Tutor with Research Master’s and Expertise in Science & Writing

Mackenzie H.

Anthropology

I have a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and a Masters of Research in Science (biology/psychology) + PhD coursework in anthropology and evolution. In addition to deep subject knowledge in biological, environmental, and behavioral sciences, I have strong writing skills and can tutor science writing at all levels including graduate theses, journal articles, lab reports, presentations, grants, and personal essays and applications. I have published my animal behavior/ethology research in peer-reviewed journals and was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. I have a post-grad teaching certificate and have worked with students of different ages as a university teaching assistant, a tutor for an after-school program, and done STEM outreach with numerous organizations.

Biology

I have a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and a Masters of Research in Science (biology/psychology) + PhD coursework in anthropology and evolution. In addition to deep subject knowledge in biological, environmental, and behavioral sciences, I have strong writing skills and can tutor science writing at all levels including graduate theses, journal articles, lab reports, presentations, grants, and personal essays and applications. I have published my animal behavior/ethology research in peer-reviewed journals and was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. I have a post-grad teaching certificate and have worked with students of different ages as a university teaching assistant, a tutor for an after-school program, and done STEM outreach with numerous organizations.

Ecology

I have a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and a Masters of Research in Science (biology/psychology) + PhD coursework in anthropology and evolution. In addition to deep subject knowledge in biological, environmental, and behavioral sciences, I have strong writing skills and can tutor science writing at all levels including graduate theses, journal articles, lab reports, presentations, grants, and personal essays and applications. I have published my animal behavior/ethology research in peer-reviewed journals and was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. I have a post-grad teaching certificate and have worked with students of different ages as a university teaching assistant, a tutor for an after-school program, and done STEM outreach with numerous organizations.

Environmental Science

I have a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and a Master's of Research in Science (school of biological sciences, thesis on Chimpanzee behavior). I have taken zoology coursework including mammalogy, snake physiology, physiological ecology, conservation biology, foundations of evolution graduate seminar, etc. as part of my undergraduate degree and in grad school. I have published research on personality and behavioral plasticity in mice related to habitat disturbance in the Journal of Ethology as well as research suggesting there is a relationship between boldness and size in hermit crabs only on certain beaches correlated with different levels of human disturbance in Ethology. I was also awarded an NSF graduate research fellowship based on a proposal for a project studying physiology and behavior in vervet monkeys.

ESL/ESOL

I’m a native English speaker with strong reading, writing, and spoken English skills. I’m from the United States, completed my Master’s in the UK, and have studied and worked abroad in various countries with people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. I have published research articles, completed a post-grad teaching certificate, and have experience with students of different ages as a university teaching assistant and a private tutor for both children and adults. I have experience teaching English to speakers of different languages including Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, etc. I am comfortable working with students whether they are complete beginners or are looking for help with advanced academic/science writing, English for business, improving pronunciation, conversational skills, etc. I follow evidence-based teaching practices, but customize curriculum to focus on the areas most relevant to how individual students use English in their daily lives. My personal experiences navigating diverse cultural and language barriers and studying French, Spanish, and ASL have given me valuable insight into different language learning strategies. Learning a foreign language should be enjoyable and interactive.

Essay Writing

I have strong writing skills across disciplines and enjoy helping students of all ages and writing abilities. I wrote my master's thesis in an evolutionary psychology department, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship based on a personal statement and Anthropology PhD project proposal, and have first author publications in the field of animal behavior/ethology. I was a co-reviewer for an article submitted to the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, worked as a graduate teaching assistant grading and providing feedback on student writing for a university course, and have successful experience writing and editing personal essays for college, graduate school, peer reviewed research, scholarships, and other funding applications. I can assist with essay writing at every stage from brainstorming through to final edits. I have experience providing feedback to high school, college, grad students, and professionals writing for publication in science/social sciences on personal and professional writing.

Homeschool

I have worked as a graduate teaching assistant and private tutor, creating personalized plans to fit the needs of different students. I can work with existing subject materials and/or design curriculum to target learning goals through incorporating students' individual interests. With older students, I can guide them in exploring specific interests in more depth, offer suggestions for reading material and resources, and teach them how to find + critically evaluate information independently. I have experience as a homeschooler myself. My mom worked in early childhood development, ran a preschool out of our home, and continued to be involved in gifted education. I previously assisted her in running an enrichment group for a small group of elementary-aged children, where we played educational games and provided more engaging/challenging activities that weren't available to them in their public school classes. I also have experience designing and leading interactive STEM activities for a variety of ages and volunteering with elementary outdoor science programs through university-affiliated organizations such as Graduate Women in Science at University of Wisconsin, the University of Florida Wildlife Society, etc.

Personal Statements

I have strong writing skills across disciplines and enjoy helping students of all ages and writing abilities. I was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (based on a personal statement and brief project proposal). The NSF GRFP funds the researcher, rather than the specific research, so I have a demonstrated track record of writing effective, convincing personal statements. I have also been awarded graduate fellowships and continuing education scholarships based on individual statements. In addition to my master's thesis, I have published multiple first author publications in the field of animal behavior/ethology. I was a co-reviewer for an article submitted to the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, worked as a graduate teaching assistant grading and providing feedback on student writing for a university course, and have successful experience writing personal essays for college, graduate school, science and other funding opportunities and applications. I have helped graduate students obtain funding opportunities where they needed to convince funding bodies why they were the best candidate to allocate funds to. I can tutor writing fundamentals (including ESL), proofreading/editing, writing for science, and general/academic writing for elementary, middle school, high school (including AP), and college courses for subjects ranging from English/language arts, history, social studies and humanities, psychology, anthropology, environmental sciences, and more. I have experience tutoring writing to students K-12 and proof-reading and providing feedback to college/graduate students on personal and professional writing.

