Hello! My name is Zaynah (rhymes with China) and.I just finished my first year of medical school! I graduated from Vanderbilt University with a psychology degree. (read more)
...I have several classes in Genetics in college and graduate school and my graduate thesis addressed the inheritance of traits related to talent and giftedness. I have worked with several projects in Genetics and also taught genetics as part of Science classes at college such as physiology and gen... (read more)
...I enjoy teaching and helping students learn. Every person is an individual and has individual needs and individual learning styles. I want to help each student feel successful and not discouraged. (read more)
...I enjoy the challenge of finding different ways of explaining a topic until it makes sense to my students. Because of my engineering training and experience, I am able to give lots of examples of how the various topics are actually useful. I hope I will be able to help every student I work with be successful and more comfortable with math. (read more)
...What I should have done was ask for help - but I didn’t. A skilled tutor would have been most helpful for me at that stage. Fast forward to my time at Temple University and my work experience as an actuarial administrator (see next paragraph), and I know firsthand that if a student is willing t... (read more)