JPTSS Issue 6.1

Spring 2026: Volume 6, Issue 1

Table of Contents

Editorial Introduction

Reflections, Celebrations, and Collaborative Visions for the Future: A Framework for Navigating Transitions in SSWCs
Amber Jensen, Brigham Young University (UT) and Jenny Goransson, Johns Hopkins University (MD)


Tutor to Tutor

From Lie Detection to Truthful Connection: Applying Ekman’s Research on Nonverbal Communication to the Tutoring Center
Sara Grace Haynes, Idaho State University (ID)

From Simple Spaces to Happy Faces: How Interior Design Can Improve the Efficacy and Affability of Writing Centers
Yolanda Pan, Anjali Konda, and Sophia Lu, The Hockaday School (TX)

Tackling the Scholarly Opps: Academic Brainrot in Writing Centers
Ellie Sanderson, Elouise Leverenz, and Sophie Wu, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)


Methods in the Middle

Troubles with Writers
Conner Frampton, Lehi Junior High School (UT)


Voices from the Center

I Am Proud of My Writing
Evren Durham, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)

Diversity Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult
Rebecca Rodriguez, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)

Cautious Collaboration: Giving Students Individualized Attention
Jordan Harvey, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge (LA)


Learning from the Past

Teachers and Writers Together at Student-Staffed Writing Centers: An NWP Radio Podcast Episode, October 2010
Hosted by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, National Writing Project (CA)


Book Reviews

Wellness and Care in Writing Center Work
Kelly Crespo, Downey High School (CA)

Radical Writing Center Praxis: A Paradigm for Ethical Political Engagement
Daniel S. Harrison, New Vistas School (VA)


Writing Center Profiles

Bacon Academy (CT)
Graham Kapowsin High School (WA)
New Vistas School (VA)
Waterford School (UT)


Conference 2027 Preview

Conference 2027 Announcement


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