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4+ years
Meredith
I am a neuroscientist with a PhD in psychology and specialization in biopsychology. I have 20 years of teaching in higher education and specialize in statistics and research methods. I am currently an associate dean of nursing and health sciences but have served as a department chair of psychology a...
Loyola University Maryland
Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Doctor of Philosophy, Biopsychology

Certified Tutor
I am a graduate of Allegheny College, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and minored in English. I am currently enrolled at the City University of New York, where I am working as a graduate student for a PhD in biochemistry. I mostly tutor science and math, both of which I enjoy...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
PHD, Biochemistry
Allegheny College
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Katherine graduated from Columbia in 2013 where she received her B.A. in Psychology with a special concentration in Linguistics. There she combined her love of language with attention to philosophic inquiry and data-driven research. In addition to her studies, Katherine dedicated much of her time to...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Masters, Linguistics
Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor in Arts, Psychology Linguistics

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Jesse
Recently I've graduated from the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan with a Master's in Liberal Arts. I wrote my thesis on the rise of vigilante heroes in Marvel Comics during the early 1980s and how these reflected the same time period in New York City. I have lived in New York for the past two and a...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Master of Science, MALS
Trinity College
Bachelor in Arts, Sociology

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Shaina
As a medical student at the CUNY School of Medicine and a Full IB Diploma recipient of Yonkers High School, I have always found an affection for the learning community. As an older sister of two younger brothers, I have grown up tutoring and helping my brothers in all subjects focusing especially on...
CUNY City College
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Doctor of Medicine, Premedicine

Certified Tutor
5+ years
I have taught and tutored students of all ages, from preschool to undergraduate, particularly enjoying my work with ESL students and students with disabilities. I am especially passionate about foreign languages, the humanities, and social sciences. I received four consecutive gold medals on the Nat...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Masters, Linguistics
Vassar College
Bachelors, Drama (education minor)

Certified Tutor
10+ years
I am a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the CUNY Graduate Center, with research interests in algebraic topology and category theory. I am also an instructor at Brooklyn College, where I have taught introductory college math courses for the past year. My interests in mathematics are broad, and I tutor...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
PHD, Mathematics
Swarthmore
Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics

Certified Tutor
7+ years
Holly
I have been teaching writing and literature courses in English since 1997. I have met many types of students in the classroom--some who love writing, some who hate it, some pursuing degrees in humanities, and others pursuing degrees in the sciences or social sciences. The best way to assist students...
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
PHD, English
Michigan State University
Bachelors, English

Certified Tutor
10+ years
Jasmine
I am an alumna of the City University of New York where I earned a BA in Environmental Earth Science from Hunter College and a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from The Graduate Center. My undergraduate research focused on geochemistry, geology, and soil chemistry. The bulk of my PhD work was...
CUNY Hunter College
Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Science

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Patricia
Having worked my way up from a small four year college in South Texas to a the top doctoral program in Legal Psychology in the U.S., Psychology and Law at the Graduate Center in NYC, I feel I have a good grasp at what one needs to focus on and train in order to rise the ranks to reach the goals they...
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology
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