Expert Tutor and Editor in Graduate-Level Humanities

Catherine M.

My name is Catherine! I received my Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies summa cum laude from the College of William & Mary in 2021, received my Master of Divinity summa cum laude from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2024, and am a current student in PTS's Master of Theology program, expecting to finish in 2027. Religious Studies may seem niche, but it afforded me the opportunities to be educated as a true generalist, comfortable researching academic topics in history, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and even art history. Such a breadth also meant that I not only had to learn, but learn to learn. I am thankful to have brought those methods and insights to students through online tutoring for 5 years.

My tutoring has always been one-on-one. At William & Mary I worked steadily with classmates, and at the Seminary I tutored fellow MDiv students through the whole program, from biblical exegesis and church history to systematic theology papers and sermon drafts. My online students over the last five years have ranged from high school juniors wrestling with college application essays to first-year graduate students finding their footing in academic writing. All of this is possible because I am dedicated to helping students master the universal art of thinking on the page. I help students build their arguments, shape every topic with an eye to the whole, engage with material without losing their unique voice, and ultimately help them grow from doing homework to wielding authority as authors.

Because my background spans history, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and anthropology, I am comfortable tutoring across the humanities and social sciences: AP-level English, history, and psychology, college application essays, and academic writing at any level. I am patient with different learning styles, and I help students to learn how they learn best. I have never met a paper that could not be improved by talking it through with a careful reader.