I'm finishing up my PhD in history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have an MA in history from Miami University in Ohio, and a BA in history and biblical studies from Wheaton College in Illinois.

I have over 100 hours of graduate-level coursework in history, and three semesters of experience teaching history at the University of North Carolina. As a professional historian, I aim to show students that history is so much more than names and datesit's the art of investigating the past for its own sake, and also for the purpose of improving ourselves and our communities.

My goal as a tutor is to help students become better readers, writers, and thinkers. These core skills will serve students not only throughout their academic careers, but throughout their lives and in a variety of contexts.

Specifically, both in the classroom and in one-on-one tutoring sessions, I emphasize critical thinking and writing. I work with students to help them craft essays that are persuasive, well-organized, grammatically correct, and syntactically effective. I also train students to read critically to extract the main ideas and arguments from any text, whether it's a poem, a novel, or a press release.

I moved to Dallas from Moscow in 2013, where I lived while conducting archival research for my doctoral dissertation in Russian history. When I'm not engaged in writing my dissertation, I enjoy yoga, embroidery, and architectural tours of Dallas.