Proofreading

I have strong writing skills across disciplines and enjoy helping students of all ages and writing abilities. I wrote my master's thesis in an evolutionary psychology department, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship based on a personal statement and Anthropology PhD project proposal, and have first author publications in the field of animal behavior/ethology. I was a co-reviewer for an article submitted to the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, worked as a graduate teaching assistant grading and providing feedback on student writing for a university course, and have successful experience writing personal essays for college, graduate school, science and other funding opportunities and applications. I can tutor writing fundamentals (including ESL), proofreading/editing, writing for science, and general/academic writing for elementary, middle school, high school (including AP), and college courses for subjects ranging from English/language arts, history, social studies and humanities, psychology, anthropology, environmental sciences, and more. I have experience tutoring writing to students K-12 and proof-reading and providing feedback to college/graduate students on personal and professional writing.

Psychology

I have a Master's of Research in Science (school of biological sciences, department of psychology). I worked as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate college psychology research methods and analysis course and have psychology tutoring experience ranging from high school to graduate students.

Social Studies

I have a Master's of Research in Science (biological psychology, studying group variation in chimpanzee facial expressions) + PhD coursework in anthropology and evolution. In addition to deep subject knowledge in biological, environmental, and human and animal behavioral sciences, I have strong writing skills to tutor social science writing at all levels, including graduate theses, journal articles, reports, presentations, grants, and personal essays and applications. I have published my animal behavior/ethology research in peer-reviewed journals and was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. I have a post-grad teaching certificate and have worked with students of different ages as a university teaching assistant, a tutor for an after-school program, and done STEM outreach with numerous organizations.

Study Skills

I have strong organizational, study, and writing skills across disciplines and enjoy helping students of all ages and abilities. I wrote my master's thesis in an evolutionary psychology department, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship based on a personal statement and Anthropology PhD project proposal, and have first author publications in the field of animal behavior/ethology. I was a co-reviewer for an article submitted to the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, worked as a graduate teaching assistant grading and providing feedback on student writing for a university course, and have successful experience writing personal essays for college, graduate school, science and other funding opportunities and applications. I can tutor writing fundamentals (including ESL), proofreading/editing, writing for science, and general/academic writing for elementary, middle school, high school (including AP), and college courses for subjects ranging from English/language arts, history, social studies and humanities, psychology, anthropology, environmental sciences, and more. I have experience tutoring writing to students K-12 and proof-reading and providing feedback to college/graduate students on personal and professional writing.

Thesis Writing

I have strong writing skills across disciplines and enjoy helping students of all ages and writing abilities. I wrote my master's thesis in an evolutionary psychology department, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship based on a personal statement and Anthropology PhD project proposal, and have first author publications in the field of animal behavior/ethology. I was a co-reviewer for an article submitted to the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, worked as a graduate teaching assistant grading and providing feedback on student writing for a university course, and have successful experience writing personal essays for college, graduate school, science and other funding opportunities and applications. I can tutor writing fundamentals (including ESL), proofreading/editing, writing for science, and general/academic writing for elementary, middle school, high school (including AP), and college courses for subjects ranging from English/language arts, history, social studies and humanities, psychology, anthropology, environmental sciences, and more. I have experience tutoring writing to students K-12 and proof-reading and providing feedback to college/graduate students on personal and professional writing.

Writing

I have strong writing skills across disciplines and enjoy helping students of all ages and writing abilities. I wrote my master's thesis in an evolutionary psychology department, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship based on a personal statement and Anthropology PhD project proposal, and have first author publications in the field of animal behavior/ethology. I was a co-reviewer for an article submitted to the journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, worked as a graduate teaching assistant grading and providing feedback on student writing for a university course, and have successful experience writing personal essays for college, graduate school, science and other funding opportunities and applications. I can tutor writing fundamentals (including ESL), proofreading/editing, writing for science, and general/academic writing for elementary, middle school, high school (including AP), and college courses for subjects ranging from English/language arts, history, social studies and humanities, psychology, anthropology, environmental sciences, and more. I have experience tutoring writing to students K-12 and proof-reading and providing feedback to college/graduate students on personal and professional writing.

Zoology

I have a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and a Master's of Research in Science (school of biological sciences, thesis on Chimpanzee behavior). I have taken zoology coursework including mammalogy, snake physiology, physiological ecology, conservation biology, foundations of evolution graduate seminar, etc. as part of my undergraduate degree and in grad school. I have published research on personality and behavioral plasticity in mice related to habitat disturbance in the Journal of Ethology as well as research suggesting there is a relationship between boldness and size in hermit crabs only on certain beaches correlated with different levels of human disturbance in Ethology. I was also awarded an NSF graduate research fellowship based on a proposal for a project studying physiology and behavior in vervet monkeys.