...Studying engineering ensures that I have to know my math skills, so I am very comfortable with math and really enjoy it. I struggled with math in high school which makes me a good teacher because I understand where other students struggle. I was in the National Honors Society in high school which is where I gained experience tutoring. (read more)
...In addition, I have conducted multivariate analyses in R, especially using the packages vegan, relaimpo and hier.part. I have analyzed the effects of environmental variables on the composition of invertebrate communities using ANOSIM (adonis function), environmental fit and variance partitioning... (read more)
...Since then, I've worn many hats, including math tutor, cook and farmer. Most recently, I worked at a summer camp and retreat center in Southern California, developing experiential nature programming for campers aged 7-17. My education and work experience has led me to the understanding that there is no substitute for hands-on, applied experience when learning new information and skills. (read more)
...I also participated in community theater. I have taken over 25 credit hours of college theater and participated in over 10 live productions. I am proficient in all aspects of theater including set production. (read more)
...During the time I was working at the tutoring Center, students functioned differently depending upon background, experience and abilities. They brought to the center a different set of emotions , frustration, confusion and sometimes anger. I knew that the overwhelming information in the general... (read more)