Fall 2025 Staff

Matt Baker

Hometown and State: Spanish Fork, Utah

Position on Editing Research Staff: Editor-in-chief

Dream Job: Professor

Favorite Type of Country Dancing: Two-step

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Amelia Anderson

Major: Linguistics

Minors: Editing, Family Life

Hometown and State: Mendon, Utah

Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, Design Team Member

Dream Job: Speech Pathologist and Independent Academic

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Abby Christensen

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Editing

Hometown and State: Denver, Colorado

Position on Editing Research Staff: Copyeditor, Web Team Member

Dream Job: Patent/Intellectual Property Lawyer

Kira Christensen

Major: Editing and Publishing

Hometown and State: Highland, Utah

Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, Design Team Member

Dream Job: Entrepreneur

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Chaning Cunningham

Major: Editing and Publishing

Minors: Business, Design Thinking

Hometown and State: San Diego, California

Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, Design Team Member

Dream Job: I hope to own a college application essay editing business.
 

Ellie Lallatin

Major: English

Minor: Editing

Hometown and State: Puyallup, Washington

Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, Web Team Member

Dream Job: Author and Mom

Megan McGee

Major: Communications, Public Relations Emphasis

Minor: Editing

Hometown and State: Lakeville, Minnesota

Position on Editing Research Staff: Copyeditor, PR Director

Dream Job: Being a stay at home mom

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Emma Jean Nelson

Major: Editing and Publishing

Minor: Linguistics

Hometown and State: Davenport, Iowa

Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, PR Team Member

Dream Job: Published author and freelance novel editor

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Leah Laret

Major: Editing and Publishing

Hometown and State: Mesa, Arizona

Position on Editing Research Staff: Copyeditor, Facebook Manager

Dream Job: To be an at home Preschool Teacher and publish my own series of children’s books and YA self-help books!
 

Elizabeth Reynolds

Major: Editing and Publishing

Minor: Digital Humanities and Technology

Hometown and State: Chicago, Illinois

Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, Art Director

Dream Job: Anything that uses all my special interests (editing, design, immigration law, writing, and music). If anyone knows of a job that hits all of these, please let me know!

Ashlyn Tilby

Major: Editing and Publishing

Hometown and State: Turlock, California

Position on Editing Research Staff: Assistant Managing Editor, Social Media Team Member

Dream Job: Being a mom
 

McKenna Tolman

Major: Editing and Publishing

Minor: Creative Writing

Hometown and State: Kaysville, Utah

Position on Editing Research Staff: Assistant Managing Editor, Instagram Manager

Dream Job: Working for the Church in their publication services.

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Katelyn Uibel

Major: Editing and Publishing

Minor: Digital Humanities and Technology

Hometown and State: Cardston, Alberta

Position on Editing Research Staff: Copyeditor, Web Team Lead

Dream Job: To work with one of the Church’s online magazines as an editor/website publisher!

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Liz Walker

Major: Editing and Publishing

Minors: Art, TESOL

Hometown and State: Gilbert, Arizona

Position on Editing Research Staff: Managing Editor, Design Team Member

Dream Job: One that is fulfilling.

Macady Whitehead

Major: Editing and Publishing

Minor: English

Hometown and State: West Jordan, Utah

Position on Editing Research Staff: Substantive Editor, Social Media Director

Dream Job: I would love to write and publish a book.

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