Kristy C.
Private tutor in Portland, OR
Education
I received my BS in neuroscience from Temple University and I am completing my MS in academic advising from Kansas State University.
Experience
In 2011 I graduated from Temple University with a Bachelors of Science in the field of Neuroscience. As an undergraduate, I became really active in research, more specifically; I started investigating the effects nicotine has on learning and memory. By the time I graduated from Temple I had helped publish two peer reviewed journal articles. Both articles were published in the journal of Behavioral Neuroscience. Upon graduation, I was given the opportunity to teach classes on the research process and research ethics to undergraduate students. I also held workshops for these students on how to write a proper resume and personal statement for graduate school. I moved to Portland in 2012 because I was admitted into the Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program at Oregon Health & Science University. After a year in this program, I realized that I missed working with and mentoring students and I decided to leave the program and pursue a Masters in Academic Advising from Kansas State University. I am currently a few months away from completing my masters degree and I am still living in Portland, Oregon (my degree is being completed online). I am currently working as a classroom assistant for blind students at Portland State University. I help students in the classroom and I tutor them outside of the classroom as well. I really enjoy working for the disability resource center and am very passionate about helping ALL students succeed in their academic endeavors. I believe that students all learn differently and what really helps one student learn a concept may confuse a different student. As a tutor, I try to assess how my students learn best and work off of their learning style. I also believe in working off of students’ strengths. For instance, if a student struggles with writing argumentative essays, I will start off by giving him or her an essay about a topic they are really passionate about. This way they can see that they can actually like the writing process. Once we establish that they can actually do the task I will ask them to write about something that they are not as familiar with or something that does not interest them as much. I think it is really important to not treat all students the same when it comes to teaching because everyone thinks differently! I tutor a wide assortment of subjects: Elementary/Middle school level math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, College level Statistics, Middle School/High School/College level English, college writing, ESL Writing/Grammar, Neuroscience/Psychology, and High School and Middle School science. I really enjoy teaching students about Psychology and the brain because I personally find it to be fascinating! I also love to help students with writing because I find it rewarding to see their progression over time. It makes me really happy when I see students’ developing more complex arguments after just a few tutoring sessions.
Subject Expertise
EthicsIB Psychology HLHuman DevelopmentHSPT Language SkillsHonorsHomeschoolHistory Of ScienceGEDExecutive FunctioningEvolutionary BiologyIB Psychology SLEssay EditingDyslexiaADHDADDCollege EssaysCLEP Natural SciencesCLEP Introductory SociologyCLEP Introductory PsychologyPSAT Writing SkillsWritingTOEFLSummer TutoringStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsStatisticsReadingPsychologyCLEP HumanitiesProbabilityPre-AlgebraPersuasive WritingNeuroscienceNeurobiologyMedical EthicsIB Social and Cultural Anthropology SLIB Social and Cultural Anthropology HL5th Grade math7th Grade Science7th Grade Reading7th Grade math6th Grade Writing6th Grade Science6th Grade Reading6th Grade math5th Grade Science5th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade math11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade mathAnthropologyCLEP Human Growth and DevelopmentCLEP English LiteratureCLEP College CompositionCLEP College AlgebraCLEP Analyzing and Interpreting LiteratureCLEP American LiteratureAP StatisticsAP English Language and Composition10th Grade mathACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade math8th Grade Writing8th Grade Science8th Grade Reading8th Grade math
Availability
Sunday at any time, Monday in the morning, Monday after 6PM, Tuesday after 11AM, Wednesday in the morning, Wednesday after 6PM, Thursday after 12 Noon, Friday in the morning, Friday after 6PM, Saturday in the morning
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
As far as my hobbies go, I am really interested in reading, writing, bowling, miniature golf, swimming and going to professional sporting events!
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