"I am an innovative and experienced educator who believes that students of all ages can achieve amazing results with the right teacher! I hold a PhD (and MA) in Political Science from Brown University, a Master’s in Education from Harvard University and an A.B. in History and Literature from Harvard College. I have years of experience teaching both at the university and K-12 levels.

Prior to my higher education career, I spent four years working in an international school in Turkey where I served in various positions including ESL teacher, Educational Technology Integration Specialist/Teacher (K-5) and Grade 3 Classroom Teacher.

I started working as a full-time tutor beginning in June 2014, although I tutored part-time previously at Harvard University’s Bureau of Study Counsel, at the Harvard Summer School Tutoring Program (2008) and at my high school (in 2004 and 2005). I specialize in K-8 Elementary Education, all subjects including mathematics, language arts, social studies, and science. Having taught ESL students abroad in Turkey, I have lots of experience in scaffolding instruction for ESL students.

I provide comprehensive test prep services for the SAT, GRE, GED/HISET, ISEE/SSAT, MCAS, TOEFEL iBT, and MTEL.

High school/Grad students I worked with in the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year (either on their essays or on test prep) gained admission to schools such as MIT, Duke, Middlebury, Cornell, USC, Tulane, Bucknell, and other very selective schools.

Having studied History and Literature at Harvard College, I also regularly tutor students in high school World History (Honors and AP), European History (AP), APUSH, AP English and Literature, High School English and College Prep Academic Essay Writing. I guide students in mastering grammar, usage, structure, and vocabulary.

I strive to build strong relationships with my students so that they can in turn make lots of progress in their studies." less...