Experience Summary
My teaching experience began in graduate school, teaching introductory chemistry recitation and laboratory classes. Since my area of concentration was analytical chemistry I was given the opportunity to teach smaller groups in the advanced instrumentation lab. Following graduation from Temple University I taught Chemistry for Non-Majors at Burlington County College, then accepted an appointment as a Visiting Professor at the Richard Stockton College where I taught general chemistry laboratory and lecture classes for 3 semesters. During the past 8 years I have worked as an analytical chemist at Fort Dodge Animal Health in Princeton. While there I took on mentoring roles for both our intern program and for junior staff members.
Teaching Style
My goal as a tutor, with the cooperation of the student, is to become obsolete. To achieve this we must go below the surface and improve subject understanding. When learning new material, a person seeks to link new information to their existing knowledge. If there is no obvious link, a student may depend on memorization of the new information. The sciences are especially difficult because of a perceived lack of related experiences, and so finding the hidden links requires more work and patience on the part of the learner. Science classes should teach a student how to think analytically, and be a problem solver. These are important skills for the future. My goal is to help develop these skills, to encourage thinking.