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!

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”

Kristen Netter

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… “Learn by doing it!”

Sydney Lam

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

Pierre Thomas

Class Year: Senior
Major: English (Writing)
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 and practice.”

Cameren 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.”

Deianeira 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!”

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!”

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.”

Alyssa McDonald

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.”

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.”

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.”

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. ”

Sarah Kirby

Class Year: Senior
Major: Interior Design with a minor in Philosophy
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… “Be curious and have an open mind.”

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.”

Sheridan Torres

Class Year: Senior
Major: Criminal Justice
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My top study strategy is… “Note taking, and using flash cards. Though for essay prep, it’s writing out a planner.”

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.”

Favour Adeniyi

Class Year: Junior
Major: Computer Science
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… “do research about the topic and write about it.”