Director
Sherry Wynn Perdue
(248) 370-3105
wynn@oakland.edu
Biography: Before finding a home in the Oakland University Writing Center, Sherry Wynn Perdue completed an American Studies program at Michigan State University and attended the School of Criticism and Theory, then located at Dartmouth College. She has actively participated in curriculum development and peer mentoring in addition to teaching composition within the Writing and Rhetoric Department since 1996. In 2009, Sherry affirmed her commitment to the lively art (and science) of writing at OU by taking the helm of the writing center, where she spends most of her consulting hours collaborating with faculty on their scholarly publications and with graduate students on their theses and dissertations. When she is not teaching or working one-on-one with clients, she is collecting data, developing training curriculum, mentoring one of the center’s writing consultants, or presenting at conferences. Sherry’s concurrent role as a Test Preparation Instructor for the ACT and SAT allows her to guide high school students through the significant transition to college; this position confirms her belief that students need rigorous high school preparation. To that end, it seems only natural that Sherry also devotes her energies to collaborating with high school English teachers as they craft Advanced Placement English Language and Composition courses for their districts. Although Sherry enjoys offering one-day AP workshops at other Midwestern campuses during the academic year, she relishes the week-long summer institutes in which she shares her passion for teaching with secondary educators. Sherry’s publications on evidence-based research in writing centers, the unique needs of dissertation writers, and information literacy have appeared in The Writing Center Journal, Education Libraries, and the Journal of Academic Librarianship. In addition to her own writing, she serves as managing editor of the Oakland Journal (and has edited such publications as Re-Visions: Journal of the Women's Studies Program at Michigan State University and The Oil Pipeline Monitor), reviews books for academic publishers, and heads WriteSpace Consulting, an editing and custom writing business. In her fleeting spare time, she vacations with her husband Don and daughter Alexondra in Suttons Bay and enjoys walks with her Standard Poodle Max.
Consultants
Erin Avey
Education: BA in Communication; Minor in Writing and Rhetoric
Specialties: First year writing; non-fiction analysis; organization
Mirabeth Braude
Education: Assoc. in Music; BIS
Specialties: Organization; Songwriting; Creative Writing; ESL
Daniel Brengel
Education: BA in Music and English Secondary Eduction; Minor in German Studies
Specialties: Literary Analysis; Music; Theatre
Bri Dear
Education: BA in Elementary Education with endorsements in Language Arts, Social Studies, and Math
Specialties: Creative Writing; Organization; Brainstorming
Brittany Forth
Education: BA in Art History
Specialties: First Year Writing; Creative Writing; Brainstorming
Emily Hagan
Education: BA in Psychology; Minor in Spanish
Specialties: Grammar; Word Choice; brainstorming
Jennie Kitchen
Education: BA Elementary Education with concentrations in language arts and social studies
Specialties: Creative Writing; Brainstorming; Outlining; Special Needs Students
Katie Leonatti
Education: BA in Secondary Education with English endorsement; Minor in History
Specialties: Literary Analysis, Creative Writing, Poetry, Publishing, Organization
Andrew Petrykowski
Education: BA in English; Minor in Writing and Rhetoric
Specialties: First year composition; brainstorming; organization
Meghan Phelps
Education: Assoc. in Liberal Arts; BA in Writing and Rhetoric
Specialties: Organization; Non-traditional Students; Integrating Sources; First-Year Writing
Adrian Schirr
Education: BA in Creative Writing; Minor in English
Specialties: Outlines; Organization; Creative Writing
Brendan Sharp
Education: BA in Secondary Education with double major in English and Spanish
Specialties: Grammar/ENG 215; Creative Writing
Rebecca Tomczak
Education: BA in History
Specialties: ESL
Jeremy Wendell
Education: BA in English; MA in English
Specialties: Organization; Outlining; Literary analysis; Composition
Marketing Consultant
Lauren Wolf
Webmaster and Receptionist
Ron DelVillano
Education: B.A. in English