Writing Support

APA assistance and writing support services are available for graduate and undergraduate students. Students may submit their paper or references for review, or schedule a virtual or in-person meeting

Visit our APA page for more information on APA citations.

Please email library@methodistcollege.edu if have question about how to cite a specific resource.

Undergraduate Program Coach

Marlin Schaich, Ph.D., earned a master’s and doctorate degree in English from the University of Kansas.  As a communications professor in the Arts & Sciences Division, he supports both students and faculty as a writing coach at Nebraska Methodist College.  He is the Coordinator for Writing Across the Curriculum at NMC, provides resources for writing tutors, and maintains the Writing Support and Resources in Brightspace useful to graduate and undergraduate students alike. 

This online tutoring service is designed to complement supplemental Instruction and on-campus tutoring services which are also available to all students.  NetTutor is provided at no additional cost to students and is available to students in all NMC programs. Students can submit a paper for review and select two options for review focus. 

Visit the Writing Support and Resources Brightspace for more great information! 

Outlining & planning Structure & organization Editing & revising Writing literature reviews & scholarly research papers

Click here to Request Graduate Writing Services

NMC offers writing coach services to our graduate doctoral and master's students. Coaches are more than proofreaders; they help with all stages of your writing process. They help with drafting: designing and developing a clear objective, organizing and presenting research in the literature review, considering expectations for methodology and findings, organizing discussion material, and presenting conclusions. The coach can also offer revision suggestions that focus on clarity of the message, appropriateness of the format or structure, or even improvement of aspects of paraphrasing and summarizing existing research. One of our coaches provides direct support for very specific questions and proofing you may need for your APA-related questions.

The coaches work as a team to support graduate writing student needs. You will work with one of the following coaches (alphabetical order): 

Mary Lamothe, Ph.D., earned a doctorate in English Language and Literature at Fordham University, and she holds master’s degrees in both English and education. In addition to teaching scientific and empirical writing to graduate students in health sciences, Dr. Lamothe edits and reviews academic health science and social sciences articles for publication in international, peer-reviewed journals. Dr. L is excited to work with NMC graduate students as they develop their academic and professional writing.

Marlin Schaich, Ph.D., earned a master's a doctorate degree in English from the University of Kansas. As a communications professor in the Arts & Sciences Division, he supports both students and faculty as a writing coach at Nebraska Methodist College. He is the Coordinator for Writing Across the Curriculum at NMC, provides resources for writing tutors, and maintains the Writing Support and Resources in Brightspace useful to graduate and undergraduate students alike. 

Frankie Ward has an MS in physiology and biomechanics, an MA in English, and an MFA in creative nonfiction. He works as an adjunct instructor of English at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College, College of Saint Mary, and as a writing center consultant at Metropolitan Community College. In addition, he is the Managing Editor for the internationally peer-reviewed Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies.  Frankie is excited to work with you and help you produce your best writing at the graduate level!