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Coordinator/Writing Coach

Sarah-Jean Watt

Email: swatt@athabascau.ca
Phone: 1-855-796-0139 (toll free)
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain Time

Bio ImageSarah-Jean Watt joined the Write Site team as its coordinator in Fall 2020. She holds a BA 1st Class Honours in English from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and an MA in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Sarah-Jean has provided writing support to students since 2002. Across a number of institutions in Alberta, she has valued her close work with diverse groups of students, including students with disabilities and newcomers to Canada. Sarah-Jean is committed to helping Write Site contribute to Athabasca University's dedication to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study.


Assistant Coordinator/Writing Coach

Tunde Tuzes

Email: tundet@athabascau.ca

Bio ImageTunde Tuzes has been the Assistant Write Site Coordinator since 2007. She holds an M. Ed. in English Education from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Tunde has been working at Athabasca University since 1998, first teaching several writing courses and then working as a Writing Coach for the Write Site. Before joining Athabasca University, she taught various ESL and college courses for 8 years, focusing mostly on academic and business writing.


Writing Coach

Michael Volek

Email: mvolek@athabascau.ca

After working for a number of years as an English instructor at Tsuyama National College of Technology, Michael returned to Canada to pursue a Ph.D. in English. In 2014, he completed his doctoral studies at the University of British Columbia with a dissertation that examined the propagation of language theory in academic communities of practice. His research interests include pragmatics, stylistics, discourse analysis, and rhetorical genre theory. Michael is also the Academic Coordinator for English Language and Effective Writing Skills at AU.

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