Louisa Peck, MA, is a versatile writing tutor and editor who works with all types of clients and writing, from ESL learners to doctoral candidates, working on texts that range from resumes to dissertations.
Employment:
Writing Coach / Academic Editor, 09/2009-Present
Coach native and ESL professionals on writing efficiency and clarity via effective syntax choices; finalize publishable texts for a wide range of academic disciplines
Instructor – Writers Workshop, 09/2018-Present
Women’s University Club, Seattle, WA
Teach narrative and expository writing in a workshop format.
Writing Coach Graduate Instructor, Health Sciences, 09/2015-12/2015
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
Taught writing component of graduate nursing course, NUR 6110
Instructor, English, 01/2014-04/2014
North Seattle
Community College
Taught English 102, research, and composition. Topic: Contemporary Media
Professor, English, 09/2004-08/2009
The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Designed and taught courses in Writing Pedagogy and Modernist Literature
Director, English Department Writing Center, 09/2004-08/2009
University of WA, Seattle
Hired and trained staff of 14-16 writing tutors in one-to-one teaching, ESL methodology, and cultural awareness
Guest-taught workshops on the writing process, revision, and peer reviews
Manned UW’s ‘grammar hotline’ website: “Ask Betty”
Adjunct Faculty, English, 09/2002-12/2003
Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA
Taught a variety of composition courses via online and “hybrid” formats
Adjunct Faculty, 09/1998-06/2002
Faculty, Computing and Software Systems, U.W. Bothell
Taught Technical Writing for Computing Professionals covering specifications, proposals, manuals, and web-based articles; created an online version of the course
Adjunct Faculty, 01/1995-06/1997
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Developed and taught literature/film courses in Modernism, Women’s Literature, and creative writing
Tenured English Faculty, 01/1989-06/1993
Edmonds Comm. College, Lynnwood, WA
Taught composition, business writing, and various literature courses; advised students quarterly in course selections to meet distribution requirements