...I grew up in a multilingual family and relocated to the East Coast to teach high school students as an AmeriCorps Fellow. I subsequently attended the Yale Graduate School, where I am a Ph.D. Candidate with two Master of Arts degrees in Literature from Yale. (read more)
...I also wrote a short play, "Toyz in the Hood", for the First City improv troupe that won an NYC arts grant, and wrote a commissioned libretto for a new musical based on the Hitchcock film "Sabotage". I studied dramatic writing at NYU, and filmmaking at the New York film Academy intensive workshop. My original screenplay, 'The Feral Child', was a Sundance Screenwriters Lab finalist. (read more)
Remember that question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Reflecting back, I often pretended to be a teacher. After working several years in construction industry management, I decided to go back to school to be able to consider academic possibilities. I was recruited immediately after completing a Masters Program to teach undergraduate Public Health courses. (read more)
...For more difficult texts, I go line by line with students so that they can become confident in their ability to read and (most importantly) enjoy the literature. In terms of writing, I strive to give students the confidence and ability to formulate their thoughts into writing. Because many stud... (read more)
...I myself like visualizing and understanding concepts instead of rote memorization of steps, and I encourage all my students to take such an approach. I've also conducted private tutoring within my community, helping kids in middle school and high school with math and science homework and curricu... (read more)