Best Student Essays Staff: 2011-2012
Editor-in-Chief: Sarah Parro
Sarah is honored and excited to be serving the UNM community as BSE‘s Editor-in-Chief this year. She is a senior undergraduate English/Professional Writing major and a Theatre minor. Having a long-held affinity for writing, editing and effective communication, she is happy to be using her skills and experience to help create the best publication possible. Sarah also enjoys blogging, a good cup of tea, fresh green chile and watching movies with her husband.
Photography/Design Editor- Michael Gomez
Science Editor: Jenny Alsup
Jenny is a recently matriculated biologist, and finding herself between degrees, she’s happy to contribute to the production of BSE. Her wide range of interests include travel, dive mastery, photography, woodworking, enjoying nature, and reading quality literature.
Web/Copy Editor: Hillary Froemel
Hillary Froemel is a senior at the UNM, double majoring in Professional Writing and Psychology. She is also pursuing her AS in Web Programming from CNM. Currently she is working as a media writing/design intern at The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. When not doing homework or working, she enjoys comics, horror movies, baking, swimming, and all forms of comedy. She is very excited to be a part of BSE and be able to put her skills to good use.
Griffin Arellano
Annarose Fitzgerald
Annarose Fitzgerald is a PhD candidate and instructor in the English department. While specializing in early 20th century poetry, she also teaches World Literature and Expository Writing.
Kris Miranda
Speculative fiction geek Kris Miranda is a master’s student in philosophy. His intended specialties are existentialism, Buddhism, and ethics, with emphasis on skill and the superhuman. He’s reasonably certain that practicing yoga helps. As an undergrad at Colby College, Kris helped edit the student newspaper, the Echo; and reviewed chapter drafts for Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings, from Oxford University Press. In his wildest dreams he’s a screenwriter. In real life he’s a project assistant for UNM’s Graduate and Professional Student Association. Sometimes Kris has free time, and sometimes he has the discipline to manage his time well, but it’s been awhile since he had both at once. Nevertheless, he dabbles in martial arts, video games, and weirdly specific daydreams.
Elizabeth Thayer
Elizabeth Thayer is a third year undergraduate at the University of New Mexico pursuing degrees in English/Professional Writing and Psychology. She plans on attending graduate school following graduation in May 2013. Elizabeth wants to pursue a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology or Social Work. If she doesn’t attend graduate school she plans on working in the Publishing/Editing field or Professional Writing. In her free time Elizabeth enjoys hiking, yoga, and camping. If she is not outside she is curled up on the couch reading or watching movies. Elizabeth is currently working on a young adult novel she hopes to publish it by next year.
