Originally from Kapolei, Hawaiʻi, Avree is a Ph.D. candidate with a concentration in composition and rhetoric. Her main research interest focuses on community writing center pedagogy and how writing center consultants work with clients from both non-academic and academic communities. Avree has been a writing center tutor for various University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa programs, including GEAR UP Hui and the Online Learning Academy, as well as a mentor in ENG 100 and ENG 200 courses.
Publications
Editing:
- Design Editor of Hawaii Review, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Student Media Board, August 2015 – May 2016.
- Issue 83 – “Literature of Crime."
- Issue 84 – “2016 Ian Macmillan Writing Awards.”
Areas of Interest
- Writing center pedagogy
- First-year writing
- Pacific literature
- Francophone literature
- New media rhetoric
- Video game studies
Awards
Scholarships- Departmental Scholarship, English Department, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
- International Writing Centers Association Travel Award, International Writing Centers Association, March 2017
- Departmental Scholarship, Creative Media Department, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2015
- Rodney P. Santos Scholarship, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2015
- John Young Scholarship in the Arts, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2015
- ASUH Scholarship Award for Academic Achievement, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015
- Centennial Scholarship, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Fall 2011 - Spring 2015
- Phi Beta Kapa, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2015
- Pi Delta Phi, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2015
- Spring Commencement Student Marshall, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2015
- Arts and Humanities Oral Presentation 1st Place Award, Undergraduate Student Showcase, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Spring 2015
Education
- MA English (Spring 2017), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- BA Creative Media (High Honors) (Spring 2015), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- BA French (Spring 2015), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- BA English (Spring 2015), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Courses
Fall Semester 2017
- ENG-100: Composition I