Debra A.
Private tutor in Phoenix, AZ
Education
University of Pittsburgh: Doctoral Degree: Chemistry July, 1998 Carnegie Mellon University: Bachelor’s Degree: Chemistry May, 1990
Experience
I have been free-lance tutoring for over a year. I have been teaching for over 14 years, with many one on one hours. I have college level Chemistry, high school and middle school Chemistry teaching experience. I have taught Life Science and Environmental Science. I have tutored for test prep for AP Chemistry, HESI, SAT Chemistry Subject test, and ACT Science test. On another tutoring site, I have over 100 hours and a 4.9/5 star rating. I have been teaching Chemistry at the college level at a variety of colleges in support of various health and engineering programs since 2003. At Apollo (Carrington) College, I taught Chemistry for the Dental Hygiene program. At DeVry, I taught three chemistry courses in support of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist program, at ASU and Scottsdale Community College, I taught majors organic chemistry to pre-med, pre-vet, pre-PA, and pre-pharm students. At Glendale Community College I teach Fundamental Chemistry. At Grand Canyon University, from 2011-2015, I taught and was course lead for General Chemistry I and II for pre-med, forensic science, and engineering disciplines as well as Fundamental Chemistry for the nursing program. I enjoyed teaching CHM101 (nearly identical to high school chemistry) and putting a friendly face on Chemistry for so many of whom might otherwise be dreadful of the subject; and I teach in a manner that anticipates the way students think, offering strategies and approaches that can be applied to many situations. Not only have I taught Chemistry for over a decade, I have practiced it in the pharmaceutical industry (in development of an ultra pure standard for a co-compound of Cylastatin (antibiotic) at Merck and Company, Danville, PA in 1989; as part of the team to develop the first HIV vaccine, Crixivan, at Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Labs in the early 1990’s); and in the food and beverage industry as director of Quality Assurance (Three Rivers Bottling 1998 and Nutracea 2007). I am prepared to take on the challenge of mentoring young learners with insight into the thought process, interpretation hurdles, and problem-solving ‘traps’ that accompany learning science and Chemistry in particular. I am excited to draw upon my repertoire and offer it to the enthused, eager young minds.
Subject Expertise
Honors ChemistryDevelopmental AlgebraPre-AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraElementary AlgebraAP Chemistry10th GradeChemistryGeneral ChemistryIB Chemistry HLAlgebra 2Algebra 111th GradeNuclear ChemistrySAT Subject Test in ChemistryPCAT ChemistryIB Chemistry SLInorganic Chemistry
Availability
Weekdays after 12 Noon, Friday in the morning, Saturday at any time, Sunday after 1PM, Sunday in the afternoon
Can Meet
Up to 25 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I love decorating, my dogs, and gardening. I like doing crafts with my daughter. We've dried flowers, made paper, made puppets, and decorated her room. I like getting to the woods with my son and daughter for hiking and sometimes biking.
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