ELSO Writing and Presenting Tutors
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Tutor |
Program & Research |
Expertise |
Languages |
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Amanda Domingues |
PhD Candidate in Science and Technology Studies, Affiliated with the Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies. Working on knowledge production, sensorial practices of science, extra-scientific philosophies. |
Have experience writing in Science Technology Studies, anthropology, archaeology, political science, international relations, sociology. Academic and academic-related writing, presentations. |
English, Portuguese, Spanish, French |
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Annapaola Passerini
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PhD Candidate in Anthropological Archaeology, CIAMS-affiliated. Working on time and temporality, radiocarbon dating, with a focus on the Bronze Age and the South Cacuasus |
Humanities and social sciences writing, and STEM applications in the humanities. Familiarity with most academic genres (presentations, research papers for publication, grant and project proposals) |
Italian (native speaker), English (fluent), French (proficient), Russian (proficient), Armenian (pre-intermediate) |
| Andreia Fenley |
PhD candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering focused on leveraging molecular simulations to study programmable self-assembly of new materials. |
Journal articles, class papers, dissertations, presentations/slide decks, personal statements, diversity statements, cover letters. Have extensive experience with writing in STEM and the social sciences. |
Fluent in English and Portuguese, Proficient in Spanish |
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Elías Beltrán
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PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature. Researching the presence and cultural production of Chinese in the Hispanophone Caribbean—with an emphasis on the Dominican Republic during the Trujillo regime. |
Humanities: Liberalism, empire and Postcolonial theory; theories of time; trauma. Contemporary Caribbean literature. The writing process writ large—best versed in MLA citation, but adept in Chicago Style as well. |
English, Spanish (heritage speaker), and basic Mandarin Chinese. |
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Joshua Chun Wah Kam
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PhD in Asian Studies, History of food and restaurants, Southeast Asian history, Malaysia and Indonesia
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Humanities/social sciences writing. Prose, creative nonfiction, personal statements and statements of purpose, term papers. |
English, fluent in Indonesian. Intermediate Malay and Mandarin. Conversational Javanese. |
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Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon
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PhD in Plant pathology and plant-microbe biology, focused on the molecular interactions during bacterial diseases of potatoes and other plants |
Natural sciences writing like research articles or presentations, CVs, resumes, statements and other application-related material |
English, native Spanish |
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Leah Simon
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PhD candidate in Biomedical and Biological Sciences focused on male contraceptive strategies using meiotic disruption. |
Scientific/academic writing of manuscripts, grants/fellowships, research articles, scientific presentations, graduate school applications (personal, research statements), CVs, resumes, cover letters |
English, Malayalam, Hindi |
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Maria A. Anaya-Torres
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JSD (the Law equivalent of a PhD) student. My research focuses on the interplay between climate litigation, climate mobilization, and governance. |
Social sciences academic writing (essays, research articles, papers), and presentations. |
English, Spanish |
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Selin Goktas
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PhD student in Developmental Psychology focused on genetic risk and well-being |
Statement of purpose, research papers, cover letters, academic job applications (such as teaching and diversity statements) |
English, Turkish |
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Thari Zweers
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PhD Candidate in Medieval Studies, focused on political writing in late medieval and early modern literatures |
Academic writing (papers, articles, conference abstracts), grant applications, cover letters, presentations, syllabi |
English, Dutch |
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Zena Casteel
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PhD Candidate in Neurobiology and Behavior studying the interactions between vocal behavior (song!) and speciation in birds |
Academic science writing and presentations (research articles, abstract submissions, grant applications, dissertations, personal statements, etc). Teaching material (essay prompts, syllabi, etc). I can also help you with emails/networking! |
English |
| Ru Liu |
PhD Candidate in Community Nutrition, affiliated with the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Action Research Collaborative. Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of food pantry-based nutrition interventions using both quantitative and qualitative methods. |
Research manuscripts (life science and social science), cover letters, grant proposals, applications and statements, resumes and CVs, presentations (oral and poster, journal club, science communication), emails, and networking. |
English, Mandarin |