MEET THE PRESENTER: MARY MAHONEY

Mary is a tenured English Professor with an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and a PhD in Literature and Writing from the University of Houston.

For the last twenty years, she has served as a grad school advisor and essay reviewer for med school applicants. In addition, Mary has extensive experience in the Medical Humanities, which combines her two careers -- she was a nurse before becoming an English professor.

A fun story: Just for kicks, a colleague encouraged her to take the Myers-Briggs inventory, a personality assessment to see how one’s perception and decision-making is defined among sixteen personality types. Her result? The advocate. This one word sums up the kind of mentor, friend, and parent Mary is. She works with applicants like you because advocating, and editing, are at the core of who she is.