Doctoral Candidate; focused on Study Skills, College Prep, and Science

Christopher M.

My name is Chris. I graduated from Fordham University in New York City with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Biology as well as a Pre-Medical Concentration. I have taken graduate level natural science courses (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) as well as graduate level Psychology courses. Currently am employed full time in an executive level position and am in the process of going back to school to get my doctorate.

My tutoring experience goes back to High School when I was a tutor for Middle School Students. That then turned into helping High School students with their NYS Regents test prep as well as SAT test prep. As a Masters Student at American International College I was a Graduate Assistant in the Office for Academic Success; Academic Resource Center. My duties there include helping undergraduate and graduate students with their academic work. We meet with students who need academic support, develop workshops and presentations related to study skills, organize campus wide tutoring program in all departments to ensure students get the help that they need. I got a second masters in Healthcare Administration and then an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Administration. Currently, I am pursing my DBA.

My approach to tutoring is very non-confrontational. I do not pass judgment due to the fact that in my early years of Middle School and High School, I did not have stellar grades. It was through being tutored that I gained the confidence to understand that I could do the work myself and establish the necessary skills to succeed. It is this type of mentality that I pass onto the students that I tutor. It is my belief that anyone can learn any subject and master that subject; they simply have to find a way to relate to the material. My teaching style in very individualized -knowing that each student need a 'not one size fills all' approach.