I earned a Master of Science in educational neuroscience from Teachers College, Columbia University, where I graduated with the highest academic standing. I graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University and Barrett, The Honors College with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences (Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior). I am a recipient of the Moeur Award granted by the ASU Alumni Association, which recognizes “exceptional academic achievement.” In college, I helped incoming...
I earned a Master of Science in educational neuroscience from Teachers College, Columbia University, where I graduated with the highest academic standing. I graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University and Barrett, The Honors College with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences (Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior). I am a recipient of the Moeur Award granted by the ASU Alumni Association, which recognizes “exceptional academic achievement.” In college, I helped incoming students and their families during new student orientation and helped college students succeed academically as a peer mentor for different university courses. After college, I taught biology and earth science to fifth and sixth-grade students. The opportunity to use my knowledge and understanding to enhance the knowledge and understanding of others bring a me fulfillment. My hope is that I can help you better understand biology and chemistry, increase your academic confidence, and earn stellar grades.
My approach to mentorship and teaching is based on personalization and multimodality, which I have refined over the course of three semesters as an undergraduate teaching assistant and two quarters as a middle school science teacher. I like to use digital flashcards, visual representations, videos, and informal assessments to help students master science vocabulary and concepts. I like to help students master computational problem-solving by allowing them to work independently and coaching them toward efficiency and accuracy. In a typical tutoring session, I like to follow an I do-you do-we do format that features a mix of direct instruction, tutor-facilitated independent work, and coaching through practice questions and problem sets.
I want to benefit the students I work with as much as possible. Therefore, I strive to teach in a way that is easy to understand and engaging. I am beyond willing to share the tools, techniques, and strategies that allowed me to distinguish myself academically throughout high school and college.
