Fun Facts

The first thought that people think of when they think of me is either that girl that sings and plays guitar or that girl always taking pictures. I love jamming with my friends, hanging out, and playing sports such as tennis and basketball. I'm the type of person who would see something that I'd think is really cool and would immediately spend endless hours learning how to do it; therefore, I have a variety of different hobbies like making/editing videos. Although I'm not an expert at everything

About Me

I'm a third year undergraduate studying psychology and education at the University of California, Berkeley, but I am graduating in the Spring of 2013. I currently work in two psychology research labs, one studying the benefits of father involvement in child development and the other studying sleep treatment for teenagers to improve their daily lives. I am also a part of the Psychology Honors Society, Psi Chi and plan to attend graduate school to either get my masters in counseling or clinical psychology with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy to become a therapist in the future. I would also eventually like to go into the education field and teach at a high school.

During my senior year of high school, I tutored a few middle school students in math. When I came to college and decided to be an education minor, I had the opportunity to volunteer as a tutor at St. Martin de Porres Elementary in Oakland where I tutored K-5th in all subject areas. I have also ran a program at Oakland Military Institute, which is both a middle school and high school, to help a group of rising seniors in high school with the college application process. I currently still volunteer there during their after school program to tutor students in all subject areas, but mainly math. Frog tutoring allows me to give my support to other students in the bay area in need of academic support.

Through the education classes I have taken and from experience, I have found that the best method is to tailor my approach depending on the student. I really try to understand the students strengths and weaknesses because I want to understand what is working for them and what is not. I like to be open minded so I try to listen to the student's needs and wants in order to form a mutual trust where we both can learn from each other for maximum results. I believe that many students just need some help and encouragement; therefore, I always start off with positive feedback and try to help them understand th