Writing Center Staff

The Clark University Writing Center has a Director and a staff of graduate Writing Consultants who are described below.

Director of the Writing Program and Writing Center

Jennifer Plante

This is Jen’s ninth year at Clark University.  During her time at Clark, Jen has taught a variety of courses, including Expository Writing, Introduction to Literature, Writing: The Beats (a course that studies texts from Beat Generation writers), and she has taught Continuing Education courses in both literature and film. 

Jen comes to this position with a lengthy history in the Worcester area.  She graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Humanities; after working as a technical writer in the area, Jen decided to pursue a graduate degree in English from Clark University.  Since earning her degree, Jen has been teaching composition and literature courses at several Worcester area colleges.

Jen also works with local authors, doing freelance editing and creating indexes for scholarly texts. 

Graduate Writing Consultants

David Meuser

David Meuser joined The Writing Center in the fall of 2005. He is a graduate student of International Development in the International Development, Community, and Environment program. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in Political Science, Dave also maintains a deep affection for fiction, poetry, and philosophical literature. After working and traveling the world for twelve years as a courier with Federal Express, he has returned to graduate study to pursue his interests in issues of global equity and social justice.
 

Erin Diaz

Erin Diaz is a second year graduate student in the International Development and Social Change program. She majored in Spanish in her undergraduate work at Gordon College, where she worked as a writing tutor, and was warmly welcomed into Boston’s Latino community as a ‘confused gringa’ in the process. For the past few years, she has worked in community organizing around immigration reform, served as an interpreter, and coordinated English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages and Spanish computer literacy classes. She loves traveling, sports, and creative writing.

Andrew Shurtleff

Andrew Shurtleff joined The Writing Center in the fall of 2009. He is a fifth year graduate student of Professional Communication focusing on Cross Cultural Conflict Management, Intercultural Communication, Communication Theory, Mediation, and Negotiation. A graduate of Clark University in Psychology and Peace Studies, Andrew seeks to apply his undergraduate background in his pursuit of a career in International Law and Negotiation after completing his Master’s degree. Andrew has traveled extensively in fifteen countries, studied abroad in Germany, Australia, and Scotland, published a short novel in the summer of 2008, and maintains an active role in various facets of Clark life. 

 

Keen Hahn

 

Rachel Ross

Rachel Ross is an accelerated masters student in the Community Development and Planning program. She completed her undergraduate degree at Clark with a major in Government and International Relations and a concentration in Urban Development and Social Change. Academically, Rachel is interested in historic preservation and redevelopment as a tool for community and economic development. She sees writing as a long-term growth process and knows from experience that improvement only comes from time and practice.