COMM Lab

The Georgia State University Communication Lab assists Communication students with all aspects of writing and speaking. Our graduate-level tutors can help with brainstorming, rough draft reviews, AP style issues, grammar concerns and speech presentations.

How We Can Help

COMM Lab tutors are available at various times throughout the week and weekend to assist in whatever areas Communication students request support. Whether it’s writing (AP/MLA/APA style), grammar (its or it’s?) speaking (speech presentations), brainstorming (I don’t know where to start!) or organizing (making things “flow”), we are here to help.

Make an online appointment

Look at the staff availability times below. Email a request for a specific date and time. Tutors will reply with a confirmation or suggestions for alternatives, if there’s a scheduling conflict. Your confirmation will be a link to a video call.

John Hendry
[email protected]
856-530-1138

John Hendry is a Ph.D. candidate in GSU's Communication department and a Presidential Fellow with the university's Transcultural Conflict and Violence Initiative. He has been a writing tutor for over a decade, serving students at Georgia Gwinnett College, Georgia Perimeter and Georgia State downtown. He is proficient in AP style and can advise students on grammatical, stylistic and assignment-specific issues.

Dr. Helen Cauley 
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I have been a journalism instructor since 2017 when I graduated from GSU with a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition. Since 2013, I have taught a variety of writing, speech and communication courses in both the COMM and English departments. My professional expertise is as a journalist, radio host, on-air contributor, editor and author for more than 30 years. I’m particularly adept at AP/APA/MLA styles and grammar, and am available to assist students with needs across all departmental classes.

Top 10 AP style issues

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