...When tailoring lesson plans, I take into account your age, personality, strengths and interests. And I always like to throw in a little fun and humor! I double majored in English and Art at the University of Iowa and also trained as a copy editor and proofreader at a division of Houghton Mifflin Publishers. (read more)
...While there, I taught freshmen-level composition & rhetoric courses, as well as introduction to poetry writing. In both undergraduate and graduate school, I also worked at my university writing centers, where I provided academic counseling and writing coaching to students one-on-one. Since rece... (read more)
...In college and after, I gained tutoring experience with students of a variety of ages. I volunteered with the Young Writer's Program in Santa Cruz, helping high school students find their creative voices. I also spent a year as a teacher's assistant at a Montessori school working with first, second and third graders. (read more)
I specialize in non-fiction writing. I particularly enjoy working with students and other beginning writers. Helping writers with the "brainstorming" and initial organization of ideas is my favorite part of the writing process. (read more)
...My writing has included not only research papers while in college, law school, and graduate school, but also many legal briefs, policy analyses, congressional testimony, newsletters, many articles, and books. I've worked with mostly with high school and college students, and have also worked wit... (read more)