Bill FitzGerald
Director
Bill FitzGerald specializes in rhetoric and writing studies with particular interests in the rhetoric or religion, Kenneth Burke and the rhetoric of style. At Rutgers, he also teaches undergraduate courses in media and literacy studies and graduate courses in genre, composition theory and research methods. His book Spiritual Modalities: Prayer as Rhetoric and Performance (Penn State Press 2012) is part of a larger project on the relationship between speech in general and speech addressed to God. Finally, Bill directs the Teaching Matters and Assessment Center in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Contact details
Office: 101 Cooper St.
Email: wfitz@camden.rutgers.edu
Web: fitzgerald.camden.rutgers.edu
Tembisa Aborn
Graduate Coordinator
Tembisa is a second year MFA student in the Creative Writing program, specializing in speculative fiction. At the WDL, Tembisa manages scheduling and development of the undergraduate consultant team, and assists wherever she is needed. Tembisa has designed and co-edited for the “Outside the Wire” literary project, led community workshops, and last year taught First-Year Composition at Rutgers-Camden. She is also the co-treasurer of the Rutgers-Camden MFA Organization.
Contact details
Office: 101 Cooper St.
Erin Gallagher
Consultant
Erin Gallagher is a junior, majoring in mathematics, with the hopes of being a math teacher. She currently works in a program to help teach local middle school students advanced math subjects. In addition, she is a math tutor for CLASS on campus. She is very excited to take all she has learned through teaching math and apply it to helping students with their writing at the WDL. Her best form of writing is academic, but she has recently been writing more creatively. Outside of school, her interests include playing the drums, going to the shore, and watching Philly sports.
Contact details
Office: 101 Cooper St.
Nathan Darpino
Consultant
Nathan Darpino is a sophomore pursuing a major in English with a minor in Education. Born deaf, he grew up with American Sign Language and now uses a cochlear implant to navigate the hearing world. He aspires to teach English at the high school level, and bring his passion for writing to the classroom. At home, he enjoys playing video games, listening to music, and the occasional discussion about his experiences as a disabled person.
Contact details
Office: 101 Cooper St.
Angelina Cheng
Consultant
Angelina Cheng is a Senior at Rutgers–Camden and is majoring in English and minoring in Writing and Communications. She’s also in the BA/MPA program, where she plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Public Administration and work within education policy. In addition to her position at the WDL, she works as both a student research assistant and office assistant with the Walter Rand Institute. Outside of school and work, Angelina enjoys creative writing, drawing, reading, and sudoku.
Contact details
Office: 101 Cooper St.
Richard Davenport
Consultant
Richard Davenport is an undergraduate pursuing a double major in Psychology and Philosophy. After graduating, he plans to attend graduate school for cognitive science and eventually become a researcher/professor at a university. His writing skills are most suited for academic, research, and creative writing projects, specializing in psychology-related research and fiction writing/analysis. In his free time, he enjoys reading novels and philosophy, writing fiction, playing video games, and singing and writing music for his band.
Contact details
Office: 101 Cooper St.