The Writing Center Team

Dr. Verena Bernardi (she/her)

Dr. Bernardi is an Academic Administrator and Senior Lecturer (Fachrichtungsreferentin) for the Anglistik, Amerikanistik, und Anglophone Kulturen department. She is also the founder of the Writing Center as well as its primary coordinator for administration and funding. Dr. Bernardi’s background is in US-American Cultural and Television Studies, and her research interests include Southern Regionalism, Popular Culture, and Vampire Studies.

Danielle Kopf-Giammanco, MA (she/her)

Danielle is a PhD student in North American Literary & Cultural Studies. She is a writing consultant for the Writing Center as well as its co-founder. Although she works best on academic writing, Danielle enjoys working with writers in all genres and across disciplines. Her background is in History and Medieval Studies, and she is interested in Historiography, Epistemology/Alethiology, US-American Cultural Studies, and Critical Whiteness Studies.

Nilay Yildiz (she/her)

Nilay is a senior BA student majoring in English Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures. She is also a student assistant and tutor for the Writing Center. Nilay is passionate about learning new languages and enjoys writing in her spare time. While most of her formal writing experience is for academic purposes, she is interested in creative writing (poems & prose) and self-reflection. She is excited to start tutoring undergraduate students. If you would like to make an appointment with Nilay, please make sure to request her when scheduling your appointment.

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