...I have been learning Algebra since my math teacher mom gave me simple problems to do to keep me quiet as a seven year old in church. I was accelerated in math when I hit junior high, and finished Algebra I, II, and Geometry by the time I finished eighth grade. I've tutored off and on since then, and I'm able to explain the concepts in everyday language that isn't too heavy with math jargon. (read more)
...I have a Ph.D. in the research field of Statistics from McMaster University. My thesis work, "Univariate and Bivariate ACD Models for High Frequency Data Based on Birnbaum-Saunders and Related Distributions", proposes a new class of autoregressive conditional median duration models for high-frequency data. My research area is at the intersection of Econometrics and Statistics. (read more)
...I like to make reading fun for my students, showing them how words fit together like puzzle pieces to convey information or to provoke an emotion. I give my students reading comprehension skills such as finding linking and transition words, picking up on cues that an author is listing examples, ... (read more)
...I have tutored students at high school and college for nearly 20 years. At Penn State I have assisted students in business calculus courses: MATH 110 and MATH 111. I have also work with Penn State students in MATH 140, MATH 141, MATH 230, MATH 231, MATH 232 in the calculus sequence. (read more)
...As a teacher, I love to bring my passion for interdisciplinarity into the classroom. In my courses, I encourage my students--most of them non-English majors--to bridge their personal educational interests with their writing assignments. When students are given the opportunity to write about sub... (read more)