...I am a law school graduate with a JD. Effective study skills and habits are developed at a young age. To be highly successful in academia, a student should develop a solid foundation of study habits. (read more)
...If you have no clue where to start, my lessons provide cues. If you do not understand requirements or criteria, my lessons make them plain for you. If you are struggling to succeed in school or on the job, my lessons would motivate and empower you. (read more)
...I received my degrees in English, Criminology, Justice Administration, and Criminal Behavior. As a student I realized my favorite classes weren’t the ones whose subject I was most interested in, but the ones with the most engaging, comprehensible, and approachable instructors. Keeping this in m... (read more)
...In my Creative Writing course, we explored nonfiction, poetry, and worldbuilding as well. The course wasn't just turning students loose on a blank page and hoping for the best, but incorporated discussion of readings, tropes, genre, likes and dislikes, motivation, and how to get unstuck. When G... (read more)
...I also have master's level course work from Johns Hopkins in "mild/moderate learning disabilities". I also taught high school social studies at Valley Academy in Towson, MD where all the students were diagnosed with dyslexia and related learning disabilities. I have a BA in history from American University in Washington, DC, and a MA in History from UMBC in Baltimore. (read more)