Fun Facts

I have nursed a bird back to life by making a solution of water and sugar and dripping this into the stunned bird's beak. The bird almost immediately came back to life and flew away.
I lived in a tent for six weeks in Africa with people who had never before seen a person with pale skin.
I play three instruments: the violin, flute, and piccolo.
I once tried cooked frog legs - they tasted a little bit like chicken.
I hiked to the washington/summit">summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro two weeks after having malaria.

About Me

I am currently in my first year of graduate studies at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. My chosen department is Health Policy and Management. After graduating from Emory, I will be serving in the Peace Corps for two years undertaking tasks related to health education and global policy in Africa. I am originally from Chippewa Falls, WI and lived in Tanzania, Africa for five months in 2010. I am a highly enthusiastic, positive, and patient person who is committed to seeing projects through from conception through completion.

I first began informally atlanta">tutoring peers in high school during my junior year and have continued this practice during my college years. During my sophomore and junior college years, I formally tutored math, science, Spanish and Swahili for middle and high school students from a local alternative school. I worked with students to design a lesson plan, teach the lessons, map their progress and present a final product of their studies to a faculty panel. During my senior year of college, I became a formal writing and content atlanta">tutor for students of all ages at lawrence">lawrence-university">lawrence">Lawrence University.

My atlanta">tutoring approach is one in which the student and I engage jointly in a process of collaborative learning, meaning that the student and I build a shared vision. The ultimate goal of this collaboration is the student's academic and personal success. My approach is one in which I encourage and motivate the students to amplify their academic abilities through trial and error, reflection, discussion, sharing of insights and successfully collaborating to make learning fun and interesting, while achieving goals.