Writing Center Staff

Assistant Dean of Academic Services: Dr. Dominique Clayton

LIBR B04A • 502.272.8453 • dclayton@bellarmine.edu

Dr. Dominique Clayton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Beloit College and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies, specializing in social and cultural foundations of education and writing studies, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Clayton’s interests include studying the ways in which African American English speakers navigate school spaces, the racialization of language practices and language ideologies, the identity development of college students as writers, underrepresented student schooling experiences and critical race theory.

Writing Coaches

Alyssa Kilroy

• Majors: English and Secondary Education
• Favorite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• Strengths in Writing:  I love helping with all forms of writing and am a great resource for getting started – figuring out how to write to a prompt, grammar, standard formatting, sentence & paragraph organization, when and how to use different tones (formal/professional, informal, etc.), and more. I particularly specialize in outlining, brainstorming/planning, thesis creation, critical literary and contextual analysis, and developing or understanding arguments. If you need help with any essays, term papers, personal reflections or responses, particularly if analysis or synthesis of ideas is involved – I’ve got you!

Anna Heilers 

• Majors: English and Secondary Education
• Favorite Book: Emma by Jane Austen
• Strengths in Writing: I'm a good person to talk to if you're having organizational issues, are still in the process of formulating a paper, or have gotten halfway through and feel like it's just not clicking for you! I most like to work on creative pieces (especially short stories, plays, and personal essays) and literary analyses.

Claire Parker

• Majors: Sociology & Philosophy 
• Minor:  Women's and Gender Studies & Psychology

Kel Proctor 

• Major: English 
• Minor: Creative Writing 
• Favorite Book: The Novice by Taran Matharu
• Strengths in Writing: Creative writing, research papers, organization

Nichole Sheridan 

• Major: Undeclared      
• Favorite Book: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
• Strengths in Writing: While I love getting into the flow of writing, I believe that it is important to also focus on the preliminary stages of writing such as brainstorming, researching, and outlining. Having a plan for any given paper or writing project makes completing it that much easier. I also believe that diction is just as vital as the heart of any work. Besides scholarly essays, I enjoy working on creative writing such as poems and short stories!

Riley Goff

• Major: Criminal Justice Studies and Political Science  
• Favorite Book: Chaos Walking - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
• Strengths in Writing:  I enjoy writing research papers and creating outlines for any type of writing. I also enjoy creating a thesis statement and formulating the paper organization around it.