Meet WAC

Meet the WAC Coordinators and Writing Intensive Advisory Committee (WIAC)!

Shoba Parasram

WAC Coordinator: Student Advising and Writing Intensive Courses, Chair of the Writing Intensive Advisory Committee

Shoba Parasram is currently a Lecturer in the English Department and the WAC Coordinator for WI Courses. She is also a member of the Student Writing Workshop (SWW) Promotion Committee and the Event Planning Committee. Shoba has been with York for about 20 years, first as a student, then an English tutor, then an Adjunct Lecturer, and now a full-time Lecturer. She truly values writing as a mode of discovery – of the self, the world, complex ideas, one’s thinking process, everything! She is excited to take on this new role to help make writing more present in the experience of York students so they can reap all of the wonderful benefits.

Shoba Parasram can be reached at sparasram@york.cuny.edu.

Raquel Coy

WAC Coordinator: Assessment, Co-Chair of the Writing Intensive Advisory Committee

Raquel Coy is a Lecturer in the English Department who specializes in Composition and Rhetoric as well as tutoring center pedagogy and administration. She believes that writing is an invaluable tool that can foster critical thinking in our students. This core belief informs her advisory work, where she consults on writing assessment to help promote effective writing practices and ensure student success.

Raquel Coy can be reached at rcoy@york.cuny.edu

Shoba Parasram, English, WAC Coordinator

Raquel Coy, English, WAC Coordinator

Abu Kamruzzaman, Business and Economics

Andrew Heerah, English

Tatiana Brathwaite, Health Professions

Thushara Abeyweera, Earth and Physical Sciences

Dawn Roberts-Semple, Earth and Physical Sciences (On Sabbatical)