Hello! My name is Michaela White (she/her), and I’m an English major with a double minor in film and communications. My particular area of interest is diversity in media, and I’m hoping to work in the film industry after graduating. I was adopted from Wuhan, China (I’ve heard all the jokes) but mostly grew up in Maine with a short stint in Kentucky. I have a dog named Pickle, and my favorite television show is Skam. I play five instruments to varying levels of ability, and I love skiing. I also work as an administrative liaison for the National Council of Teachers of English. My fall semester hours with the Writing Center are Fridays from 3-5. You can find my resume on my LinkedIn!

I'm interested in issues of diversity and representation personally and professionally. This includes diversity of identity; as a student of the University of Maine, an equal opportunity institution, I exercise the right to use gender inclusive language (singular they, ze/zir) in accordance with the University's Nondiscrimination Policy and Nonsexist Language Policy.

This is a collection of curated writing from my time at the University of Maine thus far. Under the non-fiction category are: a reference to the PAR used in ENG 101, an essay about queer representation in cinema, and a FAQ about implicit bias. Creative writing features a link to the anthology Paul Bunyan Wears a Face Mask, which I contributed a short story to, as well as the subsequent interview on WABI. As my focus is on representation in media, these writings ground my interest in the field and why it's important. My tutoring philosophy was written in December of 2020, and details my approach to consulting and collaboration within the Writing Center. And finally, as a film minor I’ve linked to my YouTube channel where some of my short films can be found.

As an equal opportunity institution, the University of Maine Writing Center exercises the right to honor personal pronoun preference in our composition and publication to avoid gender biased and exclusive language. In accordance with the University's Nondiscrimination Policy and Nonsexist Language Policy, this includes a student's right to their personal pronoun preferences: (she/her, he/his, ze/zir, they/their), and includes the use of they as a singular pronoun and ze/zir pronouns