Kristin Smock, PhD

Introduction: Spanish Lessons, Columbus Need help getting ahead in your Spanish, Biology, Ecology or Life Science classes? Let a skilled, experienced, personal educator help make everything clear. I have a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, Irvine, 2009 (4.0 GPA). I was named Most Promising Future Faculty Member by the University of California, Irvine, based on my achievements in teaching, service, and scientific research. I had two years of advanced educational training, as well as six years classroom experience at the college level. I am conversationally fluent in Spanish, with experience in tutoring ESL students. The following are comments from Dr. Smock’s students: “Dr. Smock is really good at realizing what concepts are giving the students the most problems. She is able to succinctly summarize these concepts and clarify anything.” “The best [instructor] I ever had! Very helpful in her techniques.” “Dr. Smock is very thorough and clear. She provides extra information that shows how biology is being used in reality. I enjoyed learning the materials and fully understood all the concepts being taught.” “Dr. Smock is very clear and well prepared. She knows the concepts very well and articulates the material to the class in an effective way.” “She teaches very well. Her explanations are very clear and the method she [uses] really pounds the material into your head.” “She is personable and easy to talk to, and has an interest in biology that influences the students.” Contact me now to schedule one-on-one or group tutoring sessions.