Kamil Ahsan is a 4th-year doctoral student in History of Science and Medicine (HSHM) with a prior Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the University of Chicago. Although my interests best fit under the umbrella of the environmental humanities, I’m an interdisciplinary scholar whose interests sit at the intersection of energy and labor history, intellectual history, literary theory, STS, and history of science. I’m the Chief Editor of South Asian Avant-Garde, as well as an essayist and critic. My work has appeared in NPR, The Nation, the LA Review of Books, Dissent, and The Baffler, among others.

As an interdisciplinary scholar, he works at the intersection of the public humanities, environmental history, intellectual history, history of science, energy and labor history, and literary criticism. His dissertation focuses on the specific historical contexts of reefs in regions—specifically Sri Lanka, Belize, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Philippines—that are, to varying degrees, truly peripheral to “global” reef science. It observes many actors, from fisheries, indigenous peoples, fossil fuel companies, and environmentalists, among others, to see how they have operated in tension and purpose with each other over the long 20th century to the present. He is the Chief Editor of the literary magazine South Asian Avant-Garde (SAAG), as well as an essayist and critic. His work has appeared in NPR, The Nation, L.A. Review of Books, The Baffler, Dissent, The Boston-Globe, among others.

Elizabeth is a 4th year PhD candidate in the Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Department. Her current work focuses on defining noncanonical roles for DNA damage repair proteins in mitosis. Before starting at Yale, she received a B.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University. She has experience preparing NIH and NSF fellowship applications, and is excited to help others refine their work and grow as writers.

Carlye is a 5th year PhD Candidate in the Anthropology Department. Her research focuses on environmental exposures and maternal and infant health, and she holds a BA in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. Carlye enjoys helping others through all stages of the writing process, from outlines and ideas to the finishing touches of a piece, although she particularly likes working with grant applications. 

Ellen is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry department. Her research focuses on understanding how biochemical mechanisms are disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorders. Before matriculating at Yale, she received her B.A. in Biochemistry from Kenyon College in Ohio. She is the recipient of an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein F31 pre-doctoral fellowship, and enjoys working with students on all types of scientific writing.

Taryn Dubois is a 4th year PhD student in Historical Musicology. Her research focuses on discourses of nation building and modernization as they appear and sound in late nineteenth-century Italian ballets. A proud Canadian, she completed her Bachelor of Music in trumpet at Brandon University, and her MA at the University of Toronto. Taryn enjoys working through writing at all stages, and continually learning about different styles of research and writing.

Morgan Galloway is a 7th year doctoral candidate in the Political Science department. Her work focuses on memory and state violence, paying particular attention to the role of individual agency in the memorialization process. Her work is interdisciplinary; it joins disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. As a Graduate Writing Lab Fellow, Morgan looks forward to helping graduate students write more clearly and concisely while maintaining their own individual voice.

Cecelia is a 5th year PhD candidate in Genetics. Her research focuses on non-coding RNA and ribosome biogensis. Before graduate school, Cecelia studied Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Art History at Rollins College in Florida where she studied viral microRNAs. Cecelia is a current NSF GRFP Fellow and a previous NASA CTSGC Graduate Fellow. She is excited to work with students on their grant and fellowship applications, as well as any other piece of writing.

Brianna is a 4th year Nursing PhD candidate and a Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. Her research and clinical practice focus on psychosocial trauma and resilience in young people who are marginalized. For her dissertation work, she is conducting a mixed methods study exploring the intersection of structural violence, mental health, and positive adaptation experienced by emerging adults who have aged out of foster care.  She holds BScN and MScN degrees from Western University in Canada, where she first developed a passion for youth-engaged, trauma-informed, and equity-oriented care.  Brianna particularly enjoys critical writing and public speaking, but is looking forward to supporting students from all disciplines with varying interests and levels of experience.

Elizabeth Keto is a third-year PhD student in the History of Art. Her research focuses on American art, and her interests include landscape, ecology, and empire in the nineteenth-century United States. Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College (2018) with a degree in History of Art and Architecture. She was the recipient of a 2018 Marshall Scholarship, and she holds master’s degrees in the history of art and in curating from The Courtauld Institute of Art in London. She looks forward to working with students on all types of writing projects in the humanities.

Eva is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in History. Her research explores colonial British America and the wider early modern Atlantic World, with a focus on political economy. She is also interested in the integration of network analysis, spatial analysis, and other digital methodologies in humanities projects. Eva received her B.A. in History from Yale College in 2017. Before returning to New Haven for graduate studies, she worked as an education policy researcher and freelance editor. She looks forward to supporting humanities and social science students at any stage in the writing process. 

Jacqueline is a sixth-year Ph.D. student in Latin American History. Her research focuses on Belize in the eighteenth century. Jacqueline received a B.A. from the Gallatin School at New York University and an M.A./M.Sc. in International/World History from Columbia University and the London School of Economics. She also has professional experience as a museum educator and a freelance editor. She especially enjoys supporting writers with the brainstorming stages of their work and offering strategies for improving writers’ relationships with their work.

