{"id":8,"date":"2023-06-01T16:10:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T20:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/student-writing-language-center\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:46:47","slug":"meet-our-w-cats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/student-writing-language-center\/meet-our-w-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our W-CATs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Writing<\/strong> Course Attached Tutors, or W-CATs <\/strong>(formerly known as PWSAs and TWAs) are writing tutors assigned to a specific course. There are W-CATs attached to every First-Year Seminar, which serves as your W1 (GenEd requirement), and sometimes there are W-CATs in W2 courses, which are part of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ Writing-Attentive Curriculum<\/a>. W-CATs provide class-specific support, including but not limited to written and oral assignments and assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W-CATs have typically demonstrated perseverance in writing in the subject, have nurtured a relationship with the course professor, and\/or have previously taken the course or a course in the major or minor. Most W-CATs have also taken at least the first course in our tutor education sequence, EXDS 201: Writing Process, Tutoring Practice<\/em> (.5 credits, offered every Winter semester) before they being working. W-CATs will introduce themselves to the class they support at the beginning of the semester, but you can also ask your course instructor or come into the Student Writing & Language Center to find out your W-CATs contact information and when they are in the SWLC to support you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are enrolled in a course with a W-CAT attached to it, you may schedule a meeting with the W-CAT through Penji<\/a> by searching the name of your W-CAT,<\/strong> your course<\/strong>, or your professor<\/strong>. These tutors possess the tools and training to help you reach your goals as a writer in the course. Think of W-CATs as a subset of general writing tutors\u2013their sole responsibility is supporting you in becoming an independent and confident writer and communicator in your course–and beyond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in becoming a Writing Course Attached Tutor and working for SWLC, please visit this page<\/a> for information about hiring, training, and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"aahana\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Aahana D. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 589: Killer Thrillers<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Laura Balladur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Politics
GEC: N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"aggie\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Aggie S. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 589: Killer Thrillers<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Laura Balladur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Sociology
Minor: Asian Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"aiden\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Aiden H. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 521: Physiology of Climate Change<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Ryan Bavis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Math<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"aimee\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Aimee M. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 419: Tobacco in Culture and History<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Melinda Plastas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: undeclared
Minor: undeclared<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"alex\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Alex K. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W-CAT for Athletics<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Politics
Minor: Economics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"alina\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Alina H. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 473: How Do You Know That?<\/em> w\/ Professor Ben Moodie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"anna\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Anna L. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 544: The Study and Practice of Human Cooperation<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Sandra Goff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Psychology
Minor: Hispanic Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"asha\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Asha A. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 300: Exploring Education Through Narratives<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Anita Charles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Educational Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"athalia\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Athalia B. M. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 429: Thinking and Feeling <\/em>w\/ Professor Lauren Ashwell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Philosophy
Minor: Chemistry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"beckett\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Beckett H. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 598: The Double: Thought Experiments in Literature and Philosophy<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Sanford Freeman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: English
Minor: Philosophy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"charlotte\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Charlotte B. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 544: Public Narratives of Addiction and Recovery<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Stephanie Kelley Romano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Rhetoric, Film & Screen Studies
Major: Politics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"cora\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Cora Z. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

they\/them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 594: Science Fiction from China<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Nathan Faries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Neuroscience
Major: Chinese<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"dylan\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dylan R. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

they\/them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 582: Skating Away from the Binaries<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Erica Rand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: History
Major: Politics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elsa C. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 596: Situations Matter<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Amy Douglass<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Psychology
GEC: N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emmanuel Njenga W. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 533: Paperfolding: A Blend of Art, Math & Engineering<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Andee Alford<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Undeclared
Minor: Undeclared<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Feray Thea K. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 511: Information is Physical: From Classical to Quantum Computers<\/em> w\/ Professor Nathan Lundblad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Physics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Hanna\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hanna Martis R. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 592: Criminalizing Latinidad: Bad Bunny and “Bad Hombres” in Historical Perspective<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Erik Bernadino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: History
Major: Politics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"hannah\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hannah H. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 550: Tell Us Your Story: personal exploration via narrative nonfiction<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Shonna Humphrey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: English
Minor: Religious Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"helena\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Helena J. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 593: Haunted Houses<\/em> w\/ Professor Anelise Shrout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Biochemistry
Major: Digital & Computational Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Henry H. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 475: Theorizing the Klan<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Christopher Petrella<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Physics
Major: English<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Iffat I. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 588: Medieval Disasters<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Sarah Lynch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Classical & Medieval Studies
Minor: Religious Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"jalika\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Jalika B. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 590: Choreographing Coalition<\/em> w\/ Professor Tristan Koepke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Psychology
Minor: Africana<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"kyle\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Kyle V. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 468: Beyond Nelson Mandela: Themes and Personalities in South African History<\/em><\/em> w\/ Professor Patrick Otim<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Philosophy
Minor: History<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"leah\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Leah B. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 249: Global Economy and the Nation State<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Francesco Duina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Politics
Minor: European Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lucy T. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 452: Football, F\u00fatbol, Soccer: The Local Politics of a Global Game <\/em>w\/ Professor John Baughman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Politics
GEC: N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"max\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Maxwell M. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS w\/ Professor Temitope Noah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: undeclared
Minor: undeclared<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"mekkawy\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Mekkawy M. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 505: STEM Scholars<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Brett Huggett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Digital & Computational Studies
Minor: Economics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle H. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 505: STEM Scholars <\/em>w\/ Professor Mollie Woodworth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Rhetoric, Film & Screen Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mikaila W.B. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 595: Game\/System: Exploring Systems Thinking through Board Games<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Eddie Szeman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Psychology
Minor: French & Francophone Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"natalie\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Natalie F. ’28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS: Food Justice<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Christine Martinez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Environmental Studies
GEC: N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"razvan\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Razvan N. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 560: Economics of the Digital World and Human Society<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Leshui He<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Digital & Computational Studies
Minor: Economics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"sofia\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sofia R. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 101:Classname <\/em>w\/ Professor FYS 573: Sex in the Brain: The Neuroscience of Sex, Gender, and Hormones<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Lindsey HamiltonJane Doe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Hispanic Studies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"solomon\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Solomon K. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS w\/ Professor Marianne Cowan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Economics
Minor: Politics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"valerie\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Valerie M.M. ’29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 505: STEM Scholars <\/em>w\/ Professor Shreya Arora<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Neuroscience
Major: History<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"wyatt\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wyatt T. ’27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FYS 597: East European Youth Culture<\/em> <\/em>w\/ Professor Cheryl Stephenson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major: Politics
GEC: N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n