Tutor Information
About
I am an enthusiastic teacher of English literature and composition comfortable in both in-person and online settings. I have over ten years tutoring experience with high school, college, and graduate students as well as adult learners and I have over five years teaching experience with college students. I work with students on their reading, writing, researching, and critical thinking skills through assignments, activities, and one-on-one instruction. My pedagogical training (which I received in my undergraduate and both of my graduate institutions) has focused on academic reading and writing while my literary training has concentrated on twentieth and twenty-first century American literature, Victorian through contemporary English language science fiction, and twentieth century British modernism.
Students frequently comment on my easygoing manner in the classroom, my dedication to individual students, and my careful approach to designing lesson plans. One student in my introductory writing class noted, “They care about forming relationships with their students and are very straightforward about a lot of the content, making it easier to understand. They enrich the course with various tools for learning and treat us like every individual is important and equal.” My department at the University of Delaware recognized me for my teaching by awarding me the department’s Innovative Teaching Award in August of 2022.
I am currently finishing up my doctorate in English at the University of Delaware. I recently moved from the east coast to Columbus, OH and I’m tutoring alongside some other part-time work as I finish writing my dissertation.
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Language
English
Timezone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Subjects
Levels
High School
College/University
Professional
I want to learn a new hobby
Education
University of Delaware
2020 - 2026PhD, English Literature
I am in the final year of my doctoral program studying English Literature. My dissertation is about 20th and 21st century American science fiction. My research has more generally concentrated on twentieth and twenty-first century American literature, Victorian through contemporary English language science fiction, intellectual history, Environmental Humanities, postcolonial studies, and Native American and Indigenous Studies.
Through my program, I TA'd for both composition (writing) and literature classes and have taught both composition and literature classes.
Work Experience
University of Delaware
August 2021 - July 2025English 110 Instructor
I taught several sections of Intro to Composition, mostly to college freshmen. My class focuses on critical thinking and analysis, using film, advertisements, and student-driven research to improve communication and information-processing skills.
Varsity Tutor
August 2018 - August 2020English Tutor
I tutored everything English-related from reading comprehension to professional communication to standardized test-taking. My students were high schoolers through adult learners.
Thomas Dunn Learning Center (Americorps VISTA)
April 2016 - April 2018Youth Coordinator
At Thomas Dunn Learning Center, I raised money and developed and troubleshot programs. My accomplishments include establishing a HiSET program for adult learners and obtaining a $10,000 grant to establish a youth leadership program, which I developed and ran for its first year.