"Hello! My name is Patrick, and I am primarily a tutor for Science and Math, having received both my bachelor's and master's degrees in Biology. I have expert knowledge in the areas of ecology, evolution, genetics, and marine science, and I developed skills in coding/programming. My coursework and teaching have included cell biology, A&P, and virology. I am also able to help in several language subjects — English, Spanish, and Portuguese — as well as Psychology. In college, I minored in Spanish and was inducted into the National Foreign Languages Honor Society. I have learned Portuguese more recently, as my fiance is Brazilian. I also minored in Psychology in college, stemming from my parents being mental health professionals.

As an undergrad, I was hired as a Teaching Assistant, where I was largely responsible for addressing student questions on theory and lab procedure. I was also hired as a Peer Learning Group Leader, where I gained tutoring experience in conducting weekly review sessions for groups of ~10 students. As a graduate student, I had greater independence in my teaching responsibilities. I was responsible for teaching anywhere from 5-26 students at a time, which provided me with experience in time management and determining where more effort was needed on my part to properly facilitate learning. Overall, my tutoring/teaching experience has largely been at the college level, but I also have experience with tutoring high school students as well as adult learners either in small groups or 1-on-1.

In tutoring, I aim to be levelheaded, thoughtful, and lighthearted. Tutoring brings me great joy by unlocking student learning when perhaps a typical classroom setting has not done so. I find the required combination of intellectual stimulation, patience, and empathy extremely rewarding. I hope to help you and your loved ones with flexible & adaptive instruction, active listening, and an understanding of student obstacles.

Happy to discuss how I can be of assistance!" less...