Katie Lacayo is the author and creator of The Westminster Attic. A graduate of Whitworth University, Katie spent her time at Whitworth playing tennis, guiding students in writing at the Whitworth Composition Commons, singing in the Women’s Choir and working within the English department. Katie graduated in 2019 with a B.A. in English writing, minoring in Speech Communication, Editing & Publishing, Music and Honors. This website is in partial fulfillment of an Honors requirement.
Contact: klacayo20@my.whitworth.edu.
Dr. Bert Emerson is the Honors advisor and overseer of The Westminster Attic. An Assistant Professor at Whitworth University, Emerson’s main interests range broadly in the late-18th and 19th centuries and draw upon a variety of disciplinary investments: literary aesthetics; political theory (esp. theories of democracy); regionalisms / nationalisms / transnationalisms; and material history (esp. book and print culture history). Emerson began teaching students at Whitworth University in 2016.
Contact: dbemerson@whitworth.edu
Sarah Haman is the assistant editor of The Westminster Attic. A graduate of Whitworth University, Sarah was involved in ASWU—Whitworth’s student government, the Whitworth Composition Commons, and the English department’s two university literary magazines: Rock & Sling and Script. Sarah graduated in 2019 with a B.A. in English writing, minoring in Editing & Publishing, Political Science, and Honors. After graduation, Sarah plans to earn her Masters of Fine Arts in Poetry. This website is in partial fulfillment of an Honors requirement.
Contact: shaman19@my.whitworth.edu