Administration & Staff
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Director of the Writing Center / Associate Professor of English
scottchiu@callutheran.edu
805-493-3785
Writing Center Coordinator
jrodil@callutheran.edu
805-493-3042
What languages do you speak?
English (fluent), Kapampangan (can fully understand but can only speak words or phrases), Tagalog (learning - beginner)
Where are you from? How do you identify or describe your ethnic backgrounds?
I was born and raised in the U.S. (California), but my family is from the Philippines (Pampanga province). My mom is from Guagua, and my dad is from Masantol. As such, I consider myself Filipino American.
What are your horoscope signs?
Capricorn (sun and rising), Cancer (moon)
Current Favorite Food?
Sushi!
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
The Legend of Korra, specifically seasons 3 and 4. The Lord of the Rings trilogy! I watch the extended versions around Christmas time every year.
Peer Writing Consultants (Spring 24)
Graduate Writing Consultant (PsyD in Clinical Psychology)
What languages do you speak?
English
What are your horoscope signs?
I am a Pisces. I will never know my true moon sign because there is no way to find
out what time I was born. My parents don't know and say it was just around "dinner
time" between 5-7PM and Missouri birth certificates did not include the date. So I
may just never know??
What has been your best tutoring experience so far?
I've made some friends through some graduate students making repeat appointments and
that has been really great!
What do you want to do after you graduate?
I'll hopefully be a clinical psychologist, working with children and teens!
What is the most significant educational experience you have had so far?
My undergrad degree was in communications, and I got to move out to LA and work on
the Emmys, which was pretty great! Now that I’m in the psychology world, I’ve been
getting to present to both students and parents on the importance of means restriction.
Means restriction is the act of locking up your guns at home, locking away medications,
and anything else that can be used to harm oneself to prevent suicide. I’m writing
my dissertation on this, and being able to speak to folks about something I’m so passionate
about has been amazing.
Graduate Writing Consultant (MS in Clinical Psychology)
What languages do you speak?
Arabic is my first language. I'm also fluent in English, and I know a bit of French.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
I want to become a clinical psychologist and learn more about specific therapy modalities.
I would also love to travel a lot more!
What is the most significant educational experience you have had so far?
For me, the most significant educational experience was getting accepted into the
Fulbright Scholarship Program. It was a rigorous process but it was really worth it.
It's something that I'm very grateful for and really proud of.
Current Favorite Food?
Right now, Asian food especially sushi, and anything chocolate flavored!
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
I'm currently watching all kinds of reality tv shows, and I'm also enjoying Stranger
Things, Gilmore Girls, and Only Murders in the Building.
Graduate Writing Consultant (MS in Clinical Psychology)
Undergraduate Writing Consultant (English major)
What languages do you speak?
I speak English and a little Spanish.
Where are you from? How do you identify or describe your ethnic backgrounds?
I was born and raised in Simi Valley and I have Mexican and Italian heritage. I identify
as Chicano.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
I want to become an editor for a publishing company, preferably working with fiction
novels.
What is the most significant educational experience you have had so far?
The most significant educational experience I’ve had is studying abroad in Scotland.
It was a challenging experience both academically and otherwise, and I feel it helped
me grow as a person and open my worldview.
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
ELITƎ
Undergraduate Writing Consultant (Business major)
Where are you from? How do you identify or describe your ethnic backgrounds?
Born and raised in Oxnard, California, and my family roots are in Mexico, specifically: Guaralajara, Michoacan, and Tijuana.
What is the most significant educational experience you have had so far?
My most rewarding educational experience thus far was conducting my own research for the ASCENSO Program this past summer. My topic was LatinX high school dropouts in Ventura County: how this issue comes to fruition, and its impacts on healthcare later on in life. The goal of this small research study was to analyze the various factors that contribute to dropping out of high school, to raise awareness, and to point out areas that require further investigation. In this way, innovative steps can be taken in the future in order to protect our young Latinx community from future healthcare disparities.
