I am an accent coach with expertise in the American Accent and English Pronunciation training. I can help you with your General American accent. I have 30 years of experience in communication, speech training, and English pronunciation. (read more)
...I have tutored numerous students one on one at University Maine at Farmington. For a number of semesters. I know applications of the various courses. (read more)
...I have a very strong background in chemistry including a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, teaching chemistry at the college and secondary level, and work in the pharmaceutical industry. I am strong in the other sciences also, with experience tutoring at the high school level. Plus, as a scientist, I pride myself on keeping up to date on all scientific disciplines. (read more)
...In this capacity, I have worked on development of social and academic skills. I ask lots of open-ended question that requires critical thinking skills. I help students understand how to draw inferences from the text and I use lots of Total Physical Response strategies to create a kinesthetic memory which helps the student draw connections. (read more)