...I am the founder and president of multiple STEM-based educational programs including STEMinism and the Youth Science Initiative. For STEMinism, I manage and supervise STEM-oriented one-on-one mentoring program for over 100 female middle school students. I also design presentations for weekly mentoring sessions on various topics including Algebra and Neuroscience. (read more)
...In the process of teaching, I learned to recognize the importance of patience. Many students either had little to no background in some of the areas I taught. Therefore, I was inspired to take creative routes, for instance, through the incorporation of multimedia in my teaching. (read more)
...Every student is unique, but there's a good chance that I've helped students in the past with difficulties that are similar to yours. At MIT, I was a member of the biotechnology center as a graduate student. I also completed all the coursework required for a cell biology minor during my graduate schoolwork at MIT. (read more)
...Born and raised in Sicily, in a family full of artists, I learned to paint and sing even before I was able to write. At 10 I started my musical life, becoming part of the children’s choir in one of the main theaters in Italy, Teatro Massimo of Palermo, my hometown. I started exploring other styles, as jazz and modern music, while studying Education and Teaching Methods at the University. (read more)
...I have mentored high school students, undergraduates, graduate students (Masters, PhD), and medical students from top universities throughout the United States. Students have gone on to top universities and to win nationally and internationally competitive scholarships, including: Boren, Fulbrig... (read more)