Fun Facts

When I was younger, I attended a fine arts school for six years. Since then, I've had a love for all things Broadway! My college roommates probably didn't appreciate this, however, as I frequently found myself belting out show tunes in my free time. When I am not singing my heart out (or, at least, attempting to), I most prefer to spend my time immersed in a good book.

About Me

I graduated from Texas Tech University as a chemistry major/ english minor in December of 2012. The following January, I continued on to the University of Texas at Dallas to pursue my MBA in Health Organization Management. A degree in this area allows for students to pursue a career focused on the business aspect of the healthcare industry. That being said, I hope to become a hospital administrator or, perhaps, the manager of a private practice upon my graduation.

In college, I was the community advisor for a floor of pre-health science majors. In this role, it was my duty to be a resource to students in any way possible. The most common issue students living on my floor encountered was an ill-preparedness for either the difficulty level, or the subject matter being taught in most of their courses. As a result, I regularly became the floor dallas">tutor, study skills advisor, and all around encourager of their academic abilities. The dallas">tutoring, as well as regular study sessions, soon became an official programming initiative that I implemented on the floor throughout the school year.

Through my own personal experiences, I have found that the best way to approach a student's inability to understand the subject matter is to first identify where there is a need. Understanding exactly what portions of the information a student needs addressed will save the dallas">tutor time, and, if nothing else, allow the student to feel a sense of hope that they are finally making progress on their journey toward success. After a need has been identified, I think the next step is to re-present the information to the student in the most basic of terms. Once the student at least has a fundamental concept of what is being taught, the final step is to simply practice the subject until they are able to successfully comprehend and answer questions that have even the highest level of difficulty.