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From left to right: Julio Alves, Brian Turner, Debra Carney, Holly Davis, Melissa Bagg, Gail Thomas, Mary A. Koncel
Julio Alves is Director of the Center. He has a B.A. in comparative literature and a Ph.D. in applied linguistics, both from Boston University. email: jalves@smith.edu
Debra Carney is a Writing Counselor at the Center, the Mid-Semester Assessment Specialist, and a Lecturer in the English Department. She teaches both expository writing and public speaking courses. Debra also co-designed and teaches in the Writing Program of the Smith College School for Social Work. Additionally, she has provided faculty development and training at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia and in January 09 was a Fulbright Senior Specialist to Cambodia's National Institute of Education. She received her BA and MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Email: dcarney@smith.edu
Holly Davis is a Writing Counselor at the Center and a Lecturer in the English Department. She teaches English 118 Colloquium in Writing. She is the co-author of The Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry, part of the Pearson Longman Short Guide Series. She completed her B.A. in English at Wittenberg University, her M.A. in English at the State University of New York at Albany, and several years of doctoral study in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. email: hdavis@smith.edu
Sara Eddy is a Writing Counselor at the Center and a Lecturer in the English Department. She has a B.A. in English from Connecticut College and a Ph.D in English from Tufts University. email: seddy@smith.edu
Peter Sapira received his B.A in English from San Francisco State University, and his MFA in English from The University of Massachusetts. Before coming to Smith, Peter taught at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Bay Path College, and Manchester Community College. Peter teaches introductory writing courses for English. psapira@smith.edu
Gail Thomas is the Coordinator of Tutorial Services, a program of Master Tutors and Peer Tutors who assist students taking courses at Smith College. A former English teacher she is a learning coach and academic support specialist. She has published two books of poetry, and her work has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies. As an artist educator, Gail conducts private poetry workshops and leads collaborative arts programs in schools, libraries, community centers, and nursing homes. For her hours, call 585-3037. email: gmthomas@smith.edu
Brian Turner is a Writing Counselor at the Center and a Lecturer in the English Department. A published writer and artist, he received his B.A. in English from American International College and his M.F.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. email: bturner@smith.edu
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