Writing Center Team

Kate Behrens  (Rose Hill Graduate Coordinator) Kate Behrens is a second-year PhD student at Fordham University and received her B.A. at Manhattan College in English and Sociology. In addition to working in two departments with different writing styles, she has tutoring experience, assisting primarily with résumés and cover letters. Her current research interests include language revitalization and writing center theory.

William Haydon (Lincoln Center Graduate Coordinator) William Haydon is an English PhD student with interests in global modernism and anglophone literatures. During his master's education, he tutored at Florida State University's writing center. His areas of expertise include cover letter writing, essay composition, applications, and MLA citations. As an undergraduate, he studied History in addition to English, and can help with writing in both disciplines.

Katerina Balassis holds a BA in English from Fordham University and is currently pursuing a Masters in English in the same field. She is interested in19th and 20th century literature and especially enjoys the work of Jane Austen. She attended Fordham as an undergraduate and is aware of core curriculum expectations, as well as what professors expect in undergraduate writing.

Ameek Kiran Batth is a master’s student in the Mental Health Counseling program at Fordham’s Lincoln Center. She holds a BS in Media Studies with a minor in Cinema Studies and Psychology from Radford University. During her undergraduate years, she was an NCAA Division I athlete on the women’s tennis team, where she cultivated discipline, teamwork, and mental resilience—qualities that continue to shape her professional and personal endeavors. She also served as a research mentor, assisting students in analyzing materials and writing essays. As a tutor in Fordham’s writing center, she is eager to help students use writing as a tool for reflection and self-exploration. Ameek is deeply passionate about mindfulness and inspires students to embrace their authenticity through writing. Her approach includes creativity, compassion, self-awareness, and the power of personal expression.

Abby Falato is a second-year MA student in English at Fordham. She earned her BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied literature, poetry, creative writing, history, and other disciplines in the humanities. She is passionate about poetry/ poetics, war poetry, and English literature, and is happy to help students with their writing in any way she can.

Becca Hall is a first-year PhD student in English. She mainly works with contemporary American fiction and is interested in how language and narrative perspective shape understandings of race, gender, and identity. Becca received her BA from Vanderbilt University and her MA from University of Toronto, both in English with a gender studies emphasis. A lifelong reader and writer, Becca is enthusiastic about all elements of the writing process and excited to help students produce work they are proud of.

Diamantina (Dia) Kefalas is a Master's student at Fordham's Center for Medieval Studies and has a keen interest in late Byzantine ethnic and religious identities. As a writing tutor, she is most interested in creating outlines, developing thesis statements, and assisting students in better articulating their own arguments. She is particularly well-versed in the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) and MLA formats, but is familiar with APA as well.

Wing Tan Lai (Tan) is a sixth-year doctoral candidate in English. She has extensive experience teaching both academic and creative writing. While medieval literature is her expertise, her true passion lies in reading Russian novels, watching French and Japanese films from the 1950s, and cooking Chinese dishes!

Kristian Powell holds a B.A. in Medieval & Renaissance Studies from the University of Albany and is currently pursuing his MA in Medieval Studies at Fordham. His primary areas of expertise are history papers as well as Shakespearean English papers!

Uttara Rangarajan is a PhD candidate in Fordham's English Department. Her research focuses on Modern South Asian and Postcolonial Literatures. She has many years of tutoring experience and is committed to helping students find their writing voice. 

Emily Rostami is a second year MA student studying English at Fordham University. Emily received her Bachelors Degree in English from UC Berkeley. She is originally from Los Angeles and is loving New York City. Emily has always loved writing and connecting with people and is looking forward to helping students with their writing.

Lizzy Sobiesk is a second-year Ph.D. student in Fordham University’s English department, with a master’s degree from SUNY New Paltz and a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College. Previously, she taught first-year composition and rhetoric classes at SUNY New Paltz. She is particularly interested in contemporary literature, queer studies, and feminist studies.

Mst Nur E Taj Tamanna is a first-year PhD student in Fordham’s English program. She holds a master’s degree in Technical and Professional Communication from Auburn University, where she taught composition as both a Teaching Assistant and an Instructor. She also completed a Master’s in English at the University of Dhaka, where her research engaged with twentieth-century British literature and rhetoric. Her academic interests include rhetoric and composition, accessibility in writing pedagogy, and the intersections of technical communication and user-centered design. She looks forward to supporting students across disciplines as they develop clarity and confidence in their writing.

Alex Veilleux is a second-year J.D. candidate. Alex has a MA in General English Literature from Binghamton University, where he also tutored at the school's writing center. Alex previously taught middle school in NYC before deciding to attend Fordham Law, and plans to continue an express focus on education policy. Outside of school, Alex enjoys reading, birdwatching, and cataloging music.

Anna Von Holton is an accelerated M.A in English student with a strong background in editing and tutoring.  She is eager to contribute to the Center’s mission of building students’ confidence in writing across disciplines, while also developing her own pedagogical practice as she prepares for a career in secondary education.

Emanuelle (Emma) Weiss is a second year English MA student at Fordham University, where she is also pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Writing and Rhetoric. Emma received her Bachelor’s Degree in both English and Psychology while double minoring in marketing and public and professional writing at Fordham University (Go Rams!). She is well-versed in Fordham’s core curriculum requirements, writing for business, creative writing, and more. In her free time, Emma enjoys reading, yoga and pilates, and trying new foods. She is also trilingual in English, French, and Spanish.

Andrea Wilk worked at the writing center last year and loved meeting students and learning about what they were learning about. Having never taken philosophy, theology, business, or social work in college (she went to Vassar, where she majored in anthropology), she feels she’s been given a mini-education in those subjects. Her areas of expertise in tutoring are English, history, anthropology, sociology, art history, film, and psychology. Before working at the writing center, she taught English as a Second Language and writing at Fordham, Columbia, Adelphi, and St. John's, after getting a master's at Columbia. Before that, she worked in book publishing, specializing in children's books. She’s a New York native (she grew up about 25 blocks north of the Fordham Lincoln Center campus) and loves hearing what students from other places think of NYC.