Paula Rawlins
About Paula Rawlins
Paula Rawlins serves as the Assistant Director of Writing and Tutoring at the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. She has held various academic positions, including roles at UNC Charlotte, Georgia Gwinnett College, and Iowa State University.
Current Role at Yale University
Paula Rawlins serves as the Assistant Director of Writing and Tutoring at the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. She has held this position since 2021, contributing to the development and implementation of writing support services for students. Her role involves overseeing tutoring programs and enhancing writing resources to improve student learning outcomes in New Haven, Connecticut.
Previous Experience in Higher Education
Before her current position at Yale, Paula Rawlins accumulated diverse experience in higher education. She worked as an English Instructor at Georgia Gwinnett College from 2012 to 2014 and at Georgia Northwestern Technical College from 2011 to 2012. Additionally, she served as a Graduate Assistant at UNC Charlotte from 2008 to 2010, and as the Assistant Director of the Writing and Media Center at Iowa State University for six months in 2020.
Educational Background
Paula Rawlins holds a Doctorate in English Language and Literature from the University of Georgia, which she completed between 2014 and 2020. She also earned a Master of Arts in English Literature from UNC Charlotte from 2008 to 2010. Her undergraduate studies culminated in a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Berry College, where she studied from 2003 to 2007.
Early Career and Proofreading Experience
Paula Rawlins began her professional career as a Proofreader at Consumer Source, Inc. from 2007 to 2008. This role provided her with foundational skills in editing and attention to detail, which she later applied in her academic teaching and writing support roles.