My philosophy is that every student deserves to be successful, no matter how or at what pace they learn. My job is to figure how you learn, and to help you develop skills to be able to learn on your own! I also like to make learning fun. Education shouldn't be boring, and we should bring life to it!

I firmly believe learning any subject matter is not tied only to the classroom. There are so many resources that are now readily available to be able to comprehend and dialogue to. As a tutor I believe it is not just my responsibility to provide material and ideas to get the student to understand but to be able to find the energy and motivation to stay focused and get through the lesson as quickly and efficiently as possible. The ability to be able to engage to something new and finding meaning to finally understand something we are having trouble comprehending, is equally rewarding as it is a confidence booster. The more fun we can make the lesson the more memorable the information being given can be. Together we can make this happen, adapting to your learning style and any opinion you may have that may help you retain what is most important. I'm here to help every step of the way, catering to any type of information that is being sought.

I love teaching! I am extremely excited to meet new students and share my knowledge to make them succeed better academically!

I am a currect member of the National Tutoring Association and a graduate of the University of Florida where I earned my Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. I worked as a registered nurse for 18 years at Hutzel Hospital in Detroit, MI in the NICU taking care of premature babies. I intensely loved caring for them and teaching the parents how to care for their infant's special needs. I also worked on a Cancer Treatment Center for two years and an extended nursing care facility for five years as a Wound Care Specialist. I also earned my Master of Science Degree in Counseling at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ and graduated Magna Cum Laude. During all of this time, I was developing a deep passion to enter the field of education. Next I started teaching English as a second language overseas, and completely fell in love with teaching, and with my students! I have been teaching for six amazing years and absolutely love tutoring nursing graduates with Varsity Tutors in order to prepare them to take their NCLEX exam and PASS it with much self confidence! I enjoy changing the futures of my students and setting them up for an exciting and life changing career in nursing opportunities! I encourage my students to ask many questions during our sessions together, because teaching is a process of learning for both the students and the teacher. Asking questions also gives me the opportunity to learn about and assess my student's knowledge base. My students come first and I will do anything to help them understand the material and excel in the goals of the individualized Learning Plans that we develop together. I do not cancel sessions with my students because that adds to their anxiety, and they are already pretty anxious about taking the NCLEX in general. When I am not teaching, I enjoy crocheting aphgans for the babies in the nurseries of a few hospitals in the Detroit area. I am also a Volunteer at an animal shelter in Canton and am an avid swimmer!

I am a lifelong learner with a Masters from Columbia University in Organizational Psychology and a BA from University of California, Irvine in Psychology and Social Behavior with an emphasis on K-12 education. I have worked with a range of students throughout my academic career as a peer counselor, tutor and and career development coach. Additionally, I have worked in HR (specifically recruitment and engagement) for over 5 years, coached a young soccer team in my hometown and volunteered at the UN in NYC before becoming an independent consultant.The diversity of the people I have worked with has provided me with ways to make my approach useful and flexible in many different environments. With these varying experiences, backed up by theories and studies about learning styles, teambuilding skills, personality assessments; I have found a sweet spot in tutoring and coaching students to become confident and independent in the work they do. I appreciate the individualized approach that Varsity Tutors provides to its clients and am excited to give back to the community.

I earned my Bachelor of Science in Zoology from The Ohio State University and my Master of Arts in Recreational Therapy from The University of Toledo. I am a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) and a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS). I have taught at the college level but most of my teaching experience comes from the Recreational Therapy world.I have taught teens with disabilities life skills classes, children with cancer how to understand their illness and treatment in an age appropriate way and stress management techniques. I have taught recreation therapy interns how to implement what they learned in school in real world settings as well as prepare for the CTRS exam.From a zoology perspective, I have hands on experience with tigers, lions and dolphins. I love using my zoology knowledge to help people learn and understand animals and I love using my recreational therapy knowledge to help people.Everyone learns differently, but regardless of your learning style, I find that if you make it fun, you will retain the information. I also feel that if you understand the why's of a subject you will gain a deeper understanding as well.In my spare time, I enjoy exploring the world in which we live, visiting national parks and monuments, volunteering for a variety of cancer organizations, ballroom dancing and spending time with my dogs.

I prioritize creating a strong relationship between the student and family in order to align with your goals. I can provide tailored and differentiated intervention using my knowledge from a Masters in Education to meet your academic needs. Let's discuss how I can best support you.

