Meet the Tutors

We hope you’ll enjoy getting to know our peer tutors by reading over what they’ve shared about their academic programs and study strategies below. Looking forward to working with you soon!

Meet the Tutors

Lauren Cunningham

Class Year: Junior
Major: Graphic and Media Design
CRLA Certification: Level 1
Tutoring Specialty: Writing Consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “Watch a video”

 

 

Meet the TutorsSydney Lam

Class Year: Senior
Major: Biology
CRLA Certification: Level 1
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, In-class support
My best way to learn something new is to… “practice it yourself, then teach someone else!”

 

 

Meet the TutorsCameren Golden

Class Year: Sophomore
Major: Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing Consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “listen intently and attentively.”

 

 

Meet the TutorsDeianeira Hoffenden

Class Year: Junior
Major: Nursing
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course content, Writing consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, Group review sessions
My best way to learn something new is to… “practice it over and over again, until I finally get it!”

 

 

Meet the TutorsTreisy Primitivo Ojendis

Class Year: Senior
Major: Elementary Education
CRLA Certification: Level 1
Tutoring Specialty: Course content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, Group review sessions, In-class support (Embedded Tutor: Learning Assistant, SI Leader)
My best way to learn something new is to… “prioritize what is most important and create a planner for the week. This will ensure that I am prepared for what is expected.”

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Sarah Gammoh

Class Year: Graduate student
Major: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My top study strategy is… “studying in groups and relating the content to real life!

 

 

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Nora Leonard

Class Year: Graduate student
Major: Forensic and Legal Psychology
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My top study strategy is… “rewriting, organizing, and summarizing my notes.”

 

 

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Alyssa McDonald

Class Year: Graduate student
Major: Forensic and Legal Psychology
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My top study strategy is… “to write things out and make flashcards.”

 

 

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Erin Pope

Class Year: Junior
Major: Psychology
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, Group review sessions
My top study strategy is… “giving yourself enough time and breaks in between studying to absorb the information and apply it to your learning.”

 

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Lorena Gonzalez

Class Year: Senior
Major: Biochemistry
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: Group review sessions, In-class support (Embedded Tutor: Learning Assistant, SI Leader)
My best way to learn something new is to… “to write information down and practice, practice, practice.”

 

 

Meet the TutorsAlyssa Wagner

Class Year: Senior
Major: Biology and Psychology
CRLA Certification: Level 1
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, Group review sessions, In-class support
My best way to learn something new is to… “Practice! The more you work with the material the more confident you’ll feel!”

 

Meet the TutorsJoseph Crowder

Class Year: Junior
Major: Biology
CRLA Certification: In-progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: Group review sessions, In-class support
My best way to learn something new is… “Active recall and the testing effect!”

 

Meet the TutorsUrooj Fatima

Class Year: Sophomore
Major: Biomedical Engineering
CRLA Certification: In-progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “give myself ample time before exams to study and to prioritize the most difficult topics first and then move to the simpler ones.”

 

Meet the TutorsHelia Amini

Class Year: Graduate student
Program: Interior Design
CRLA Certification: In-progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “visualize.”

 

 

Meet the TutorsSamir Rahman

Class Year: Sophomore
Major: Business Administration
CRLA Certification: In-progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “take good notes and make study groups”

 

 

Meet the TutorsHimadri Bhandari

Class Year: Junior
Major: Information Technology and Economics
CRLA Certification: In-progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “concentrate on what I am studying and revising when done.”

 

 

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Yordi Abate

Class Year: Junior
Major: Information Technology with a speciality in Computer Science and minor in Network Security
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “practice active recall.”

 

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Briana Alma

Class Year: Sophomore
Major: Psychology
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing Consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “observe. ”

 

 

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Makeda Retta

Class Year: Senior
Major: Accounting
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My top study strategy is… “Practice. Patience. Questions.”

 

 

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Krubel Ayele

Class Year: Senior
Major: Biology
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: Group review sessions, In-class support (Embedded Tutor: Learning Assistant, SI Leader)
My top study strategy is… “to take extensive notes and plenty of practice.”

 

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Natalia Ivanauskas

Class Year: Junior
Major: Information Technology
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “concentrating my time and energy on one aspect of a challenge at a time.”

 

 

 

Meet the TutorsSachin Raj

Class Year: Graduate student
Program: Business Analytics
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “focus on the fundamentals and note-keeping is vital for self-learning and practice.”

 

 

Meet the TutorsJhandira Franco Campos

Class Year: Freshman
Major: Psychology
CRLA Certification: In-progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, Group review sessions
My best way to learn something new is to… “prioritize and categorize based on level of understanding! This makes the unfamiliar less daunting. “