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The Writing Center is staffed by experienced teachers and writers from a range of backgrounds, including faculty from the Department of Writing Studies and Intensive English Program, graduate students from the Department of English, and full-time tutors. Our consultants have significant expertise in a variety of areas, including academic writing, science writing, journalism, creative writing, multimodal design, and more. 

April Dawn Mann

Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Director of The Writing Center

(305) 284-2956
April Mann, EdD, is Director of the Writing Center and is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in the Department of Writing Studies. She also provides grant-writing support to the  Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the Miller School of  Medicine. April has been facilitating the College of Arts and...

Nathaniel Deyo

Senior Lecturer

(305) 284-2956
Nathaniel Deyo holds a B.A. in English from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, where he specialized in film and media studies. At UM, he teaches courses in the First Year Writing sequence, coordinates the Dissertation Writing Group, and is currently Assistant Director of the Writing Center. He has also taught...



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