PhD in Education|20+ year English & Writing teacher

Kirsten B.

Stuck on how to organize your essay? Struggling to understand the deeper themes in a class novel? Wondering how to make your college essay stand out?

With 22 years of experience teaching high school English to students of all levels, I can help! I hold a B.A. in Writing, a M.Ed. in Teaching, and a Ph.D. in Education. In addition to teaching 7th-12th grade English and writing and composition, I have taught AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, and university level courses. I have worked in both public and private high schools, where I have served as English department chair, writing center director, and Dean of Faculty.

Through my years of working with students, I have a clear understanding of what teachers, schools, and colleges look for in students’ writing. More importantly, I have worked alongside thousands of students to help them outline, draft, revise, and polish a wide range of academic writing, including literary analysis, argumentative and narrative essays, research and inquiry-based papers, college application essays, and more. I can take the mystery out of MLA, APA, and Chicago citation styles and can give you clear, in-depth feedback on grammar, syntax, and style. Above all, I will help you develop your unique voice in order to craft thoughtful, authentic writing that you can be proud of while fulfilling the requirements of the assignment.

I know that the process of writing can be daunting and literary analysis can sometimes feel like a guessing game. My goal is not just to help you complete the assignment, but to help you gain the literary analysis and writing skills to become a more capable and confident reader and writer.