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!

Colleen Corbet

Class Year: Senior
Major: Mathematics
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… “talk through the information. Saying information out loud makes it easier to remember and understand!”

 

 

Surbhi Kumar

Class Year: Graduate Student
Major: Health Care Management & Information Technology Dual Degree
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing Consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, workshops
My best way to learn something new is to… “Record the content and listen to over and over again while making notes. If it’s a video then the same thing as well, watch it and make notes till I understand the content.”

 

TJ Arnold

Class Year: Senior
Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content, Writing Consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, workshops
My best way to learn something new is to… “practice the material on my own time!”

 

 

Lauren Cunningham

Class Year: Junior
Major: Graphic and Media Design
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… “Watch a video”

 

 

Evan Stover

Class Year: Graduate Student
Major: Forensic and Legal Psychology
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… “Make your own tests over the subject.”

 

 

Taylor Jackson

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 best way to learn something new is to… “to associate the content with something personal or significant to my own life.”

 

 

Victoria Marin

Class Year: Senior
Major: Biology
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… “review the information the same day it was given.”

 

 

Harpreet Kaur

Class Year: Graduate Student
Major: Health Care Administration / Business Administration
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Writing consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments, Workshops
My best way to learn something new is to… “Practice!”

 

 

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!”

 

 

 

Maia Pappadakis

Class Year: Senior
Major: Biochemistry
CRLA Certification: In Progress
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… “connect it to something you already know!”

 

Khiarah Miles Williams

Class Year: Senior
Major: Health Science Pre-Physical Therapy
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… “teach it!”

 

 

 

Ardavan Movahed (Ardi)

Class Year: Senior
Major: Biology
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… “Listen carefully to lectures since noting can replace them. I also enjoy doing casual research on the course content this helps me make connections between the course content and my everyday life . This also helps me understand the information that would otherwise be memorized for an exam and shortly forgotten.”

Sherly Pinto

Class Year: Senior
Major: Information Technology
CRLA Certification: Level 1
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… “practice, practice, and ask for help if you’re confused/lost.”

 

 

Leah Eldred

Class Year: Graduate Student
Major: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content, Writing Consultations
All Types of Tutoring Offered: One-on-one appointments
My best way to learn something new is to… “write things down multiple times to get that muscle memory!”

 

 

Sara Jimenez

Class Year: Senior
Major: Political 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… “read, have group discussions and use this new knowledge in real life experiences. ”

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. ”

 

 

 

Ruth McCuen

Class Year: Senior
Major: Economics
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… “Connect it to something you’re passionate about. If you can trick your mind into finding the subject interesting you’ll have a better chance of remembering it.”

 

 

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.”

 

 

Porter Cather

Class Year: Junior
Major: Biology and Psychology
CRLA Certification: In Progress
Tutoring Specialty: Course Content
All Types of Tutoring Offered: In-class support (Embedded Tutor: Learning Assistant, SI Leader)
My best way to learn something new is to… “take a lot of notes that I can go back to later if I am confused about a topic or need a refresher on what I just learned.”

 

Macy Pope

Class Year: Senior
Major: English & Philosophy
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… “ask as many questions as you can!”

 

 

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.”

 

 

 

Morgaine Mertz-Myers

Class Year: Senior
Major: Communication
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… “break it down into smaller sections. This allows you to focus on smaller portions, rather than stress about one larger problem. Also, if you’re unsure about something, ask questions.”