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Melissa Houghton is an experienced educator and coach with a focus on writing. Since September 2015, Melissa has served as a Coach and Writing Coach at Upswing Retention while also working as an Assistant Professor at GoingEnglish. Previously, Melissa was an English Instructor at SCTCC Liberal Arts & Sciences from August 2011 to August 2013, where courses taught included Foundations for College Writing II, Analytical Writing, Technical Writing, Introduction to Multicultural Literature, and Introduction to Creative Writing. Additionally, Melissa edited and managed SCTCC’s Literary Journal. Melissa holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Oregon State University and a Bachelor of Science in English with an emphasis on Creative Writing and a Music Minor from the University of South Dakota.