The Center for Writing and Learning also supports students as they learn the many unspoken "rules" of college: how to better advocate for themselves with faculty, how to be proactive in their use of time, how to develop more strategic approaches to reading, how to study effectively for exams, how to set up a planner, and other skills that, while important, don't fit neatly within a single discipline. We can even help you with your email etiquette and just how to word that tricky request to your professor!

Peer Academic Consultants are specially trained to help students improve their time management skills, organization, study skills, and test-taking strategies. Our Peer Academic Consultants are available to meet with students individually to help problem-solve academic challenges involving more than one issue or class, and to help them connect with the network of free Puget Sound academic support services. Academic consultants are not private coaches: they are not assigned to specific students and cannot meet on an on-going basis as part of an academic improvement plan or maintenance for executive functioning impairments. They can, however, help make some of the expectations of college academics more explicit and teach specific skills that students can later use on their own.

Fall 2025

Academic consultant bios are below.

You may also view all tutors’ schedules and make an appointment at .

Madison, 2024 CWL Subject Tutor

 

Hello! My name is Madison (she/her) and I'm from Durango, Colorado. I am a senior studying Chemistry, Neuro Bioethics, and Music at UPS. I am also a Chemistry tutor here at the CWL! I play violin in the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra and I work in the chemistry storeroom as a lab preparation course assistant. I have done research in Professor Siddharth Ramakrishnan's lab studying the cilia of snail embryos. I absolutely love both science and music!! Outside of academics, I typically spend my time playing music with my friends, volunteering at Tacoma General Hospital, or exploring around Tacoma/Seattle and in the outdoors! I love skiing, mountain biking, and backpacking! And I also love chemistry. Soooo please come and see me for chemistry help! :)

Marisa, CWL Writing & Speaking Advisor 2024

 

Hello! My name is Marisa (she/her). I am a senior majoring in Sociology and Anthropology, minoring in Biology, Spanish, and Global Development Studies. I’m also a Writing and Speaking Advisor here at the CWL! I'm involved in Sin Fronteras (the Latinx identity group), and the Pre-Health Club. I’ve worked as an RA and as an instructor's assistant for BIOL 111 labs here at Puget Sound. I have lived in Tacoma my whole life! I love the PNW and getting to explore it with my friends. I also love to read, watch movies, travel, paddleboard, go on long walks with my dog, and play pickleball. I'm excited to meet and work with other Puget Sound students at the CWL!

Mattias, CWL Writing & Speaking Advisor 2024

 

Howdy! My name is Mattias (he/him), and I’m a MAT candidate from Seattle, Washington. I recently graduated from Puget Sound with a major in History and a minor in Education. I’m also a Writing and Speaking Advisor here at the CWL! I love listening to music (especially jazz), reading the newspaper, and playing Mario Kart with friends. Drop in whenever you’d like to chat about music, movies, the last good book you read, or anything you’d like. I can’t wait to work with you!

Zoe, CWL Subject Tutor

 

Hi! My name is Zoe, and I am a senior from Denver, CO. I am double majoring in Gender & Queer studies and Spanish. I am also a Spanish tutor here at the CWL! I studied abroad in Granada, Spain last semester and would love to chat about Spain or any Spanish study abroad programs with you! Outside of the classroom, I enjoy climbing, going on long walks in the rain, and taking pictures of the sky. I’m also an avid reader so if you have any recommendations, let me know! I can’t wait to get to know you guys and help you with your studies :)