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Get to Know the Writing Consultants

Writing Center consultants are Wheaton College undergraduate and graduate students. They represent a variety of academic majors and are from diverse backgrounds. All consultants, regardless of major, are trained to engage with student writing across the disciplines. Consultants participate in a selective application process, extensive training at the start of the fall semester, and ongoing training and supervision throughout the year.

Our consultants believe that writing effectively can be a way of serving Christ, and they desire for the Center to be a site of Christian hospitality. They find their work in the Writing Center to be both professionally rewarding and personally meaningful.

Learn a bit more about our consultants by clicking on their photos below to read how they answer the question, "What is writing like for you?"

Cade Acker
Ella Alencar
Julia-Butkus
Allison Chollar
Aaron-Conners-2024
DJ-DeJesus

DJ DeJesus '29

Master’s in Theology, English Literature Major, Spanish Minor

Eliana Dishington 2025
Kenny Donnelly
Mariah Hernandez
Amy-Kraakevik
Frankie Kendziera 2024
Kaitlyn Krug
gracie-lee-2024
Nate Loomer
Mia-Luo
Annie-Martin-2025
Christopher McGoldrick
anna-peters-2026
Abbi Rinkenberger
Brodie Robinson

Brodie Robinson

Graduate Student Consultant
B.A. and M.A. in English Literature and Composition, M.A. in Biblical Exegesis

Ashtin Roy
Dacia Smith 2024
Magnolia Smoak
Karissa Stahl
Aria Tapia
Victoria Vassell
Madeleine-Wentzel
Esther Woodruff
Cissy Zeng
Ana Zuena

Dr. Alison Gibson, Director

Alison Gibson HeadshotDr. Gibson is Senior Lecturer of English and Director of the Writing Center and First-Year Writing at Wheaton College. She teaches courses in American literature, drama, dramaturgy, and First-Year Writing. She is the director of the First-Year Writing Student Conference and the Jameson Essay Contest, which recognizes outstanding undergraduate student writing. She has presented her research on hospitable writing pedagogy at multiple academic conferences, and she is a member of the International Writing Centers Association and the Midwest Writing Centers Association.

She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in English at the University of Virginia and her B.A. in English at Wofford College.

For Dr. Gibson, writing is like "welcoming a stranger to join you for your favorite meal."

Interested in becoming a Writing Center consultant?

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. New consultants are hired at the end of each semester. Send completed applications to Alison Gibson at alison.gibson@wheaton.edu.