...Prior to graduate school, I completed a 2190-mile thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. From 2001--2004, I was a Design Engineer at Ford Motor Company. From 1997--2001, I earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Math minor) from Carnegie Mellon University. (read more)
I'm Stephen and I graduated with a degree in Linguistics and Cognitive Science with a minor in Mathematics from a top liberal arts college, and an MD from an Ivy League medical school. I enjoy sharing the wonders of science and math reasoning with young people and helping them improve their confide... (read more)
...For about 20 years I directed a small comedy company in which my work included working with actors in different media -- radio, television, stage. I was also one of the actors. For about 20 years (overlapping), I presided as a judge in small claims court, where I was practicing public speaking all the time. (read more)
...It is such a great feeling when I see students faces light up and they exclaim "now I get it."
I specialize in tutoring students in elementary and middle school math, science and reading. My goals are to help young people become comfortable doing what at first seems difficult, while cha... (read more)