Hello! I am a current PhD student at UMass Amherst in the Health Policy and Promotion Department (School of Public Health and Health Sciences). I previously completed my Master of Arts in Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Public Health with minors in Chemistry and Professional Writing at Meredith College. I am certified as a tutor by the College Reading and Learning Association. With tutoring, I am passionate about student success...
Hello! I am a current PhD student at UMass Amherst in the Health Policy and Promotion Department (School of Public Health and Health Sciences). I previously completed my Master of Arts in Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Public Health with minors in Chemistry and Professional Writing at Meredith College. I am certified as a tutor by the College Reading and Learning Association. With tutoring, I am passionate about student success and improvement through a personal, hands-on approach that centers the student's goals and strengths.
I previously worked as a Writing and Peer Research tutor at Meredith College and also have worked as a graduate Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University. Through these roles, I have gotten significant experience working with students on writing assignments and essays, thesis statement creation, research project ideation and follow-through, and the interpretation and understanding of taught topics. In these positions, I worked one-on-one with students to create a tutoring plan that centered their learning style.
To do this, I take time to understanding the student and what they desire from tutoring session(s). What are the skills you are worried about? What are your existing strengths? Where and how do you hope to improve? How have previous teachers and tutors taught you? What worked/what didn't work? From here, I use this information to guide the remainder of our session(s) by centering student goals and directing instruction towards this. It is imperative to me that a student leaves the session feeling that they have learned something new, improved an existing skill, and have actionable steps moving forward.
I am also interested in college essay and graduate admissions assistance! As someone who has applied and been accepted to colleges, master's programs, PhD programs, and a DO school, I understand what it takes to craft a narrative-based, successful application.
