() Holly AdamsInstruction Support Coordinator
Writing Center Support, Supplemental Instruction, Campus Outreach, Event Coordination
![]() Farrah MuntzInstruction Support Coordinator
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Writing Program & Center Graduate Assistants |
![]() Ronald FordhamFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
Services: In-Person & Online Availability Creative Writing, First Year Writing, Graduate Student Support, Languages & Literature Rhonnie is from a small town in Georgia and is glad to now be a part of the UNF family. He graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English from Georgia Southwestern State University before joining UNF's M.A. program. Rhonnie is also a published author and when he is not over at the writing center, he is either working on his latest horror novel or visiting a weird tourist attraction somewhere in the southeast. ![]() Rebekah GoodrichFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
![]() Juliette GuidoFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
![]() Rebecca HallFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
![]() Kaylee KlostermanFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
![]() Samantha MordenFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
![]() Stephen ShambachFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
![]() Joshua SmithFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
![]() Brooke WootenFirst-year Graduate Assistant, Department of English
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Writing Program & Center Consultants |
![]() Allison ArcheyWriting Center Consultant
![]() Jyl BeanWriting Center Consultant
![]() Chastity BlythwoodWriting Center Consultant
![]() Janson CobiellaWriting Center Consultant
![]() Hadley HendrixWriting Center Consultant
![]() Mak JohnsonWriting Center Consultant
![]() Camila PorfilioWriting Center Consultant
![]() Anna SalvaggioWriting Center Consultant
Anna is a UNF alumni with her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a minor in Professional and Public Writing. She has worked for with the Writing Center since 2021 and is currently learning what it means to not be a student while expanding her professional repertoire. When she is not distracting other consultants, you can find Anna flying through fantasy novels, experimenting in the kitchen, or showing someone yet another picture of her rude, but cute, cat. ![]() Bradley SegarraWriting Center Consultant
![]() Alex SimpsonWriting Center Consultant
![]() Nate SugdenWriting Center Consultant
![]() Khloe TrainerWriting Center Consultant
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