Our Staff
Director: Madeleine Picciotto
Dr. Picciotto received an M.A. in English from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. Her publications include Critical Thinking (a textbook for first-year university students). She has been active in writing center administration since 1988, and has taught composition and literature at a variety of institutions including Spelman College, UCLA, and the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Picciotto joined the UCSD faculty in 2000, and became Director of the UCSD Writing Center in 2012.
Assistants to the Director: Bill Presant & Jessica Knapp
Office Assistants:
Bob Bahr
Rae Kumnertsena
Thuan Nguyen
Robert Van Unen
Writing Mentors
Bob Bahr
College: Roosevelt
Major: Political Science
Writing specialties: MMW, Political Science, Basic Writing
Raveena Bakhru
College: Marshall
Major: Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Writing specialties: DOC, Theater, Communication, Basic Writing, argumentative essays
Annika Caspers Brown
College: Warren
Major: Biochemistry/Chemistry
Writing specialties: Warren Writing, Basic Writing, Literature
Dustin Crystal
College: Warren
Major: Biochemistry/Chemistry
Writing specialties: Warren Writing, Basic Writing, scholarship and application essays
Kriti Gupta
College: Warren
Major: Human Biology
Minors: Health Care & Social Issues, Sociocultural Anthropology
Writing specialties: Warren Writing, social sciences, application essays, Basic Writing, scientific writing
Jenny Haden
College: Warren
Major: Literatures in English
Writing specialties: Warren Writing, Literature, timed essays, Basic Writing
Michelle Jaconette
College: Sixth
Major: Literature/Writing
Minor: Communication
Writing specialties: CAT, Creative Writing, Basic Writing, application essays, research papers
Claire Johnson
College: Muir
Major: Chemical Engineering
Writing specialties: Muir Writing, Basic Writing, Theater, argumentative writing
Jessica Knapp
College: Roosevelt
Major: Anthropology
Writing specialties: MMW, History, Anthropology, Basic Writing
Chirag Krishna
College: Sixth
Major: Biology/Bioinformatics
Writing specialties: CAT, Basic Writing, argumentative writing, scientific writing
Rae Kumnertsena
College: Sixth
Major: Psychology
Writing specialties: CAT, Biology, Psychology, pre-writing and drafting, Basic Writing
Jaci Lerner
College: Sixth
Majors: Psychology, Political Science
Minor: Literatures of the World
Writing specialties: CAT, Basic Writing, Political Science, Psychology, social sciences & humanities, application essays, creative nonfiction
Adám Netanel
College: Muir
Major: Psychology
Minor: Spanish Language
Writing specialties: Muir Writing, Basic Writing, Philosophy, social sciences
Thuan Nguyen
College: Marshall
Major: Pharmacological Chemistry
Writing specialties: DOC, Basic Writing, literary analysis
Nichole Nomura
College: Roosevelt
Major: Literature/Writing
Writing specialties: MMW, Literature, Basic Writing
Bill Presant
College: Warren
Major: Spanish Literature
Minors: Psychology, CompSci
Writing specialties: Warren Writing, Humanities, Literature, social sciences, Basic Writing, scholarship and application essays
Jennifer Quevedo
College: Marshall
Majors: Urban Studies and Planning, Ethnic Studies
Writing specialties: DOC, USP, Ethnic Studies, social sciences, Basic Writing
Reetu Sandhu
College: Marshall
Major: Psychology
Writing specialties: DOC, Music, persuasive and analytical writing, speeches, Basic Writing
Philip Singh
College: Muir
Major: Communication
Minor: Critical Gender Studies
Writing specialties: Muir Writing, Communication, Critical Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, application essays, cover letters, Basic Writing
Eileen Sun
College: Marshall
Major: Cognitive Science
Writing specialties: DOC, Theater, Basic Writing, application essays, analytical writing
Josiah To
College: Warren
Major: Bioengineering
Writing specialties: Warren Writing, Phil/Poli 27-28, resumes, cover letters, Basic Writing
Beca Truong
College: Warren
Major: Economics
Minor: Computer Science
Writing specialties: Warren Writing, Basic Writing, Music
Karen Underwood
College: Revelle
Majors: Political Science, Economics
Writing specialties: Humanities, Political Science, USP, Basic Writing, literary analysis
Robert Van Unen
College: Marshall
Major: Political Science/Political Theory
Writing specialties: DOC, Political Science, Philosophy, Linguistics, social sciences, argumentation, Basic Writing
Grace Victorine
College: Revelle
Major: Chemical Engineering
Writing specialties: Humanities, Ethnic Studies, Philosophy, Basic Writing, application essays, creative and analytical writing, scientific writing
Lauren Weintraub
College: Muir
Major: Literature/Writing
Minor: Spanish Lit, Political Science
Writing specialties: Muir Writing, Literature, Basic Writing, Political Science, Creative Writing
Adena Zadourian
College: Marshall
Major: Physiology & Neuroscience
Writing specialties: DOC, Basic Writing, scientific writing
About Us
Contact Us
The Writing Center
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr., # 0301
La Jolla, CA 92093-0301
Writing Center Office:
127 Mandeville
Campus mail code: 0301
Telephone: 858-534-4911
writingcenter@ucsd.edu
Writing Center Director:
Madeleine Picciotto
Office: 124 Mandeville
Spring 2013 Office Hours: M 2-4
Campus mail code: 0301
Telephone: 858-534-1384
mpicciotto@ucsd.edu
Hours
Monday-Thursday
Appointments 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Drop-ins 3:30 pm-5:30 pm
Friday
Appointments 9:30 am-1:30 pm
Drop-ins 1:30 pm-4:00 pm
Sunday
Drop-ins 5:00 pm-8:00 pm