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6+ years
Katherine graduated from Columbia in 2013 where she received her B.A. in Psychology with a special concentration in Linguistics. There she combined her love of language with attention to philosophic inquiry and data-driven research. In addition to her studies, Katherine dedicated much of her time to...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Masters, Linguistics
Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor in Arts, Psychology Linguistics

Certified Tutor
14+ years
Naomi
I am a doctoral candidate in Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. I have been teaching statistics at the undergraduate level for the past 9 years, as well as assistant teaching masters- and doctoral-level statistics courses at NYU and CUNY. I also worked with professors across disciplines at CUNY...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Master of Philosophy, Social Psychology
CUNY Queens College
Bachelor in Arts, Music Performance

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Jessica
I have a BA from the University of Maryland College Park in Spanish, Russian, and Secondary Education, and an MA from CUNY Graduate Center in Urban Education. I taught Spanish for 7 years in middle and high school and I tutored high school Spanish students of all levels after school. I lived in Spai...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Masters, Urban Education
University of Maryland-College Park
Bachelors, Spanish & Secondary Education

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Bill
Hello!I have a Ph.D. in Psychology from CUNY and have both taught and tutored for years. I have worked with all sorts of students, from first graders to adults. My students have ranged from gifted to LD to ADHD to perfectly average. Academically, I have expertise in learning, memory, emotional proce...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
PHD, Neuropsychology
Northwestern University
Bachelors, Psychology

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Patricia
Having worked my way up from a small four year college in South Texas to a the top doctoral program in Legal Psychology in the U.S., Psychology and Law at the Graduate Center in NYC, I feel I have a good grasp at what one needs to focus on and train in order to rise the ranks to reach the goals they...
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology

Certified Tutor
7+ years
Holly
I have been teaching writing and literature courses in English since 1997. I have met many types of students in the classroom--some who love writing, some who hate it, some pursuing degrees in humanities, and others pursuing degrees in the sciences or social sciences. The best way to assist students...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
PHD, English
Michigan State University
Bachelors, English

Certified Tutor
6+ years
I believe I can teach mathematics to anyone who wants to learn it, for whatever reason. The motivation is the most important factor. I happen to love the subject, and this just means that I enjoy talking about it and communicating about it. Mathematics is about knowing what you know, and knowing wha...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
PHD, Mathematics
CUNY Hunter College
Bachelors, Mathematics

Certified Tutor
10+ years
I am a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the CUNY Graduate Center, with research interests in algebraic topology and category theory. I am also an instructor at Brooklyn College, where I have taught introductory college math courses for the past year. My interests in mathematics are broad, and I tutor...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
PHD, Mathematics
Swarthmore
Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics

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Laurette
I have a passion for the promotion of professional development through training and demonstrated in my work experience. Not only am I fluent in French and English, but I have worked simultaneously in both languages for fifteen years. My experience includes teaching French to business clients (in New...
Metropolitan College of New York
Masters, Public Administration
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Masters, Liberal Studies (French/English)

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Shaina
As a medical student at the CUNY School of Medicine and a Full IB Diploma recipient of Yonkers High School, I have always found an affection for the learning community. As an older sister of two younger brothers, I have grown up tutoring and helping my brothers in all subjects focusing especially on...
CUNY City College
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Doctor of Medicine, Premedicine
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