Current Favorite Food?
Iced or Hot Lattes
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
The Mandalorian
Undergraduate Writing Consultant (Multimedia major)
What languages do you speak?
I am fluent in English and know a very small amount of Spanish.
What has been your best tutoring experience so far?
My best tutoring experience so far has been when I had a recurring client. Not only
did I enjoy helping them write the best paper possible, but it was also nice to see
their writing improvement at each step of the writing process.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
After graduating, I hope to work in production in the animation industry.
Current Favorite Food?
Poke bowls.
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
Demon Slayer, Avatar, and Where the Wild Things Are
Undergraduate Writing Consultant (Communications major)
I speak English and Spanish. English is my first language, and I am fluent. Spanish is my second language, and I am not as fluent but I can speak it.
Where are you from? How do you identify or describe your ethnic backgrounds?
I am from Oxnard, California and I identify as Mexican-American. Both sides of my family are from Michoacan, Mexico.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
I would like to be a sideline reporter for the MLB. I have been surrounded by sports
my entire life, so that his inspired me to want to continue working with sports. I
also think that playing softball has given me so much knowledge so I'm already a quarter
of the way there.
Current Favorite Food?
Quesabirria tacos and sushi
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
Impractical Jokers & Dance Moms
Undergraduate Writing Consultant (Spanish & Political Science major)
Spanish, English
What are your horoscope signs?
Virgo sun, Capricorn moon
What do you want to do after you graduate?
After I graduate, I have hopes of going to a good law school to become a defense attorney.
Current Favorite Food?
Sushi Estilo Sinaloa and a good steak
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
Harry Potter
TESOL Intern & Writing Consultant (History Pedagogy major, TESOL & Philosophy minors)
English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), ASL (beginner)
Where are you from? How do you identify or describe your ethnic backgrounds?
I'm from Oxnard, CA, so only half an hour away from Cal Lu! I'm a proud first-generation Mexican-American.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
I want to teach social studies at the middle or high school level!
Current Favorite Food?
Chilaquiles
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
Love is Blind
Undergraduate Writing Consultant (Communications major)
I only speak and understand English, however I grew up around Tagalog, and know a very, very little amount of high school-level French.
Where are you from? How do you identify or describe your ethnic backgrounds?
I was born in Northridge, California, and I grew up in and around the Los Angeles Area — primarily in the San Fernando Valley — before moving to Simi Valley at 16. Ethnically, I’m roughly 50% Filipino, 25% Mexican, 25% White-European. But with having grown up primarily around the Filipino side of my family, I usually identify as Filipino or Asian.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
My goal is to write fiction novels, but I'd like to work in story development and/or screenwriting for TV and Film (as well as in the marketing side of it if I get the chance!)
Current Favorite Food?
I love sushi, as well as lots of other things. But it rotates almost daily.
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
My all time favorite movies are Garden State and Almost Famous. I'm not a big show watcher, but I always find myself coming back to Derry Girls.
What languages do you speak?
I speak English and Hindi fluently.
What do you want to do after you graduate?
I will enroll for my doctorate program in clinical psychology and work towards becoming a therapist/clinical psychologist. I also plan to work as a professor and teach mental health.
Where are you from? How do you identify or describe your ethnic backgrounds?
I am from India, specifically from the northern part of the country. I was born and brought up in Delhi, but my roots belong to Haryana, neighboring state to Delhi. I am a Jain and a core believer of live and let live. I have been brought up In the environment where you respect people and their beliefs. We also believe in spirituality, elements, and energies that are beyond science.
What is the most significant educational experience you have had so far?
In high school, my goal was to become a doctor. I was pre-med (which is different in India). I always studied tirelessly to become a doctor. The exam I took got me into the best universities in the country, but I decided to pursue psychology.
Current Favorite TV Show/Movie?
HARRY POTTER ALL OF IT.