I came to tutoring the way most people who are good at it do: by discovering that explaining mathematics was more interesting to me than doing it alone. I spent four years tutoring during college, covering the full sequence from pre-algebra through calculus, and for three of those years I worked in... (read more)
After earning my PhD in mathematics, I spent several years tutoring and teaching a wide range of students before transitioning to a full-time math professorship, where I deepened my focus on research. Through these experiences, I have seen that Algebra 1 is within reach for every student, regardles... (read more)
...My undergraduate degree was in vertebrate biology but I learned invertebrate biology as a marine biology graduate student. I also taught zoology to community college students for 10 years. I know how to teach phylogeny and can show students examples of animals within each class by taking them on field trips. (read more)