After graduating high school and college in 2002 and 2006, respectively, I earned two masters degrees, the first in history in 2008 and the second in cultural studies in 2010, before then completing in 2018 my doctorate in global studies from Rutgers University. I taught and tutored undergraduate for several years while completing my doctorate, and since 2014 I have been teaching at the graduate level Holocaust and Genocide Studies program at Gratz College, a private liberal arts college...
After graduating high school and college in 2002 and 2006, respectively, I earned two masters degrees, the first in history in 2008 and the second in cultural studies in 2010, before then completing in 2018 my doctorate in global studies from Rutgers University. I taught and tutored undergraduate for several years while completing my doctorate, and since 2014 I have been teaching at the graduate level Holocaust and Genocide Studies program at Gratz College, a private liberal arts college outside of Philadelphia that specializes in distance learning programs. Given that our program is entirely online, most of our students are adult learners, including many full-time secondary level teachers. While I plan on staying at Gratz indefinitely, within the next few years I plan on teaching world history at the secondary level, as a major part of my career goal is to translate important scholarly insights for secondary level audiences.
In terms of my approach to tutoring, it all begins and ends with communication. This first entails listening to the students' needs, as well as understanding their assignments. During the session, communication involves detecting student errors, misunderstandings, or apprehensions. Finally, communication also involves some sort of assessment after each tutoring session: Where did we improve? What issues are still unclear? What are the next steps? This entire communicative process is built upon empathy and motivation. I know what it's like to be a struggling student. Believe it or not, I got a D in my first grade Reading class. Who gets a D in first grade reading? I since went on to complete three graduate degrees, including a PhD, and I've published multiple articles and essays. Long story short, I know what it's like to both struggle and succeed academically.
