Center for Writing alumni—Sarah Heuser

11 Questions for Center for Writing Alums

Your name: Sarah Heuser
Your email: sarah.heuser@hotmail.com
When did you work with us? I worked for one year as an undergrad (Student Writing Center) and four years in grad school (Center for Writing)
What were your role(s)?
writing consultant
front desk/computer lab attendant
teaching/research assistant
TA Coordinator

What education and/or occupation(s) have you pursued since working with us? I received my Master’s in Social Work and have been doing clinical social work in mental health at the VA

Did your work with us influence your educational or occupational choices? If so, how? No
What are the most significant abilities, values, or skills that you developed in your work with us? The strong reminder to help people write/express themselves the best they can for what they want to say, not what we want them to say
In your personal and professional life today, how do you find yourself using what you learned from working with us? I teach a few writing/journaling/narrative type interventions for mental health recovery and use the skill mentioned above all the time
Anything else you want to tell us and your fellow Center alums? I think the culture at the Center for Writing was amazingly supportive and friendly. It was more than just my job in grad school, it was my social network, and where I started raising my daughter. I am grateful that I was a part of it.