Director:
Justin Everett, M.A., Ph.D.
Dr. Everett received his B.A. degree from Oklahoma State
University and his graduate degrees from the University of
Oklahoma. He is a Composition specialist with backgrounds
in developmental writing, ESL, first-year composition, English
Renaissance literature, and, of course, writing centers.Dr.
Everett’s research interests include cooperative learning,
creative writing and the literature of the English Renaissance.
However, he has a special passion for science fiction and
fantasy literature. |
Assistant Director:
Miriam Gilbert, M.Ed.
Miriam Diaz-Gilbert, M.Ed. (Rutgers University) is Assistant
Director of the Writing Center and instructor of English.
She teaches ESL (English as a second language) reading/writing
courses and listening/speaking courses. She has been teaching
since 1982, and has been teaching at USP since 1999. Before
coming to USP, Diaz-Gilbert taught at University of Delaware,
Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania, Camden County
College and Community College of Philadelphia. Her research
interests are in the areas of second language writing, vocabulary
development and oral communication skills. In 2002, she received
a Lindback Research Grant, and in 2003 she was nominated for
the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. |