...I also have experience working as an editor for a nonprofit organization, and I have worked with students in writing exceptional essays and papers. As a professor who has worked with students from a wide variety of backgrounds and learning styles, my first priority is to help students use the kn... (read more)
...My areas of expertise are reading and writing. I understand the joys and advantages that being a confident reader with a strong vocabulary provide. Most of all, however, I focus on the absolute necessity of being a good writer. (read more)
...I became interested dramatic literature, so I decided to read English translations of the surviving Greek tragedies. I enjoyed them so much that I thought it would be better to study them in their original language. So when I enrolled in Bard College, I decided to major in Classics (also known as Greek and Roman studies). For my Senior Project I translated and directed Sophocles' Antigone. (read more)
...I've taught writing and English for native and non-native speakers for over 15 years both in the U.S. and abroad. Every class I taught was a combination of in-class work and private sessions. I have a Masters in Composition and Literature, graduate work in ESL instruction and have worked extensively with Russian, Arabic, and a variety of Asian and Chinese speakers. (read more)