Stavana S.
Private tutor in Austin, TX
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from UT Austin (double major). I am a PhD student studying infectious disease expansion and climate change in the Integrative Biology Department at UT.
Experience
I started college with the intention of becoming a high school science teacher and completed several courses in the UTeach program before I decided to pursue academia. I was a substitute teacher with AISD the year after I finished my undergraduate degree before graduate school. I'm currently in the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Graduate Program of the Integrative Biology Department at the University of Texas which is ranked 7th by U.S. News and World Reports. I've been a teaching assistant for the following classes: Human Biology, Genetics, Immunology Laboratory, Advanced Ecology, Biostatistics, Biology of AIDS, and Medical Microbiology. I'm an organizer for Science Under the Stars, a monthly science outreach lecture series held at Brackenridge Field Laboratory. I'm also a co-host on the KVRX 91.7 radio show "They Blinded Me with Science."
Availability
Tuesday in the evening, Wednesday in the morning, Wednesday in the evening
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I enjoy learning for the sake of learning, one of my favorite things to do is spend an hour or two in Half Price Books. People describe me as being very open and easy to talk to. I'm good at stimulating interest in a subject students often aren't interested in or think is "too hard." I enjoy gardening, taking care of my chickens and cats, hiking and identifying the flora/fauna of Texas. I bike regularly and like dancing.
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