Faculty consultants work with students and alumni who are writing personal statements for post-graduate opportunities such as graduate school, health professions, law school, or post-graduate fellowships. Our Faculty Consultants are also available to meet with graduate students to discuss academic success skills.

Current students and alumni wishing to make a 50-minute appointment with one of the CWL faculty consultants may make an appointment by:

  1. calling us at 253.879.3404
  2. emailing us at cwlappointments@pugetsound.edu
  3. stopping by Howarth 105
  4. [current students only] making an appointment directly on WCOnline.

Please note that students and alums are limited to 4 faculty consultant appointments a semester.

 

Laura Krughoff, Associate Professor of English, Director of Queer Studies Program

Pronouns: she/her/hers

My training is in fiction writing and English literature. In the English department I teach mostly creative writing courses, and in Gender & Queer Studies I teach our thesis class and collaborate with colleagues across campus to offer interdisciplinary deep dives into topics ranging from reproductive justice to how chemistry and gender identity might intersect. We don't just write to express what we believe, think, or know; we write to discover what we believe, think, and know. I enjoy helping students find their voice and speak their truth through the drafting and revision process. 
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Ariela Tubert, Professor of Philosophy

Pronouns: she/her/hers

My training is in philosophy. My research focuses on how we make decisions, including the range of values, psychological motives, and social and environmental influences on our actions. I teach courses in moral philosophy, philosophy of law, existentialism, environmental ethics, data ethics, philosophy of artificial intelligence, and Latin American and Latinx philosophy. I believe that writing helps us think more clearly and it is through the writing process that we figure out what we want to say. I enjoy working with students through revisions as they figure out what they want to say and how to convey it in a clear and compelling manner.
Ariela Tubert