LaVonna Wright
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Credentials
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International TUTOR Training Program Certification (ITTPC)
CRLA College Reading & Learning AssociationJan, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Upswing
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Literature and Writing Tutor
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Sep 2022 - Present
Provides synchronous tutoring sessions and asynchronous writing reviews to university students across U.S. universities. Provides synchronous tutoring sessions and asynchronous writing reviews to university students across U.S. universities.
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Georgia Southern University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Instructor
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Aug 2021 - May 2022
• Taught students a survey of representative works of world literature from the mid-17th century to the present, focusing on critical reading and writing skills. • Facilitated class discussion centered on collaboration and flexibility in-person and online. • Proofread and consulted with students for larger-scale writing assignments to suit departmental academic standards. • Taught students a survey of representative works of world literature from the mid-17th century to the present, focusing on critical reading and writing skills. • Facilitated class discussion centered on collaboration and flexibility in-person and online. • Proofread and consulted with students for larger-scale writing assignments to suit departmental academic standards.
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Georgia Southern University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Writing Consultant
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Aug 2020 - May 2021
Taught effective ways to use evidence and detail, anticipate and meet audience needs, and streamline the structure of their arguments, focusing on citation formats, document preparation, grammatical correctness, and stylistic fluency. Taught effective ways to use evidence and detail, anticipate and meet audience needs, and streamline the structure of their arguments, focusing on citation formats, document preparation, grammatical correctness, and stylistic fluency.
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Her Campus Media
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United States
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Internet Publishing
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500 - 600 Employee
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Editor
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Sep 2019 - May 2020
Oversaw all written content and content operations on the Georgia Southern branch of HerCampus.com. Oversaw all written content and content operations on the Georgia Southern branch of HerCampus.com.
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Georgia Southern University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Academic Success Peer Mentor
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Jan 2019 - May 2020
• Met weekly with assigned mentees and assisted in their transition to achieve academic, personal, and career success at Georgia Southern University. • Developed one-on-one relationships with mentees and connected them with appropriate resources. • Planned and implemented educational programs within the center. • Met weekly with assigned mentees and assisted in their transition to achieve academic, personal, and career success at Georgia Southern University. • Developed one-on-one relationships with mentees and connected them with appropriate resources. • Planned and implemented educational programs within the center.
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Education
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Georgia Southern University
Master of Arts - MA, English Literature, General -
Georgia Southern University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General