Hi! I am a student at the University of Michigan pursuing a double major in English and Neuroscience. Outside of academic work, I am the Managing Editor of The Michigan Daily, the largest college newspaper in the country. I have vast experience editing a wide range of content from children's books to medical school application essays to opinion pieces on solar power, etc. As a pre-med student, I have facilitated study groups for college students ranging from Intro Evolutionary Biology to Organic Chemistry. This summer, I've served as a professor's assistant for first-year writing courses at the University, while also working as a Managing Editorial Intern in NYC. I have years of experience editing/revising anything from high school yearbook InDesign pages to law school personal essays. Overall, I am most interested in an individual's voice and helping them project the thoughts and passions they so desire.

I earned a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education in 2008 from Jacksonville State University and will graduate this year with an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from The University of Alabama. I have taught 6th grade Reading, Comprehension, and Writing for 12 years and have been a middle school administrator for the last two years. Throughout my years as an educator, I have tutored many students in all elementary subjects. My favorite subject to tutor in is English Language Arts because it is important to be able to communicate clearly with others.

I graduated with honors from Michigan State University in 2006, receiving a BA in History with cognates in Math and Physics. I had the opportunity to travel extensively through western Europe as an undergraduate student, and I participated in a semester-long study abroad program in the United Kingdom. These experiences led me to pursue graduate studies abroad in Ireland, and I received my MA in History from University College, Cork in 2007. While preparing my applications to doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada, I had the opportunity to work as a long-term substitute teacher, teaching Algebra at an alternative high school in Flint, MI. In the summer of 2008 I was asked by the same high school to stay on for their summer school program, where I taught 6-8th grade math. I took up a graduate scholarship with the Department of History at the University of Toronto the next autumn. I passed my comprehensive exams on schedule in May of 2010, and began the long, arduous, but rewarding process of researching for my dissertation. I have taught at both the secondary and college levels, and I have taught a variety of subjects and skills from math to history, and from critical reading and writing to the basics of footnoting and compiling bibliographies . These teaching opportunities have provided me with considerable experience in planning, organizing and presenting educational programming. They have also given me the opportunity to guide, and to work closely with young scholars and learners from a variety of backgrounds. I firmly believe that the importance of education as well as the key to a successful academic career is the ability to learn 'how to learn'. In other words, rather than simply memorizing and demonstrating content, I believe that recognizing and mastering one's own unique process(es) of learning is the most important outcome of learning. For this reason, I try not only to present learning as a challenging but fun exercise, but also as an exploration of each student's strengths, interests and capabilities. Apart from my continued fascination with all things 'history', I enjoy reading (especially satire), traveling (especially on trains), and watching (but never performing!) stand-up comedy.

My philosophy is that every student deserves to be successful, no matter how or at what pace they learn. My job is to figure how you learn, and to help you develop skills to be able to learn on your own! I also like to make learning fun. Education shouldn't be boring, and we should bring life to it!

I firmly believe learning any subject matter is not tied only to the classroom. There are so many resources that are now readily available to be able to comprehend and dialogue to. As a tutor I believe it is not just my responsibility to provide material and ideas to get the student to understand but to be able to find the energy and motivation to stay focused and get through the lesson as quickly and efficiently as possible. The ability to be able to engage to something new and finding meaning to finally understand something we are having trouble comprehending, is equally rewarding as it is a confidence booster. The more fun we can make the lesson the more memorable the information being given can be. Together we can make this happen, adapting to your learning style and any opinion you may have that may help you retain what is most important. I'm here to help every step of the way, catering to any type of information that is being sought.

I love teaching! I am extremely excited to meet new students and share my knowledge to make them succeed better academically!

I am a currect member of the National Tutoring Association and a graduate of the University of Florida where I earned my Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. I worked as a registered nurse for 18 years at Hutzel Hospital in Detroit, MI in the NICU taking care of premature babies. I intensely loved caring for them and teaching the parents how to care for their infant's special needs. I also worked on a Cancer Treatment Center for two years and an extended nursing care facility for five years as a Wound Care Specialist. I also earned my Master of Science Degree in Counseling at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ and graduated Magna Cum Laude. During all of this time, I was developing a deep passion to enter the field of education. Next I started teaching English as a second language overseas, and completely fell in love with teaching, and with my students! I have been teaching for six amazing years and absolutely love tutoring nursing graduates with Varsity Tutors in order to prepare them to take their NCLEX exam and PASS it with much self confidence! I enjoy changing the futures of my students and setting them up for an exciting and life changing career in nursing opportunities! I encourage my students to ask many questions during our sessions together, because teaching is a process of learning for both the students and the teacher. Asking questions also gives me the opportunity to learn about and assess my student's knowledge base. My students come first and I will do anything to help them understand the material and excel in the goals of the individualized Learning Plans that we develop together. I do not cancel sessions with my students because that adds to their anxiety, and they are already pretty anxious about taking the NCLEX in general. When I am not teaching, I enjoy crocheting aphgans for the babies in the nurseries of a few hospitals in the Detroit area. I am also a Volunteer at an animal shelter in Canton and am an avid swimmer!

