Hey, I'm Andrew. I recently graduated from the University of Iowa's Molecular Medicine PhD program and am currently working for a protein engineering startup. During graduate school, I really enjoyed tutoring students and would love to continue teaching. My thesis work was in neuroscience but I'm also very familiar with general biology, microbiology, chemistry, and writing (both scientific and general academic).
My tutoring method has two components. First, I focus on helping students...
Hey, I'm Andrew. I recently graduated from the University of Iowa's Molecular Medicine PhD program and am currently working for a protein engineering startup. During graduate school, I really enjoyed tutoring students and would love to continue teaching. My thesis work was in neuroscience but I'm also very familiar with general biology, microbiology, chemistry, and writing (both scientific and general academic).
My tutoring method has two components. First, I focus on helping students develop effective study habits that empower them to become independent learners. Learning how to study, especially in STEM courses, is something that is never truly taught but is vital to success. After four years of undergraduate study and three years of graduate-level STEM coursework, I have developed a range of optimized study strategies that have enabled both me and my students to succeed at the highest academic levels. Second, when study habits alone are not sufficient for comprehension, I start with the socratic method to identify gaps in the student’s reasoning and guide them with questions toward discovering the correct solution. Knowing how to study only matters after you understand the material you are studying. Through targeted questioning and concept-focused teaching, I aim to build a fundamental understanding of course material in students that allows them to feel confident in their abilities, reduce anxiety around difficult topics, and become more self-sufficient learners over time.
