Current MAWRD Students

Along with being a first year WRD Masters student, Kristen Vosberg is a 2020-21 Graduate Assistant in the WRD department. She earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from DePaul in June 2020 along with a Minor in Professional Writing from the WRD department. Kristen worked as a peer writing tutor at DePaul’s amazing University Center for Writing-based Learning and will continue working for them remotely in WQ2020. She currently works in a Cell and Molecular Biology lab at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and contributed as first co-author to a publication in the academic journal Essays in Biochemistry. She did all the copyediting on this project and contributed some original work as well. Kristen is pursuing technical writing in her MA work and her dream job would be as Chief Editor of Science magazine, Nature Cell Biology magazine, National Geographic or something of the likes.

Steven Reese is a first year WRD student with a concentration in Teaching Writing & Language. After a career in visual merchandising taking him from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, he switched gears and earned his BA in History from DePaul in 2017. During his time as an undergraduate, Steven developed a passion for helping others express themselves and achieve their personal, academic, and/or professional goals through writing. He currently works at DePaul providing administrative support for the Urban Studies Cluster but is looking forward to beginning a career in secondary education when he finishes the program. In his free time, Steven enjoys baking, going to the beach, riding his bike, being a plant dad, and ruminating on the state of the Oscar race.

Amanda is a first year grad student with the MAWRD program. She received her BA in English, Theatre and Film/Media Studies from Ripon College in 2014. Since then Amanda has worked as a journalist covering a little bit of everything, but prefers travel and theater writing. Amanda is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association and the North American Travel Journalists Association. She lives in Chicago with her husband Kyle, their Puggle Puggsley and their two bunnies Sinnabun and Clove. 

Twitter: twitter.com/FinnWrites

Instagram: Instagram.com/Finn.writes

Kerri is a first-year WRD student and GA for the First Year Writing Program. Her concentrations are Teaching Writing and TESOL and she hopes to work in a college academic resource center or writing center. Her research interests include pedagogy and multilingualism. She is an avid mystery reader and is hoping to land an agent for her YA mystery thriller.

Twitter: @kerriaislingM

Faiza Ikram is an MA student in the WRD Department and her program concentration is on teaching writing and language. Faiza is also a writing tutor at DePaul's University Center for Writing-Based Learning. She loves blogging but won't share her blog URL here. Whenever she has a moment to spare, you can find her reading books on feminism, antiracism, and personal development!

Twitter: @FaizaIkram10

Amanda is a first year grad student with the MAWRD program. She received her BA in English, Theatre and Film/Media Studies from Ripon College in 2014. Since then Amanda has worked as a journalist covering a little bit of everything, but prefers travel and theater writing. Amanda is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association and the North American Travel Journalists Association. She lives in Chicago with her husband Kyle, their Puggle Puggsley and their two bunnies Sinnabun and Clove. 

Twitter: twitter.com/FinnWrites

Instagram: Instagram.com/Finn.writes