I hold a PhD in Physics and I'm a tenured Physics professor at Austin College, where I've taught for over 20 years and serve as department chair. I teach everything from introductory physics for non-majors to Quantum Mechanics and Electronics for physics majors, and I also tutor Geometry and Trigonometry. I've spent two decades helping students go from “I don't get this” to genuinely understanding the material.
I've served as an AP Physics reader for the College Board across multiple years,...
I hold a PhD in Physics and I'm a tenured Physics professor at Austin College, where I've taught for over 20 years and serve as department chair. I teach everything from introductory physics for non-majors to Quantum Mechanics and Electronics for physics majors, and I also tutor Geometry and Trigonometry. I've spent two decades helping students go from “I don't get this” to genuinely understanding the material.
I've served as an AP Physics reader for the College Board across multiple years, scoring exams alongside physics teachers from across the country. That gives me a current, inside view of exactly what the AP exam rewards: how points are earned, where students consistently lose them, and what separates a 3 from a 5. I bring that directly into my tutoring sessions.
My approach starts with listening — figuring out exactly where a student is stuck, because it's not always the concept itself; sometimes it's the math underneath it. Once I know which one it is, I use examples the student can actually relate to, rather than just repeating the same explanation a different way.
I also spent two years as a process engineer in semiconductor manufacturing before returning to academia, so I like connecting physics and math to real, concrete problems whenever it helps something click.
Whether you're prepping for the AP exam, working through Geometry or Trig, or just trying to build confidence before it becomes a bigger problem, I'd love to help.
