Elaine McCollom

Elaine McCollom is a Continuing Lecturer in the University Writing Program (UWP) at UC Davis. She holds a B.A. in Spanish with a French minor and an M.A. in TESOL with a Composition certificate. Her career began at California State University, Sacramento in 2001, where she taught composition courses and advised Greek organizations. At UC Davis since 2014, she has served as a multilingual program assistant director (2016–2018) and teaches undergraduate and graduate multilingual writing courses (UWP 21-7M, 225, 226, 391) as well as upper-division composition courses (UWP 101, 104A). Her teaching philosophy emphasizes building student-faculty relationships to enhance retention and success.

Elaine advises Sigma Delta Alpha, a multicultural fraternity at UC Davis, and maintains a strong commitment to supporting multilingual learners. Beyond academia, she is an avid traveler with proficiency in French, Norwegian, Swedish, and Arabic, often exploring cultures through literature when physical travel isn’t possible.