Joy Langford
Writing Center and
Developmental Labs
Director
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Joy graduated from Abilene Christian University with an MA in English. She focused her studies on the relationship between medieval and postmodern literary theory, tutored in the ACU Writing Center, and then went on to teach Developmental Writing, Composition & Rhetoric as well as Composition & Introduction to Literature for ACU before coming to teach for the English department of Blinn College in 2006. Before her recent invitation to become the Writing Center's new director, Joy also taught Advanced Composition classes for A&M's English Language Institute in the spring and summer of this year. She is thrilled to now be serving Blinn's faculty, Writing Center Consultants/Instructional Assistants, and students by both directing the Writing Center and Developmental Labs and continuing to teach twice a year. |
Claire Cothren
Writing Assistant |
Claire Cothren earned a BA in English from Texas A&M University and an MA in English at the University of Oklahoma. During her three years at OU she served as an English composition instructor and a tutor at the university's writing center. Claire recently returned to her hometown of College Station to begin work on a PhD. She loves reading and discussing other people's writing and looks forward to meeting all future visitors of othe Blinn Writing Center. |
Michael Steele
Writing Assistant |
Michael graduated from Texas A&M University in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree in Communications and Professional Writing. He was also employed by The Battalion, Texas A&M's student-run newspaper, as a sports writer, where he was given the privilage of covering both soccer and football throughout their respective seasons. After being thrusted from his cushy college lifestyle out into the real world, Michael decided to put his love for writing to good use. As a tutor for the Blinn Writing Center, Michael hopes to aid students to become more confident in their writing abilities and to pursue their assignments with creativity and excitement. |
Kristin Cronkhite
Writing Assistant |
Kristin earned a BA in English from Montana State University and is currently working on a M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction at Sam Houston State University. She teaches English at Lamar Alternative High School, and is thrilled to be working with new and former students at the Blinn Writing Center. |
Eric Ellsworth
Writing Assistant
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Eric earned his BA from UT Pan-America where he majored in both English and Political Science. He is a certified English teacher and is currently employed at Lamar Alternative High School. Eric has spent his career making English simple and enjoys helping Blinn students to make their essays stronger. |
Monica
Byrne
Writing Assistant
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Monica Byrne has a BA in English and a Masters Degree in Education from Texas A&M University. She is also certified to teach English Language Arts and Reading in grades 8-12. She taught Freshman English for three years at Texas A&M as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and enjoys helping students become better writers. |
Sara Horton
Writing Assistant |
I earned a BA and an MA in English from Texas A&M University and taught composition courses there for two years after graduation. I'm currently working on a PhD in Philosophy of Education. When not studying, I like to read, run, and bake (but not all at the
same time).
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Kevin Still
Writing Assistant
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Kevin Still graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadephia, Arkansas, with a BSE in Secondary Education and English. He also received a minor in Russian, but now can only count to 25 in a language he has, for the most part, forgotten. Currently, Kevin is working towards a master's degree in literacy instruction from Texas A&M. Being a fan of words himself, Kevin hopes to see students at Blinn realize the power of their own voices through writing. Kevin and his wife Latonya moved to Texas from Kansas City, Missouri. They have many recommendations for good KC bar-b-cue. |
Jason Trevino
Writing Assistant
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Jason graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a dual BA in English Literature and TESOL/Applied Linguistics. While in school, he focused on medieval and early modern literature which led to quite a bit of research in Arthuriana and its contributions to 19th and 20th century notions of white supremacy. Though he should be all Arthur-ed out, this fledgling Arthurian is constantly poked by the spear of destiny at the mention of anything Arthur. For fun he studies the Irish language, writes poetry, and also does "normal" fun stuff. |
Sonya Sawyer
Writing Assistant
Workshop Presenter |
