AfterWords
Who We Are
AfterWords is a collection of vignettes that highlights how writing can be enhanced in multimodal and digital environments. Created by a group of diverse and dedicated graduate students at Kean University, it is a collage of moments in time when writing mattered. Alone, each moment holds a deep meaning for the individual. Together, these vignettes memorialize this moment in our collective writing history.
Debbie Bagnato is a graduate student at Kean University, pursuing an MA in English Writing Studies. She is also a full-time mom, ballet-teacher Grandma, and retail employee. Debbie graduated Kean Summa Cum Laude in 2014, with dual Bachelor degrees in English and Theatre and is now delighted to be back. She hopes to reach her lifelong goal of teaching college students and share her passion for Theatre, English, and Writing.
Quanesha Burr is currently a full-time graduate student and a part-time customer service worker. She enjoys writing poetry, and she looks forward to one day teaching writing. She can be contacted at burrq@kean.edu.
Martha Kein Nieves is a recovering corporate manager whose treatment includes teaching First Year Writing at NJIT in Newark, NJ. She is currently having a ball on the other side of the desk, as a second time grad student at Kean University. Addicted to travelling, she hopes to teach FYW online from far, far away one day. Until then, she can be found at mkein@kean.edu or on bleachers watching high school sports.
Melissa Libbey is a graduate student at Kean University. She is a Graduate Assistant to the Kean University Writing Project and is hoping to inspire young writers one day by being an instructor. She is also a writer.
Laura Lopez is a 5th grade Writing and Language Arts teacher in Rahway, NJ. She is currently enrolled in Kean University’s Master of Arts in English Writing Studies program and is interested in exploring the ways in which technology impacts the composition community. She is also a member of Rahway’s District Educational Technology Committee. Laura may be contacted by email at lopezla@kean.edu or @lmiuccio on twitter.
Tobey Martinez is a middle school language arts teacher who teaches sixth and seventh graders. As a graduate student at Kean University pursuing her degree in English Writing Studies, Tobey hopes to inspire her students to foster a lifelong love of writing. Tobey may be reached on Twitter @tobeyjean.
Maria Mieres is a graduate student in the English Writing Studies program at Kean University. She is also a YA novelist. You may contact her via email: mieresm@kean.edu.
Sabine Posy-Stewart is currently an Elementary ESL teacher and a Masters student in ESL curriculum and instruction. She enjoys history, art, and reading. Sabine Posy-Stewart would one day like to create an organization committed to English Language Learners mentorship and advocacy. Sabine Posy-Stewart can be reached via twitter @posystew07.
Jessica Taylor is a lifelong writing and reading enthusiast. Her professional aspirations are to obtain a PhD in English Literature, become an English professor, and to have at least one of her novels published within the next ten years. Jessica be be reached via twiter, @JessicaMTaylor2, or by Facebook at Jessica Taylor.
Colin Worthley is a Writing Studies student at Kean University. He has been an English teacher in a public high school for the last twelve years.
Devon Yanvary is an alumna of Kean University as of 2015, and currently enrolled in graduate school with the hopes of becoming a college professor. She hopes to inspire others with her enthusiasm and knowledge of the English language, as well as help those who have not yet found their voices. She also hopes that (one day, maybe) she will write a book of her own. She can be reached via twitter @devonlovesdinos.