ARC Staff
Holly Shelton, PhD
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Teaching and Research Interests
- Multilingual Writing
- Translingual literacy
- Multimodel composition
Student Consultants
Addie Duncan
Year: Senior
Major: English with a minor in History
Fun Fact: I share a birthday with Harry Potter
Interests: Literature, creative writing, Americana, talking about sociology and theology
Proficiencies: Brainstorming, editing, and draft revision
Sophia Lumsdaine
Year: Junior
Major: History and Political Science with Journalism and Spanish minors
Fun Fact: I learned to drive on a stick shift
Interests: Journalism, international and intercultural issues
Proficiencies: Writing, written organization, and editing
Natalie Gieselman
Year: Junior
Major: Nursing
Interests: My favorite activities are trying new coffee shops (specifically ones at the beach) and watching movies at the AMC! I love to read, bake, binge-watch true crime documentaries, go to sporting events, and spend time with my dogs!
Proficiencies: Anatomy & Physiology is one of my absolute favorite subjects to study! I also love helping with time-management, study strategies, organization, and proofreading & editing essays.
Kate Mack
Year: Junior
Major: Biochemistry and Biology with Pre-Law Track
Fun Fact: I am attempting to train for a marathon
Interests: literature, law, philosophy, science, ethics, criminal justice, and anything related to books in general.
Proficiencies: Editing essays, brainstorming, anything STEM related (within reason), analytical and theoretical writing.
Darian Vertz
Year: Junior
Major: English with a Writing Concentration
Fun Fact: I have danced for 15 years and I'm on the Cheer & Stunt team here at Fox!
Interests: Writing, baking, dancing, stunting
Proficiencies: Writing, editing
Alyssa Schultz
Year: Sophmore
Major: English
Interests: My favorite activities include reading classic and philosophical literature, writing poetry, taking long walks in nature, lying in the sun like a plant, listening to my eclectic music—which is a mix of folk and indie pop—while pondering the introspective, and existential—essentially, I’m a modern-day romantic.
Proficiencies: Writing, editing, proofreading, time management, brainstorming, guidance, and study strategies.
Lucas Drake
Year: Sophmore
Major: Accounting
Fun Fact: I lived in China and Vietnam for six years (half of my life that I remember)!
Interests: I love writing fiction, volunteering at my church, ultimate frisbee, fencing, the Honors Program, theology, and apologetics. I also love traveling, eating, and learning about new cultures!
Proficiencies: Brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing, proofreading, grammar, and planning.
Katie Blair
Year: Sophmore
Major: English
Interests: I love impressionist art, cloud watching, The Cranberries, pondering life while going for long walks, eating oranges while reading mid-20th century novels, and rewatching the same movies over and over again.
Proficiencies: Editing, writing, planning, guidance, and task organization
Avery Duffy
Year: Senior
Major: English Writing, Honors
Fun Fact: I did competitive dance for 15 years before going to college.
Interests: Reading, Writing, Dance, Coffee Craft, Traveling, Nature
Proficiencies: Reading, Writing, Honors course work
Joshua Bost
Year: Junior
Major: Kinesiology with a writing minor
Fun Fact: I wrote a 250-ish page novel when I was 11.
Interests: Human A&P, fitness, injury care, skiing, creative writing, playing guitar, getting lost, and bad music.
Proficiencies: Writing (creative and persuasive), editing (copy and stylistic), time management, problem solving, study strategies for hard sciences.