Anne is a doctoral candidate studying Political Theory. Her research examines the political, social, and ethical dimensions of 20th century U.S. educational planning, policy, and statecraft. Prior to graduate school, Anne worked as an education policy researcher and consultant at the American Institutes for Research. She holds an M.Phil. in Political Thought and Intellectual History from the University of Cambridge, and a B.A. in Philosophy from the Gallatin School at NYU. Anne looks forward to helping graduate students articulate their ideas through clear and engaging writing.

Jacob Morrow-Spitzer is a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of History, and is also an affiliate of the Yale Judaic Studies Program. His research focuses on the intersection between modern Jewish history, American race, and political history. He received his B.A. in History and Jewish Studies from Tulane University, and worked as a peer tutor at the Tulane Academic Success Center throughout his undergraduate years. Before starting at Yale, he worked in the non-profit and public-facing research world. Jacob has experience editing personal statements, journal articles, conference talks, fellowship applications, book reviews, public-facing scholarship, encyclopedia entries, and many, many course papers.

Libby O’Neil is a 3rd year PhD student in the History of Science and Medicine (HSHM). Her research focuses on the history of systems thinking and cybernetics in the behavioral sciences in the 20th century. Before coming to Yale, she received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas, and an MA in Liberal Studies from Reed College in 2019. Libby has experience writing in a variety of academic and professional settings, and enjoys helping students communicate their ideas to new audiences.

Yanixa is a 5th year PhD student in Genetics and a recipient of a NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA F31 pre-doctoral fellowship. Her thesis work focuses on dissecting molecular and phenotypical differences of KRAS variants in cancer. Yanixa obtained her BS in Biology with an emphasis in Genetics and Biomedicine from the University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla. Her passion for providing equal access to health care and education, outreach and mentoring has driven her involvement with student-led initiatives focused on increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. As a GWL Fellow, she looks forward to helping fellow graduate students navigate the fellowship application process.

Madeline “Gracie” Reinecke is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Psychology Department, where she studies moral cognition (e.g., how children and adults evaluate moral standing). Before coming to Yale, Gracie earned her BSc in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She’s excited to help others – especially within the social sciences – develop their writing, data visualization, and presentation skills.

Talia is a third-year JD student with research interests in constitutional history, critical theory, and federal Indian law. They work as a student attorney in the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic and have served as an Articles Editor on the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. Talia also maintains an interdisciplinary art practice and worked as a dance artist in Melbourne, Australia before coming to Yale. They hold an A.B. in Latin American History and Literature from Harvard, with a secondary in African American Studies. As a Graduate Writing Lab Fellow, they look forward to working with law students as well as graduate students in the humanities and social sciences from across the university.

Zili Shen is a fourth year Ph.D. student in Astronomy. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BSA in physics and astronomy and a certificate in the philosophy of science. Her research focuses on faint and diffuse galaxies. She has multiple first-author peer-reviewed scientific articles and has won prizes for conference talks and presentations. Zili is an author for the astronomy blog Astrobites, and she is a speaker for Astronomy on Tap. She looks forward to working with students on scientific writing.

Jennifer Strtak is a PhD candidate in the Department of History and Program in Early Modern Studies. Her research engages the carriage as an investigative tool to explore how the development of transportation reconfigured built environments, daily life, and movement regulation in Paris between 1600-1800. Her research has been generously supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada-Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada as well as the Fox International Fellowship Program.
 
Prior to coming to Yale, Strtak obtained an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and a Master of Philosophy from Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge. In 2021 she was the co-recipient of the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching Innovation Project (TIP) grant for her contribution in the creation of a Certificate Program in Early Modern Studies for Yale College, which promotes the practical application of humanistic study to everyday life.
 
She looks forward to working with graduate students and helping them to achieve success in their written work, oral presentations, and teaching programs.

Chihiro Larissa Tsukamoto is a 6th year PhD candidate writing their dissertation on how music was used for healing during the Ancient Greek, Byzantine, Abbasid, and Mamluk periods. At Yale, Larissa has been a Health & Wellness Fellow at the McDougal Center, a board member of the Good Life Center, a founding member of the Yale Health Student Advisory Council, and a volunteer therapeutic musician at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Prior to coming to Yale, Larissa received a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University and an M.A. in Medieval Icelandic Studies from the University of Iceland. Outside of their PhD work, Larissa is a polyglot who loves learning languages and is an actively performing classical musician. Larissa has over a decade of experience being a professional editor and would be thrilled to speak to writers about productivity tips, overcoming writer’s block, and developing one’s own personal writing style.

Ciru is a 4th year PhD candidate in the English Language & Literature department. Her research focuses on meter in West Indian poetry at midcentury. Largely, she delights in the humor and mischief of several women poets. She is very familiar with a broad range of critical theory, literary and otherwise. Moreover, Ciru is a dedicated peer reviewer and editor with a firm grasp of the elements of good, clear writing.