Lauren Hammond is the GWC's Coordinator. She recently received her Ph.D. in English here at UC Riverside. Prior to that, Lauren received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and Writing at California State University, San Marcos, and her Master of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University (SDSU). 

Gary Qin is the GWC's Lead Consultant. He is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology. Before UCR, Gary was at the University of Washington, where he worked as a lead writing tutor at the Odegaard Writing and Research Center and earned his B.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology and B.A. in English Language and Literature. His current research focuses on threats to freshwater species and systems in Mediterranean climate regions like Southern California. In his free time, Gary enjoys trying out new restaurants and cafés, going to the gym, and DJing.

Magnolia Yang Sao Yia is a dance artist and PhD candidate in critical dance studies with a Designated Emphasis in Southeast Asian studies. Her dissertation project examines Hmong dance practices in the U.S. diaspora. Working from a transnational feminist and decolonial praxis, she aims to activate a cultural politic of Hmong self-determination that is critical of colonial and imperial value systems, especially those that subjugate difference. Her research has been supported by UCR’s Dissertation Year Program Fellowship, Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Research Grant, multiple Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts Fellowships, and the Graduate Mentorship Program Fellowship, among others. In 2022, she competed in Grad Slam and placed as First Runner-Up as well as received the Audience Choice Award. She has seven years of university teaching experience across multiple disciplines such as dance studies (lecture and studio-based courses), Hmong studies, media and cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies, and religious studies. As a later graduate student, Magnolia is especially apt to provide perceptive consultation in grants and fellowships (including those in creative fields), academic papers, and job and professionalization materials.

Christopher Valencia is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department for the Study of Religion at UC Riverside. He received his B.A. in English from UC Irvine and his M.A. in the Study of Religion from UC Riverside. His main fields of study include Global Christianity, modern and contemporary Christianity in the U.S and Latin America and urban religion. His specific research interest focuses on studying the intersections of Christianity and urban life using ethnographic methods. Currently, he is working as a TA for the University Writing Program. He has also helped as a TA with courses on religion and history. 

Jennifer Mosley is a third-year PhD student in Psychology (cognition and cognitive neuroscience area). Her research focuses on cognitive and computational modes of self, personal identity, and social contexts. In her free time, Jennifer loves dancing to her favorite music, working out, and playing Sims 4.

Cahlia Plett is a current Ph.D. track graduate student at the University of California, Riverside. Cahlia began their music career performing on the arpa paraguaya and gained a bachelor's in harp performance from DePauw University. Deeply invested in how refusal informs liberatory music practices in Central and South America, their current research investigates how feminist coalition within the women's festival space informs the stage as a political/worldmaking space, enacting feminist and queer futurities. They have engaged in ethnographic research with the directors of Festival Sorora, a women’s music festival in Asuncion, Paraguay, and hope to continue dialogue regarding women’s festivals in Latin America as a marked category and a space of possibility for the decentralization of heteronormative timelines and gender performance.