Sonya Sawyer graduated from Harding University in Arkansas with a B.A. in English. She moved to College Station four years ago to begin graduate school at Texas A&M and earned her Master's degree in English in 2003. She is currently working on her PhD in English and teaches Introduction to Literature. Her favorite part of working with students on their writing is helping them develop and strengthen their own voice. |
Jessica Long
Writing Assistant |
Jessica received her BA in Sociology from Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, LA in 2005. She is currently enrolled as a doctoral student in Urban Education at Texas A&M University. The is her first first year as an English tutor for Blinn. She previously served as an English turor at Xavier University for 3 years. After completing her doctoral studies, Jessica would first like to teach English at the high school level. She eventually aspires to become a Curriculum Specialist in English/Language Arts for a public school district. |
Bonnie Schroeder
Writing Assistant
Instructional Assistant
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Bonnie graduated from Sam Houston State University with a B.A. in teaching and a minor in history. She has 32 years of experience teaching in Texas public schools. She declares, "I so love working with reading and writing students. It is very gratifying to watch students obtain knowledge, apply new acquired skills, and achieve success." |
Marty Reed
Writing Assistant
Instructional Assistant
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Marty is a certified English teacher with 13 years of classroom teaching experience as well as 10 years experience working as a dyslexia specialist/academic therapist. Marty has worked in both the Writing Center and the Developmental Labs since the fall of 2005. She is also a mom of four and a grandmother of 6. She most enjoys working with Blinn students and seeing the improvement in their reading and writing skills. |
Ryan Huff
Writing Assistant |
Ryan graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. While an undergraduate, he focused his studies on the creative writing of prose fiction. He also enjoyed a stint as a features writer for Texas A&M's student newspaper, The Battalion. By
working at the writing center, Ryan hopes to help students discover
the power of their ideas and the importance of their writing. |
Bethany Douglass
Writing Assistant |
Bethany graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A. in English Literature and Technical Writing. Over the last few years, she has written intermittently for other people and businesses. But mostly, she has spent her time having/taking care of her 3 little children.
While working at the writing center, Bethany hopes to inspire Blinn students to overcome the anxiety of writing, and to discover their own ability to communicate ideas on paper. |
Kelly Walding
Writing Assistant |
Kelly Walding graduated in May with a BA in History and a minor in Business from Texas A&M University. She focused mainly on Latin American history and has worked in both Spain and the Dominican Republic. She plans to attend graduate school in several years but is
working at Blinn in the interim. She hopes to enable students to become more confident writers and to engage them more deeply in the learning process through her work in the Writing Center. |
Nicole Perkins
Writing Assistant |
Nicole Perkins is currently a READ 0305 and 0306 instructor at Blinn. In 1995 she graduated from OCC with her AA in general education. She graduated in 2003 with her degree in English (creative writing) and minor in film from Texas A&M. In 2005, she graduated with her Masters in Education from Texas A&M. She is certified to teach 8th-12th Reading and English Language Arts and taught at the 11th & 12th high school level. She has been teaching at Blinn for three years and this is her first year working as a writer center consultant. She loves facilitating student learning and engaging her students both in the classroom and the writing center. |
Rosie Banda
Writing Assistant |
Rosie Banda is currently working on her PhD in Higher Education at Texas A&M. She received her M.A. in Higher Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio and has a B.A. in Communications with a concentration in public relations from the University of Texas
at San Antonio as well. Before moving to College Station, Rosie was a middle and high school English teacher and the English coordinator for a charter school district in San Antonio. |
Linda Rice
Writing Assistant
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Linda moved to Aggieland from Austin two and a half years ago. She taught high school special ed and coached softball there. In 1975, she earned a history degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, with teaching and coaching certification. After a few years in the hot Texas sun, working as a greenhouse manager for a county park's department, she entered graduate school at the University of Houston and finished a Master's in 1981 – completing the thesis on a typewriter! Her original goal was to teach in a junior college setting. Now, at Blinn, the first thought has become a reality. Of her three children, one is a Longhorn and one an Aggie, but the family has managed to hold together. She is also a grandma of a soon to be two year-old girl. |