I am a lifelong learner with a Masters from Columbia University in Organizational Psychology and a BA from University of California, Irvine in Psychology and Social Behavior with an emphasis on K-12 education. I have worked with a range of students throughout my academic career as a peer counselor, tutor and and career development coach. Additionally, I have worked in HR (specifically recruitment and engagement) for over 5 years, coached a young soccer team in my hometown and volunteered at the UN in NYC before becoming an independent consultant.The diversity of the people I have worked with has provided me with ways to make my approach useful and flexible in many different environments. With these varying experiences, backed up by theories and studies about learning styles, teambuilding skills, personality assessments; I have found a sweet spot in tutoring and coaching students to become confident and independent in the work they do. I appreciate the individualized approach that Varsity Tutors provides to its clients and am excited to give back to the community.

I earned my Bachelor of Science in Zoology from The Ohio State University and my Master of Arts in Recreational Therapy from The University of Toledo. I am a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) and a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS). I have taught at the college level but most of my teaching experience comes from the Recreational Therapy world.I have taught teens with disabilities life skills classes, children with cancer how to understand their illness and treatment in an age appropriate way and stress management techniques. I have taught recreation therapy interns how to implement what they learned in school in real world settings as well as prepare for the CTRS exam.From a zoology perspective, I have hands on experience with tigers, lions and dolphins. I love using my zoology knowledge to help people learn and understand animals and I love using my recreational therapy knowledge to help people.Everyone learns differently, but regardless of your learning style, I find that if you make it fun, you will retain the information. I also feel that if you understand the why's of a subject you will gain a deeper understanding as well.In my spare time, I enjoy exploring the world in which we live, visiting national parks and monuments, volunteering for a variety of cancer organizations, ballroom dancing and spending time with my dogs.

I prioritize creating a strong relationship between the student and family in order to align with your goals. I can provide tailored and differentiated intervention using my knowledge from a Masters in Education to meet your academic needs. Let's discuss how I can best support you.

Hi! I am a student at the University of Michigan pursuing a double major in English and Neuroscience. Outside of academic work, I am the Managing Editor of The Michigan Daily, the largest college newspaper in the country. I have vast experience editing a wide range of content from children's books to medical school application essays to opinion pieces on solar power, etc. As a pre-med student, I have facilitated study groups for college students ranging from Intro Evolutionary Biology to Organic Chemistry. This summer, I've served as a professor's assistant for first-year writing courses at the University, while also working as a Managing Editorial Intern in NYC. I have years of experience editing/revising anything from high school yearbook InDesign pages to law school personal essays. Overall, I am most interested in an individual's voice and helping them project the thoughts and passions they so desire.

I earned a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education in 2008 from Jacksonville State University and will graduate this year with an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from The University of Alabama. I have taught 6th grade Reading, Comprehension, and Writing for 12 years and have been a middle school administrator for the last two years. Throughout my years as an educator, I have tutored many students in all elementary subjects. My favorite subject to tutor in is English Language Arts because it is important to be able to communicate clearly with others.

I graduated with honors from Michigan State University in 2006, receiving a BA in History with cognates in Math and Physics. I had the opportunity to travel extensively through western Europe as an undergraduate student, and I participated in a semester-long study abroad program in the United Kingdom. These experiences led me to pursue graduate studies abroad in Ireland, and I received my MA in History from University College, Cork in 2007. While preparing my applications to doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada, I had the opportunity to work as a long-term substitute teacher, teaching Algebra at an alternative high school in Flint, MI. In the summer of 2008 I was asked by the same high school to stay on for their summer school program, where I taught 6-8th grade math. I took up a graduate scholarship with the Department of History at the University of Toronto the next autumn. I passed my comprehensive exams on schedule in May of 2010, and began the long, arduous, but rewarding process of researching for my dissertation. I have taught at both the secondary and college levels, and I have taught a variety of subjects and skills from math to history, and from critical reading and writing to the basics of footnoting and compiling bibliographies . These teaching opportunities have provided me with considerable experience in planning, organizing and presenting educational programming. They have also given me the opportunity to guide, and to work closely with young scholars and learners from a variety of backgrounds. I firmly believe that the importance of education as well as the key to a successful academic career is the ability to learn 'how to learn'. In other words, rather than simply memorizing and demonstrating content, I believe that recognizing and mastering one's own unique process(es) of learning is the most important outcome of learning. For this reason, I try not only to present learning as a challenging but fun exercise, but also as an exploration of each student's strengths, interests and capabilities. Apart from my continued fascination with all things 'history', I enjoy reading (especially satire), traveling (especially on trains), and watching (but never performing!) stand-up comedy.